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Rating:  - Setting the Record Straight
mitchler2 says Premiere 6.5 does not support Quicktime or Realvideo...neither of which is true! They are definately included in my legally purchased copy, but excluded from the illegal versions I've seen on the web.I think it's pretty good, actually, and the MPEG2 support alone is worth the price of the upgrade, in my opinion. The new titling feature is fantastic, although I wonder why they invented a new type of style instead of using compatable Photoshop styles. I DO agree with mitchler2 and other reviews concerning real-time preview: it's not truly real-time previews, like you can get with Sonic Foundry's Vegas Video. Overall, Premiere never has been a high-end tool, although some broadcasters do use it. It's best feature in my opinion is it's interface and it's integration with other Adobe products.
Rating:  - Not worth the Price
This is a very complex interface...not for anyone less then a Professional. Would not recommend this software for video editing. I use many of Adobe products, but they dropped the ball on this one.
Rating:  - Nice new features but dropped support for old features
I've just started using 6.5 after upgrading from 6.0. The new title designer and the feature to create MPEG2/DVDs work very well. I'm quite pleased with them. The real problem is that Adobe has dropped support for TitleDeko, which I've used quite a bit, and for Real Player and QuickTime. The TitleDeko lack of support means that projects created with 6.0 using TitleDeko won't work with 6.5 unless you re-create the titles...a major hassle for no apparent reason. It would have been nice if the new version supported using title created with the old version. Also, it is no longer possible to create video for the Web using RealPlayer and QuickTime...funny how this didn't make the sales brochure. You're on your own to buy products that support RealPlayer and QuickTime with 6.5, a significant unplanned expense. I'm just not that impressed with Adobe's lack of communicating that features have been dropped and incompatibilities created. The software they've included to make DVDs seems to work well, although I found the interface a bit confusing initially. I had a problem with one video being converted to MPEG2/DVD with a couple of seconds at the end being deleted. I don't know which software caused it, I suspect Premiere, and it doesn't happen all the time.
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