Adobe Premiere Pro

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Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editing application developed by Adobe and is distributed as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. It is primarily used for producing high-quality videos across various industries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Original Adobe Premiere

Template:Infobox software In 1991, the first version of Adobe Premiere was developed by Adobe Inc. Premiere was one of the first computer-based non-linear editing systems, with the first version being released on Apple Mac in 1991 and for Microsoft Windows in September 1993.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The final version, version 6.5, was released in August 2002 for both Windows and Mac.

The software originated at SuperMac Technology under the name Reel Time, a QuickTime-based video editor developed for the company’s Video Spigot capture card. In August 1991, Adobe Systems acquired the project and rebranded it as Adobe Premiere.<ref name="steveblank-supermacwar10-videospigot">"SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot" by Steve Blank. May 11, 2009.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Premiere was the second QuickTime-based video editor on the market.<ref name="tidbits-videospigot-review">"VideoSpigot Review" by Jon Pugh, TidBITS. April 20, 1992.</ref> Its ability to import new video formats could be enhanced by updating to a newer, compatible version of QuickTime. However, it could only process videos and images at a maximum width of 1,024 pixels.<ref name="youtube-computerclan-adobepremiere1.0">Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Features

Premiere Pro supports high-resolution video editing up to 10,240 × 8,192 pixels<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and 32-bit color depth in both RGB and YUV color spaces. Key audio features include sample-level editing, support for VST plugins, and 5.1 surround sound mixing. The software is compatible with a wide range of video and audio formats and codecs on both macOS and Windows. Using the Cineform Neo codec, it supports 3D editing.

Workflow integration

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 retain most of their attributes.

Projects from Premiere Rush are compatible with Premiere Pro,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> allowing for advanced editing features and use of professional-grade tools.

Adobe Story, On Location and Prelude

The Premiere Pro workflow integrates metadata across all stages of video production. Adobe Story provides script integration functionality within the Premiere Pro workflow, and Adobe OnLocation 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Adobe Premiere family

The Adobe Premiere family is a group of applications and services made by Adobe Inc. for the use of professional non-linear video editing. Supported features in these applications include metadata and ingest logging, media output encoding, and more.

Current applications

Dynamic Link is a workflow that integrates After Effects with Premiere Pro and the discontinued Encore. Files can be transferred between the two without re-rendering.
Elements Organizer is a digital asset management application that accompanies Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> providing a central interface for managing photos and video projects.
Adobe Media Encoder is a rendering tool used to process and export video projects. Users can tailor renders to specific platforms, enhance accessibility for broader audiences, and reduce file size.
Premiere Elements is a scaled-down version of Premiere Pro tailored to novice editors and consumers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its entry screen offers clip organization, editing, and auto-movie generation options. Premiere Pro project files are incompatible with those from Premiere Elements. Unlike many of its competitors, Premiere Elements can handle unlimited video and audio tracks,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with multiple key-frame effects applied to each clip, as well as picture-in-picture and chroma key capabilities. It is available for Windows and macOS.
Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application developed by Adobe Inc. and published as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud licensing program. First launched in 2003, Adobe Premiere Pro is a successor of Adobe Premiere.
Premiere Rush is a simplified, cross-platform video editing software application that integrates with Premiere Pro. First released in 2018, it is published by Adobe alongside Premiere Pro as part of Adobe Creative Cloud,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> replacing Premiere Clip for editing on mobile devices. As the name implies, Premiere Rush is aimed at short turnaround times in lieu of advanced editing tools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was removed from Adobe Creative Cloud and app stores on September 30, 2025.

