New Adobe Premiere 6.5 Plug-In Accelerates Video Capture Process for Editors

Business Wire, Oct 29, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002

Free Downloadable Software For Windows Supports Sony

DSR-DU1 Digital Video Recording Technology

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE), the leader in network publishing, today announced the immediate availability of a free Adobe(R) Premiere(R) 6.5 plug-in that supports Sony's new DSR-DU1 portable video disk unit. The new Adobe Premiere plug-in enables users to edit video directly from a DV camera equipped with the DSR-DUI model -- minimizing the time-consuming process of capturing and downloading raw video footage to a computer hard drive.

"Our new video disk drive coupled with the Adobe Premiere 6.5 plug-in is ideal for videographers working in the field and yet another example why Sony's DVCAM format is the fastest-growing professional format in history," said Bob Ott, vice president of marketing for Sony Electronics' Business Solutions and Systems Company. "The potent combination of Adobe software and Sony hardware offers videographers significant productivity boost for independent and corporate production, electronic field production and electronic news gathering."

"By integrating Premiere with the DSR-DU1, Adobe and Sony are delivering broadcast-quality tools to a huge base of video authors," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of graphics products for Adobe. "Adobe Premiere 6.5 has been recognized as a significant product update that provides video editors with market-leading capabilities at an aggressive price point. Now Adobe's close collaboration with Sony has enabled Premiere to be one the first video editing tools to support the DSR-DU1 on the Windows platform."

Pricing and Availability

The new plug-in is available today for Adobe Premiere 6.5 on Windows and can be downloaded, free of charge, from http://www.adobe.com/premiere.> About Adobe Premiere 6.5

Available since August, Adobe Premiere 6.5 includes advancements that help users create and deliver professional, polished video productions for DVD, videotape, multimedia and the Web. New Real-time Preview capabilities in Adobe Premiere 6.5 improve productivity by allowing video editors to instantly view effects, titles and transitions as they are made in the editing process. In addition, video editors can enhance their projects with broadcast-quality title sequences created in the new Adobe Title Designer. Export capabilities have been extended with the addition of MPEG-2 export and DVD authoring features.

Adobe Premiere 6.5 for Windows(R) XP, 98SE, 2000, ME and Macintosh OS 9 and OS X is available in the United States and Canada for an estimated street price is US$549 for the full versions of each platform. The estimated street price for the upgrade for registered users is US$149. Adobe Premiere 6.5 is included in the Adobe Digital Video Collection 8.0. Information about other language versions, as well as pricing, upgrade and support policies for other countries, is available on Adobe's Web site at http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.> About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems, Incorporated (www.adobe.com), the leader in network publishing, offers a comprehensive line of software for enterprise and creative professional customers. Its products enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually rich, compelling and reliable content. Based in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is one of the world's largest software companies.

Adobe, the Adobe logo and Adobe Premiere are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All pricing is listed in U.S. dollars and does not include taxes or shipping.