Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Upgrade from Individual CS Programs)
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To be eligible to purchase and install this upgrade, you must own one of the listed programs on the Mac platform and have the serial number from the previous product. Without a serial number from an eligible Mac version of one of the programs, the software will not install.
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Upgrade from Individual CS Programs) is a complete package of professional software programs that allow you to create, manipulate, edit, enhance, package, and deliver images, graphics, audio, and video. To be able to use this upgrade to Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, you must own one of the following products for Mac OS X (no cross-platform upgrades from Windows versions are possible):
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.x, CS4, or CS3
After Effects CS5, CS4, or CS3
Photoshop CS5 Extended, CS4 Extended, or CS3 Extended
Photoshop CS5, CS4, or CS3
Flash Professional CS5.x, CS4 Professional, or CS3 Professional; or Macromedia Flash Professional 8 or Flash Basic 8
The Production Premium suite centers around Premiere CS5.5, for video editing, and After Effects CS5.5, for visual effects, and adds several other deep, powerful programs. With such a vast range of useful programs and tight integration between the applications, it's clear that the whole of the CS5.5 Production Premium collection is greater than the sum of its parts.
Those parts, of course, include some of the best-known, most-used applications in professional digital content creation: Photoshop CS5.5 Extended, Illustrator CS5.5, and Flash Professional CS5.5 are the household names, and their continually updated feature sets keep them essential. The suite is rounded out by Flash Catalyst CS5.5, Media Encoder CS5.5, Device Central CS5.5, OnLocation CS5, Encore CS5, Bridge CS5, and, making its debut in the suite, Audition CS5.5, which replaces Soundbooth and introduces true multi-track audio editing to Production Premium.
Start your production by recording quality-controlled video via OnLocation. Shepherd it through Premiere for cutting (where stronger support for dual-system audio is a welcome addition for DSLR video producers), Illustrator and Photoshop for graphics, and After Effects for visual effects (such as the Warp Stabilizer, for cleaning up shaky footage) and color correction. Use Encore, Flash Professional, and Device Central to deploy to the Web, mobile devices, TV, and Blu-ray disc. Throughout, keep all your assets updated and accessible via the application-spanning Bridge CS5. All that's missing from this picture is collaboration, and Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium addresses that aspect of creation, too. Adobe offers tight integration between this suite and its CS Live online services, which include Story, a collaborative script-development tool, and CS Review, an online review service.
Driving much of the back-end processing is the Mercury Playback Engine, which takes advantage of 64-bit computing to deliver video playback and effects processing at levels previously unseen outside of dedicated six-figure postproduction suites. Suddenly, 4K productions employing multiple streams of video and layers of effects are within your grasp.
Note! To be eligible to purchase and install this upgrade, you must own one of the listed programs on the Mac platform and have the serial number from the previous product. Without a serial number from an eligible Mac version of one of the programs, the software will not install. Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium requires a 64-bit operating system.
- Best-of-Breed Production Tools
- Get best-of-breed video, motion graphics, compositing, audio, and design tools packed with innovations that accelerate production workflows, inspire creativity, and help deliver high-quality productions to virtually any screen
- Native 64-Bit Operating System Support
- Work fluidly on HD and higher resolution projects using all the RAM on your system thanks to native 64-bit operating system support in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Photoshop Extended
- Breakthrough Performance with the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine
- Experience fast effects processing and rendering on both laptop and desktop computers with the native 64-bit, multi-core, GPU-accelerated Adobe Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Broad Format Support in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Maximize the efficiency of your file-based workflow and edit virtually any format including DV, HDV, RED, DPX, Sony XDCAM, XDCAM 50, XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD, Panasonic P2, DVCPRO HD, AVCHD, AVC-Intra, and footage from DSLR cameras
- Groundbreaking Motion Graphics with After Effects
- Create motion graphics and visual effects with industry-standard After Effects. Combine moving and still imagery, graphics, and text in 2D or 3D space. Animate practically any aspect of each element, and add sound for virtually any result you can imagine
- Rich 2D and 3D Images with Photoshop Extended
- Magically remove objects with Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop CS5 Extended. Paint with lifelike brush strokes and use creative 3D tools. Roundtrip images and motion-based content to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Encore
- Advanced Audio-for-Video Editing in Adobe Audition
- Record, edit, mix, master, and sweeten audio with Adobe Audition CS5.5 – now available for both Mac and Windows. Round-trip edit with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, or use OMF and XML to speed up project exchange with Avid Pro Tools and other NLEs
- Fast, More Reliable Encoding for Multiple Devices
- Output your work for computers, mobile devices, tablets, and television with Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5. Use intuitive presets and contextual menus to set up sequences once for multiple formats, and batch encode while you keep editing
- Timesaving Integration
- Save time on every project thanks to a familiar user interface; deep integration; roundtrip editing; and Dynamic Link, which eliminates intermediate rendering as you refine assets between After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Encore
- Compatibility with Large-Scale Workflows