Release history

Adobe Premiere

Version	Release date	Platform	Significant changes
Adobe Premiere 1.0	December 1991<ref name=":1">Sullivan, Eamonn (January 27, 1992). "Adobe multimedia tool makes nimble partner for QuickTime". PC Week. Vol. 9 no. 4. p. 34.</ref>	Mac	First release of Premiere QuickTime multimedia and VideoSpigot format support PICT image support Supported up to 160 x 120 pixels movie creation for NTSC and 192 x 144 pixels for PAL Supported 8-bit audio Supported output to videotape<ref name=":1" /><ref>Thompson, Tom (June 1992). "Two tools of the QuickTime trade". Byte. Vol. 17 no. 6. p. 336.</ref>
Adobe Premiere 2.0	September 1992<ref name=":2">Chadbourne, Teri (September 18, 1992). "Adobe Premiere Version 2.0 Now Available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.</ref>	Mac	QuickTime video and audio capture support Title creation Title, Sequence, and Construction windows Slow/fast motion support 5 audio and 41 movie/still-image filters 49 special effects 16-bit, 44 kHz audio support Filmstrip file format introduced Numbered PICT sequence support EDL (Edit decision list) support Adobe Illustrator text import SMPTE timecode support<ref name=":2" /><ref>Green, Doug; Green, Denise (November 16, 1992). "Premiere holds its place as the best multimedia editor". InfoWorld. Vol. 14 no. 46. pp. 142(2).</ref>
Adobe Premiere 3.0	August 1993<ref name=":3">Pane, Patricia J. (August 2, 1993). "Adobe Premiere 3.0 for the Macintosh now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.</ref>	Mac	99 stereo audio tracks 97 video tracks Video waveform monitor Sub-pixel motion and field rendering Batch digitizing Full framerate preview from disk Enhanced title window<ref name=":3" />
Adobe Premiere 1.0	September 1993<ref>Peck, LaVon (September 10, 1993). "Adobe Premiere 1.0 for Windows now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.</ref>	Windows	First release of Premiere for Windows 24-bit AVI and QuickTime video format support Autodesk Animator file support AVI, AIFF, and WAV audio format support Still image support (Photoshop, BMP, DIB, PCX, PICT, PCX, and TIFF formats) Two video tracks, three audio tracks, and one transition and superimpose track No EDL, titling, and motion and device control available in the current Mac (v3.0) release<ref>Rosenbaum, Daniel J. (January 1994). "Premiere 1.0 for Windows: digital video production on the PC". Computer Shopper. Vol. 14 no. 1. pp. 869(2).</ref><ref>Safi, Quabidur R. (October 11, 1993). "Premiere 1.0 for Windows". PC Week. Vol. 10 no. 40. pp. 92(1).</ref><ref>Taft, Darryl K.; Georgianis, Maria V. (August 16, 1993). "Adobe builds presence across multiple platforms". Computer Reseller News. No. 540. pp. 16(1).</ref>
Adobe Premiere 1.1	February 1994<ref name=":4">Schaefer, Sonya (February 7, 1994). "Adobe Systems ships Adobe Premiere 1.1 for Windows" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.</ref>	Windows	AdobeCap video capture module Expanded graphics and audio file support TARGA and ADPCM file support Image sequence import support<ref name=":4" /><ref>Fischer, Andy (April 1995). "Adobe Premiere version 4.0". Computer Life. Vol. 2 no. 4. pp. 118(1).</ref><ref>Brakey, Rob; Jordan, Lawrence (December 1994). "Adobe Premiere 4.0". Macworld. Vol. 11 no. 12. San Francisco. pp. 54(2). Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved April 13, 2017.</ref>
Adobe Premiere 4.0	July 1994<ref name="pane4.0mac">Template:Cite press release</ref>	Mac	Support for 97 superimposition tracks plus two A/B tracks Trim window Dynamic previewing Custom filter and transition creation Time variable filters Batch capture Time-lapse capture NTSC 29.97 frame rate support<ref name="pane4.0mac" /><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Adobe Premiere 4.0	December 1994<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	Windows	Adobe directly moved the Windows platform release of Premiere from v1.1 to v4.0 Matches capabilities of Premiere 4.0 for Macintosh<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Adobe Premiere 4.2	October 1995<ref name="4.2mac">Template:Cite press release</ref>	Mac	CD-ROM Movie Maker Plug-in Data rate analysis tool Power Macintosh-native Sound Manager 3.1<ref name="4.2mac" />
Adobe Premiere 4.2	April 1996<ref name=":5">Template:Cite press release</ref>	Windows	32-bit architecture Long File Names support Background compiling Batch movie maker 4K output support Right-mouse button support Uninstaller utility<ref name=":5" />
Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Silicon Graphics	July 1997<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	UNIX/SGI	SGI O2 platform exclusive release IRIX 6.3 integration OpenGL accelerated versions of transition and special effects plug-ins Platform-specific plug-ins by Silicon Graphics for combining 3D and video content<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Adobe Premiere 5.0	May 1998<ref name="5.0ship">Template:Cite press release</ref>	Windows and Mac	Source/Program editing Title window editor Keyframeable audio and video filters Collapsible tracks Up to three hour project length support<ref name="5.0ship" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Adobe Premiere 5.1	October 1998<ref name="5.1ship">Template:Cite press release</ref>	Windows and Mac	QuickTime 3.0 support DPS (Data Processing System) Perception support Preview to RAM "Smart" Preview file Timeline export Multi-threaded, dual processor support<ref name="5.1ship" />
Adobe Premiere 6.0	January 2001<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>	Windows and Mac	Support for web video and DV formats OHCI (IEEE 1394 (FireWire)) support Title editor Storyboard Audio mixer Timeline video track keyframes
Adobe Premiere 6.5	August 2002	Windows and Mac	Real-time preview Adobe Title Designer Exporting to DVD as MPEG-2