Adobe Premiere now on Mac

[Steen Dongo]

It seems Adobe will give macusers the ability to edit 4K via a new version of Premiere written from the ground up for the mac !

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01...iere/index.php

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[Charles Perkins]

thats cool. being a mac user i've never really played with premier, but i know people who swear by it so it'll be good to look into.

[Steen Dongo]

I tried it in something like '92 and wasn't particularly impressed but I've heard that the new versions are completely different beasts.

Should be interesting to see how it will perform on an Intel Mac with a decent GPU inside..

[Dominique Grenier]

While I'm no Premiere user, I think its a good news, just for the sake of competition.

The more the better and, hopefully, it'll keep Apple and FCP on the edge (not that they're not right now...)

Just my 2¢...

[Robert Sanders]

It's not being written "from the ground up for Mac". Premiere Pro was written using a lot of optimization for Intel processors. Now that Apple has pretty much completed its Intel transition, Apple only needs to compile an OSX version.

If they were offering a universal binary version (for PPC) then they'd have to re-write large parts of the code.

[Sanjin Jukic]

I see possibility that eventually Cineform RAW 4K in the future Adobe Premiere Pro app for the Mac-Intel hardware would compete with the RED's own REDCINE 4K workflow. And a competition is always good. Users can benefit.

[David Newman]

Yes CineForm RAW 4K will be on Premiere Pro Mac, but I don't see it as competition for REDCINE. It is like is After Effects in competition with Final Cut, they are different tools for differing needs and really you want both. REDCINE as described is a first light image developer tool with a number of bells and whistles, Prospect 2K/4K (using CineForm RAW) is an NLE accelerator, making online high-res post more effecient is cost and speed. You will want both.

[Sanjin Jukic]

David, thanks for clearing up the Cineform RAW 4K issue on Premiere Pro Mac.

[Jeremy Hughes]

I love Premiere. I wanted to use Premiere Pro 2.0 on a PC to edit. I like how you can actually edit at 4096x4096. But now I won't be limmited to just use PC programs. And I can use Shake and Motion instead of After Effects for VFX.

[vidalsosa]

This is a welcome development, considering mac users already have access to posting 1080p on fcp. Options galore!