- Work with multiple NLEs thanks to roundtrip editing between Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro or Avid NLEs. Leverage industry-standard formats such as AAF, EDL, OMF, and XML to integrate with a variety of systems
- Integrated Metadata for Faster Post-Production
- Develop scripts or outlines with Adobe Story, an Adobe CS Live online service. Leverage metadata acquired in production to search assets and dialogue and edit faster. Create searchable web DVDs to make assets discoverable online 1
Reasons to Upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium
- Flexible, Precise & Reliable Editing Tools
- Edit the way you want with widely accepted, customizable NLE shortcuts and powerful, intuitive trimming and editing tools that give you more precision and control in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. Boost productivity with dual-system sound support and enhanced project exchange with Final Cut Pro and Avid software
- Warp Stabilizer
- Smooth a bumpy camera move, or lock a shot automatically. Warp Stabilizer removes jitter and compensates for motion-related irregularities from within After Effects CS5.5
- Expanded Support for RAW Digital Cinema and File-Based Workflows
- Gain workflow flexibility with RAW digital cinema files and other file-based footage. Experience faster performance for high-resolution RED footage, as well as enhanced support for RED, Sony XDCAM, Canon XF, and CinemaDNG formats
- Camera Lens Blur Effect and Camera Property in After Effects
- Create soft-focus effects with Camera Lens Blur. Set iris shape, blade curvature, and diffraction fringe characteristics for beautiful bokeh, and use these same settings for fantastic depth-of-field control with the After Effects 3D camera
- Asset Intelligence for Accelerated Post-Production
- Locate assets and dialogue quickly in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 with integrated support for metadata from Adobe Story, an Adobe CS Live online service
- Streamlined Collaboration Using CS Live Services
- Collaborate using CS Live online services including Adobe Story, a collaborative script-development tool; CS Review, an online review service; and Acrobat.com services that simplify sharing project information
- Closed-Caption Playback in the Timeline
- Play back and display 608 and 708 closed captions, synced to your video sequence and viewable in the Program Monitor
- Source Time Code Support in After Effects
- Refer to specific frames in a clip with accuracy using source time code support in After Effects
- Stereoscopic 3D Workflow Improvements in After Effects
- Composite and animate stereoscopic projects more easily, thanks to improvements that include quick setup of stereo camera rigs, fewer steps required to render multiple cameras, and improvements to the 3D Glasses effect
- Light Falloff in After Effects
- Control how light intensity falls off across 3D distances, just like in the real world
- Added Support for Color LUTs
- Share a broad range of color lookup tables (LUTs) with After Effects, such as 3DL and CUBE formats and support for 1D LUTs
| System Requirements |
Multi-core Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6.3 or higher; Mac OS X v10.6.3 or higher required for GPU-accelerated performance in Adobe Premiere Pro 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more recommended) 20.6 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices) 1280 x 900 display (1280 x 1024 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256 MB of VRAM Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Adobe Premiere Pro Some GPU-accelerated features in Adobe Photoshop Extended require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed Core Audio-compatible sound card DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (SuperDrive for burning DVDs; external Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media) Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6 QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime features Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis* *Adobe online services, including Adobe CS Live Services, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy. Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply. |
| Hardware Support |
Supported NVIDIA graphics cards for GPU acceleration: GeForce GTX 285 Quadro FX 4800 Quadro 4000 |
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Comments about Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Upgrade from Individual CS Programs):
Purchased this as an upgrade from Photoshop CS3. Worked wonders. Dynamic link is great, 64-bit apps are fast.
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Comments about Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Upgrade from Individual CS Programs):
I recently attended an Adobe customer session where the new CS 5.5 was displayed. I was really impressed with what could be done with After Effects and a few other parts of the suite and wanted to own it.
Having already purchased Premiere Pro CS 5.5 a month ago, I did not want to buy the entire suite again and wasn't sure what the upgrade path was as it isn't clearly laid out anywhere. A few days of web searching and I found this upgrade! I ordered it and it arrived a few days later.
The suite is extremely worth it I think as an end to end solution. While I'm not against using other editors like FCP/Sony Vegas/Avid/etc, using one set of tools from the same company assures consistent naming and gui conventions. No fussy hacks or scripts for the technically impaired for importing/exporting files. You simply save your project in Premiere, then you can import it into After Effects to edit. All that to me is worth the price of the entire suite.
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Great reason to finally upgrade from Premiere Pro (solo) because you get After Effects and Photoshop. Adobe Audition is a great addition as well. Works great on Macbook Pro 2011. Get a Lacie external drive. (a fast external drive is a must for premiere for scratch disk, previews, etc.)
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What's in the Box
- Premiere Pro CS5.5 for Mac
- After Effects CS5.5 for Mac
- Flash Professional CS5.5 Software for Mac
- Flash Catalyst CS5.5
- Photoshop CS5 Extended Software for Mac
- Illustrator CS5 Software for Mac
- Audition CS5.5
- OnLocation CS5
- Encore CS5
- Device Central CS5.5
- Bridge CS5
- Media Encoder CS5.5
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