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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium

Use high-performance production tools to create engaging content for virtually any screen

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software gives you unprecedented power to produce engaging media for virtually any screen. Breakthrough native 64-bit performance, GPU acceleration, and native editing of tapeless formats accelerate workflows from scriptwriting through post-production.

Creative Suite 5 Production Premium includes:

• Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended
• Adobe Illustrator® CS5
• Adobe Flash® Catalyst™ CS5
• Adobe Flash Professional CS5
• Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5
• Adobe After Effects® CS5
• Adobe Soundbooth® CS5

Key Features

• Comprehensive, best-of-breed video production environment
  Work faster as you tackle a broad spectrum of planning, production, and post-production tasks. Each component of Production Premium works smoothly with other components thanks to timesaving integration, roundtrip editing with other NLEs, and faster Adobe Dynamic Link performance.
• Native 64-bit performance and the new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine
  Work fluidly at HD and higher resolutions with native 64-bit support in Adobe After Effects CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. The new Mercury Playback Engine is native 64 bit and GPU accelerated* and provides rock-solid performance and stability, even at 4K resolution and beyond. Open projects rapidly, and create multilayer, effects-rich sequences without rendering.
• Broad format support in Adobe Premiere Pro
  Experience the industry’s best tapeless workflow while working with virtually any format, including DV, HDV, RED, DPX, Sony XDCAM, XDCAM 50, XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD, Panasonic P2, DVCPRO HD, AVCHD, and AVC-Intra. Edit video from DSLR cameras such as the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D; Nikon D90, D300s, and D3000; and others.
• Richer, more compelling 2D and 3D images with Adobe Photoshop Extended
  Export video sequences from Photoshop Extended and import them into After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Encore®. Work with new painting tools; make complex selections more easily; and create 3D logos from text, masks, or vectors.
• Compositing and animation tools in Adobe After Effects
  Design groundbreaking motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects with industry-standard After Effects. Get everything you need to create opening titles, animated graphics, and visual effects or to create and move images in 3D space.

**Supported NVIDIA graphics cards for GPU acceleration include Quadro CX (Windows®), Quadro FX 3800 (Windows), Quadro FX 4800 (Windows and Mac OS), Quadro FX 5800 (Windows), and GeForce GTX 285 (Windows and Mac OS). For an up-to-date list of supported cards, visit www.adobe.com/go/64bitsupport.

FAQ

Why should I buy Creative Suite 5 instead of an individual product?

You’ll get more for your money. Depending on the suite edition, Adobe Creative Suite 5 can cost up to 60% less than purchasing the individual products that make up the edition separately. Because you’re likely to need more than one software component during your creative process, it’s a smart and more affordable option to buy a suite edition rather than individual products. If you’ve been using individual Adobe products, you might be eligible for special pricing when upgrading to Creative Suite 5. To determine if the product you are using is eligible, visit www.adobe.com/go/upgradeinfo.

Why should I upgrade to Creative Suite 5?

By upgrading to Creative Suite 5, you stay on the cutting edge by taking advantage of significant improvements in workflow and efficiency, along with improved features and integration. Plus, when you upgrade to Creative Suite 5, you can still import files from earlier versions. By keeping your software current, you not only get the latest features and functionality, but you also benefit from special upgrade pricing.

Why do I need all of the products in a suite edition?

With Creative Suite 5 editions for design, web, and video, Adobe has selected the products that are most useful for those specific functions. The premium editions include a broader set of tools to enable cross-media work. In most cases, you will find that you use each tool in some capacity throughout the creative process. And even if you don’t use every component now, you have the flexibility to use them later.

Which products are included with each suite edition?

For recommendations on which suite edition best meets your needs, visit www.adobe.com/go/suite_selector. How do I upgrade my system to take advantage of the native 64-bit support and GPU acceleration features available in components of CS5 Production Premium?
Most PCs purchased since 2005 are already running 64-bit operating systems or can be upgraded. Mac OS X and now Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard are already 64-bit capable. To upgrade your PC, we recommend you install:

• 64-bit editions of Microsoft® Windows Vista® or Windows® 7
• 64-bit hardware drivers and Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista (64 bit)

To learn more about 64-bit support and GPU acceleration, visit www.adobe.com/go/64bitsupport.