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Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac is a complete package of professional software programs that allow you to create, manipulate, edit, enhance, package, and deliver images, graphics, audio, and video. The 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.
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Note! Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium requires a 64-bit operating system.
| 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 (Student and Teacher Edition):
Powerful and professional. A contender in the production world of software. Film and Video editing, export to Blu Ray is outstanding
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I use this product for film production. I am currently a student.
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I purchased the student and it was very easy to activate, the price was great as well, now I have time to really learn the programs, they are full versions, you can also download it a trial version for 30 days. Much better than Aperture since it interacts with all adobe products. Thanks BH
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I was unable to install my version of Final Cut Pro on my new Mac (Lion).
So, I went with this suite. Couldn't be happier. There is a learning cure but it's manageable.
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I used these programs all of the time in school and right before graduation getting these programs for this cheap price makes it so worth while.
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What can I say, you can't find an all around system for photo, video, and audio editing that is better.
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I use production premium to create videos for the school where I work (sports, documentaries, sundry projects) and all the tools are right there. I'm not a proficient After Effects user yet, but it's easy enough to find free online tutorials that help me to get a better understanding of its powerful capabilities. I've been using adobe products for years, this was a must have upgrade for me.
There is a learning curve if you've never used video editing or animation software, but if you're into it your creativity will guide you through.
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Comments about Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Student and Teacher Edition):
Not the easiest to figure out, but tons of video tutorials available.
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Comments about Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for Mac (Student and Teacher Edition):
I use Adobe photoshop, premier, and after effects for my wedding photography/cinematography company and they are vital components to our business! It's great that they all work together seamlessly and makes things flow smoothly and work fast!
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I use Premiere Pro and After Effects to edit video. Photoshop for graphic design and photography. Learning Audition for audio (used to Soundtrack Pro and Pro Tools). Everything has a great work flow, and the Production Premium package has everything you need in one.
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