Adobe Premiere is a very popular software video editor. The 6.5 release is the first major upgrade to this tool since the version 6.0 release almost two years ago. During the intermission, competitors have released editions of their products with software-only real-time previews. These applications show previews of transitions and effects without the time-consuming step of rendering; and they don't need support from costly capture cards to do so. With version 6.5, Premiere joins the software-only real-time preview club.



We installed Premiere 6.5 on a number of computers and found that hardware was critical to the performance of the application. The install did not overwrite nor uninstall the previous version of Premiere, nor did it install the previous version's plug-ins into the 6.5 version. Installation went without a hitch.

Windows

Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 (SP2), or XP
Intel PIII 500MHz
128MB RAM (256MB or more recommended)
600MB HDD space for installation
CD-ROM drive
QuickTime 5.0 recommended
Microsoft DirectX certified FireWire
dedicated large-capacity 7200RPM HDD
For Real-Time Preview:
Pentium III 800MHz processor (Pentium 4 dual processors recommended)