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The Production Premium CS4 Software Suite from Adobe is a software bundle that is aimed at video producers and editors.
The bundle includes Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, After Effects CS4 Professional, Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth CS4, Encore CS4, and OnLocation CS4. Also included are the components common to CS4 applications. They include Bridge CS4, Version Cue CS4, Device Central CS4, and Dynamic Link.
| Video System | NTSC and PAL |
| Video Formats | DV, Digital Betacam, HDV, DVCPRO HD, HDCAM, 2K Scans |
| Audio Formats | DV Audio, WMA, AIFF, WAV |
| Supported Codecs | DV, Digital Betacam, HDV, HDCAM, DVCPRO HD, and D5 HD |
| Supported File Types | QuickTime, Windows, Media, AVI, BWF, AIFF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, TIFF |
| Number of Video Tracks | Multiple |
| Number of Audio Tracks | Multiple |
| Film Editing Support | Yes |
| Edit Decision List (EDL) Support | Yes |
| Deck Control | FireWire |
| DVD Authoring | DVD, Blu-ray, Flash |
| System Requirements |
Computer: Multicore Intel Mac Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.11-10.5.4 Memory: 2GB (Additional memory recommended when running multiple components) Hard Drive: 20.6GB; Cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or flash-based storage devices; Dedicated 7200rpm hard drive for DV and HDV editing; Striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred Display: 1280 x 900 with OpenGL 2.0-compatible video card; Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 Audio: Core Audio-compatible sound card Hardware: DVD-ROM drive (SuperDrive required for DVD creation); Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation Software: QuickTime 7.4.5 Broadband Internet connection required for online services |
| Qualified Hardware | FireWire camcorders |