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Reviews and awards

Reviews

"Overall, I think the major new features in CS4, particularly Dynamic Link from Premiere Pro to Encore, the greatly enhanced Adobe Media Encoder and AVCHD support make the upgrade decision a slam dunk. Not to mix metaphors, but all the features discussed this month are just icing on the cake."
Digital Content Producer, Jan Ozer, October 27, 2008

"With Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe nailed the big workflow issues, making the editing program much more efficient for almost all users. The company also sprinkled in enough goodies — metadata, audio to text, and pop-up Blu-ray menus — that help users further monetize their content and distinguish their productions from projects produced with other tools. Overall, it's hard to imagine any CS3 user who shouldn't consider this a must-have upgrade."
Digital Content Producer, Jan Ozer, December 1, 2008

"I love Premiere Pro CS4. The new user interface and features make it a solid contender for your editing workflow."

Filmmaking Central, Dave Basulto, December 24, 2008

"Premiere Pro CS4 rectifies the previous version's most conspicuous flaws, and introduces some useful new features."
Macworld, Antony Bolante, November 4, 2008

"Premiere Pro CS4 further strengthens Premiere's reputation on the Mac as a capable video-editing program. …And the inclusion of OnLocation, AME, and new features make an upgrade from CS3 well worth the price."
Macworld, Antony Bolante, 11/4/2008

"If you're serious about making films, then it is essential that you invest in good, professional grade software. Adobe's Premiere Pro CS4 package is one of the two best on the market for the microfilmmaker and is well worth the money. You'll be glad that you invested!"
MicroFilmmaker Magazine, Eric Henninger, February 1, 2009

"With Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe has gone the 'wow' factor route for an upgrade. The single element to the program that makes it worth the $299 upgrade…is the Adobe Media Encoder [which] allows you to create multiple encoding jobs, initiate them, and then go back to working on something else in Premiere Pro."
Renderosity, Ricky Grove, January 26, 2009

"Just when we thought Premiere Pro for Mac or Windows was about as packed with features as it could get, Adobe has put even more actually useful niceties into the CS4 version of the venerable editing application. Building on its strengths of smooth interaction with other members of the Adobe club of apps, Premiere Pro included functionality and feature sets that were sorely needed in previous versions."
Studio/monthly, Charlie White, October 2008 issue

"The most promising new feature in Premiere Pro CS4 is Speech Search. This could be the best enhancement of metadata yet, transcribing words spoken in a video clip into easily searched text files attached to that clip…. It's remarkable."
Studio/monthly, Charlie White, October 2008 issue

"Premiere works with the suite's other working parts to make one heck of an editing solution."
TheStreet.com, Gary Krakow, January 27, 2009

"We here at TheStreet.com are very pleased with what it can do and does for us. We plan to continue using it for our 'on location' editing jobs.Very highly recommended."
TheStreet.com, Gary Krakow, January 27, 2009

"This latest upgrade adds to Premiere's support of AVCHD, P2, XDCAM EX, all natively making it the current king of compatibility among all the editing programs out there. If your camcorder can shoot it, it looks like Premiere can edit it."
Videomaker, John Burkhart, November 20, 2008

"[Encore CS4's] trophy new features include the simple ability to make changes in the video project via the Edit Original command and Dynamic Link support from Premiere Pro to Encore, which means no rendering before authoring. Encore CS4 is also the only prosumer authoring program to support pop-up menus for Blu-ray Discs, a killer feature."
Digital Content Producer, Jan Ozer, October 10, 2008

"Overall, the only significant feature not offered by Encore is support for the Advanced Access Control System (AACS) and the Cutting Master Format (CMF), which are both necessary for producers seeking to master a Blu-ray Disc. Relatively few producers will need this capability. Otherwise, even for casual DVD producers, the workflow enhancements alone make Encore CS4 a total no-brainer upgrade. Pop-up menu creation, a unique feature in this class of product, makes Encore even more alluring for Blu-ray producers."
Digital Content Producer, Jan Ozer, January 1, 2009

"With the substantial changes from the last Mac version, Premiere Pro CS3 is no mere sequel — it’s a complete remake, and one that should generate some good buzz."
Macworld, Antony Bolante, May 24, 2007

"I find [Clip Notes] incredibly useful, as well, for self-editing, as I can mark notes on my own work-in-progress and use this as a guide to make changes. This is an innovative tool that takes Premiere Pro above and beyond a typical video editor. Adobe has finally solved their media management woes. Adobe Bridge lets applications such as After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro effortlessly share files and lets you browse and select the files and projects you need, regardless of the Adobe application that created them, and get to work quicker and more efficiently."
About.com, Carl Plumer, March 1, 2006

"Adobe's powerful Premiere Pro 2 video-editing program offers several new features, but best thing about it — and the strongest argument for users to consider upgrading — is that it's easier to use than its predecessor.... This video editor has plenty of power and few peers."
PC World, March 2006

Awards

2009

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MicroFilmmaker Magazine

Award of Superiority — Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4
February 1, 2009

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MicroFilmmaker Magazine

9.6 out of 10 rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
February 1, 2009

2008

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Studio/monthly

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 — Overall "Sweet" rating
October 2008 issue

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Filmmaking Central

5 out of 5 rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
December 24, 2008

Macworld

4 out of 5 rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
November 4, 2008

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DVD Association

DVDA Innovator Award — Adobe Encore® CS3
May 2008

2007

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PC Magazine

4.5 Stars Rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
August 2007

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PC Magazine

Editors' Choice Award — Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
August 2007

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Macworld, July 25, 2007

4 out of 5 rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS3

PCWorld.com, 2007

PCW 85 "Very Good" rating — Adobe Premiere Pro CS3

2006

Adobe Audition®

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Best Audio Editing Software

2004