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Developer(s) | Adobe |
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Initial release | September 23, 2003 |
Stable release | 25.2 / April 2025 |
Preview release | 25.2 / April 2025 |
Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) version 22H2 or later or Windows 11 [1] macOS 12 or later [1] |
Type | Video editing software, special effects, visual effects [2] [3] |
License | Trialware, Proprietary, term |
Website | adobe![]() |
Adobe Premiere Pro (or Premiere Pro) is a standalone, timeline-based video editing application developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.), and distributed as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud's suite. It is primarily used for producing professional videos, and in industries such as broadcast media and advertising. [4] [5]
Premiere Pro provides tools for creating visual effects. [2] [3] The original version, Adobe Premiere Elements, targeted the consumer market and featured a more accessible interface. It was originally introduced in 2003, replacing Adobe Premiere, which was launched in 1991. [6] [7]
Developer(s) | Adobe Systems SuperMac Technology |
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Initial release | December 1991 |
Final release | 6.5 / August 2002 |
Operating system | Classic Mac OS Microsoft Windows |
Successor | Adobe Premiere Pro |
Type | Video editing software |
Website | adobe![]() |
In 1991, the original version of Adobe Premiere was developed by Adobe Inc. Premiere was one of the first computer non-linear editing systems. The first version was released on Apple Mac in 1991, and for Microsoft Windows in September 1993. [8] Its final version was released in 2002.
The project's conception began at SuperMac Technology, originally named Reel Time, a QuickTime-based video editor for the company's Video Spigot video capture card. [9] Super Mac engineer Randy Ubillos created a working demo of Reel Time in about 10 weeks while QuickTime was still in beta. [10] The software project was acquired by Adobe Systems in August 1991 and renamed Adobe Premiere. [9]
Premiere was the second of many QuickTime-based video editors on the market. [11] As a result, its ability to import new video formats could also be upgraded by updating to a newer compatible version of QuickTime. However, it was limited to only processing video and images that were up to 1024 pixels wide. [12]
Up until version Premiere Pro 2.0, the software packaging featured a galloping horse, in a nod to Eadweard Muybridge's Sallie Gardner at a Gallop.[ citation needed ]
Adobe Premiere Pro, a rewritten version of Premiere, was launched in 2003. Adobe Premiere Pro refers to versions released in 2003 and later, whereas Adobe Premiere refers to the earlier releases. [6]
Premiere Pro supports high-resolution video editing at up to 10,240 × 8,192 [13] resolution and up to 32-bit color depth, in both RGB and YUV. It offers features such as audio sample-level editing, VST audio plug-in support, and 5.1 surround sound mixing. The software also supports a wide variety of video and audio formats and codecs across macOS and Windows. With the Cine Form Neo codec, it enables 3D editing and viewing with 2D monitors.
Premiere Pro supports program files from Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects. Premiere Pro projects can also be imported into After Effects, and clips copied between the two applications preserve most of their attributes.
Video projects in Premiere Rush can be opened in Premiere Pro to make more advanced edits [14] and access complex windows.
The Premiere Pro workflow integrates metadata across all stages of video production. Scripts can be imported via Adobe Story, while Adobe On Location embeds metadata directly into the footage. Within Premiere Pro, speech recognition technology analyzes audio and aligns it with the corresponding script dialogue using embedded metadata. [15]
The Adobe Premiere family is a group of applications and services made by Adobe Inc. for the use of professional non-linear video editing. Several other features of the Adobe Premiere family are metadata and ingest logging, media output encoding and more.
The following films and television series were either fully or partially created with Premiere Pro:
Version | Platform | Release date | Significant changes |
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Adobe Premiere 1.0 | Mac | December 1991 [44] |
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Adobe Premiere 2.0 | Mac | September 1992 [47] |
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Adobe Premiere 3.0 | Mac | August 1993 [50] |
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Adobe Premiere 1.0 | Windows | September 1993 [52] |
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Adobe Premiere 1.1 | Windows | February 1994 [56] | |
Adobe Premiere 4.0 | Mac | July 1994 [60] | |
Adobe Premiere 4.0 | Windows | December 1994 [63] | |
Adobe Premiere 4.2 | Mac | October 1995 [65] | |
Adobe Premiere 4.2 | Windows | April 1996 [66] |
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Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Silicon Graphics | UNIX/SGI | July 1997 [68] |
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Adobe Premiere 5.0 | Windows and Mac | May 1998 [70] | |
Adobe Premiere 5.1 | Windows and Mac | October 1998 [72] |
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Adobe Premiere 6.0 | Windows and Mac | January 2001 [73] |
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Adobe Premiere 6.5 | Windows and Mac | August 2002 |
Version | Release date | Platform | Significant changes |
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Premiere Pro 1.0 (Premiere Pro CS, Adobe Premiere 7.0) | August 21, 2003 | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere 7.5 / Premiere Pro 1.5 / CS1 | April 2004 | ||
Premiere 8.0 / Premiere Pro 2.0 / CS2 | 2005 | ||
Premiere Pro CS3 | 2007 | Windows and Mac | |
Premiere Pro CS4 | 2008 | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CS5 | 2010 | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CS5.5 | 2011 |
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Premiere Pro CS6 | 2012 | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CC 2013 | 2013 | Windows and Mac | |
Premiere Pro CC 2014 | 2014 | Windows and Mac | |
Premiere Pro CC 2015 | 2015 | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CC 2017 (11.0) | 2016 | Windows and Mac | |
Premiere Pro CC 2018 (12.0) | October 19, 2017 | Windows and Mac | |
Premiere Pro CC 2019 (13.0) | October 15, 2018 [78] | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CC 2020 (14.0) | November 4, 2019 [79] | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CC 2021 (15.0) | March 10, 2021 [81] | Windows and Mac |
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Premiere Pro CC 2022 (22.0) | October 26, 2021 [83] | Windows and Mac |
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