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Adobe Premiere is a video editing software package suitable for both amateur enthusiasts and professionals. It can be purchased and used alone, or alongside other applications such as Adobe After Effects,
This page provides a very general overview of Premiere. For more detailed information see our Premiere tutorials or more general editing tutorials.
How Does Premiere Work
Like most editing software, Premiere works by importing video from a source such as a video tape onto your hard drive, then allowing you to create new edited versions which you can export back to tape, disc or other medium.
How Good Is Premiere
Premiere is a powerful editing tool, capable of producing broadcast-quality and high-definition video. It is a very popular package amongst video enthusiasts and professionals, although other packages are usually preferred for the very top level of television production.
Premiere has a nice clean interface which is relatively easy to use for people of all skill levels.
What Can Premiere Do
Import video, audio and graphics in a wide variety of formats.
Edit, manipulate and arrange these elements in a visual timeline.
Add effects, filters, titles, etc.
Export your edited video in a variety of formats, including video tape recordings, DV, DVD, and common Internet video formats.
What Can't Premiere Do
Although Premiere can do all common editing tasks and is suitable for most situations, if you are looking for a high-performance solution you should note the following:
The built-in title maker is fine for most titles but is not particularly advanced.
Premiere has some good audio mixing and effects features, but serious sound editing will need a specialist sound application (e.g. Adobe Audition or Soundbooth).
The range of transitions and special effects is adequate but professionals are likely to want to purchase more from third party suppliers.
Some features are absent by design, encouraging you to purchase separate Adobe products such as After Effects (special effects) or Audition (audio). The good news is that, if you really need these features, you can purchase..
multiple Adobe products in various bundles which gives you a very powerful production suite at a very reasonable price.
Note: From version CS3, Premiere ships with Encore (DVD) and OnLocation (File capture, Windows-only).
What Does Premiere Cost?
Premiere is a mid-range application. If budget is your main concern, you can probably find something cheaper to suit your needs. Conversely, if budget is not an issue and performance is paramount, you can pay many times the price of Premiere for the very best systems.
In our opinion, Premiere Pro is a good, cost-effective option for most editing situations.
Summary
Adobe Premiere has been around for a long time and enjoys a very stable user base. It is a solid, professional-level application which will be more than adequate for
Premiere Pro system requirements
for HD video workflows Recommended specifications for HD, 4K, or higher Processor
Intel® 6th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 1000 Series or newer CPU
Intel® 7th Gen or newer CPU with Quick Sync – or AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series / Threadripper 2000 series or newer CPU
Operating system
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1909 or later
Note:
Premiere Pro versions 22.0 and later are compatible with Windows 11 operating systems. For systems with NVIDIA GPUs, Windows 11 requires NVIDIA driver version 472.12 or later.
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1909 or later
Memory
8 GB of RAM
Dual-channel memory:
16 GB of RAM for HD media
32 GB or more for 4K and higher
GPU
2 GB of GPU memory
For a list of supported graphic cards, see Supported graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro.
4 GB of GPU memory for HD and some 4K media
6 GB or more for 4K and higher
For a list of supported graphic cards, see Supported graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro.
Storage
8 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (will not install on removable flash storage)
Additional high-speed drive for media
Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache
Additional high-speed drive(s) for media
Display
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080 or greater
DisplayHDR 400 for HDR workflows
Sound card
ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
ASIO compatible or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
Network storage connection
1 Gigabit Ethernet (HD only)
10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflow
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