Adobe Premiere

Adobe Premiere was a former video editing software developed by Adobe Systems. It was first launched in 1991, and its final version was released in 2002. It was replaced by Adobe Premiere Pro (introduced in 2003), a rewritten version of Adobe Premiere.

Adobe Premiere

Developer(s)	Adobe Systems SuperMac Technology
Initial release	December 1991
Operating system	Classic Mac OS Microsoft Windows
Type	Video editing software

History

Introduced in December 1991, Premiere was one of the first computer non-linear editing systems.[1] The first version for Mac released in 1991, and the first version for Microsoft Windows was released in September 1993.[2] The project began at SuperMac Technology as ReelTime, a QuickTime-based video editor for its VideoSpigot video capture card.[3] SuperMac engineer Randy Ubillos created a working demo of ReelTime in about 10 weeks while QuickTime was still in beta.[4] The software project was acquired by Adobe Systems in August 1991 and was renamed Adobe Premiere.[3] Ubillos also left SuperMac to join Adobe.[4]

Features

Premiere was one of the first QuickTime-based video editors on the market.[5] As a result, its ability to import new video formats could also be upgraded by updating to a newer compatible version of Quicktime. However, it was limited to processing video and images that were 1024 pixels wide, or less.[6]

Premiere included 24 transition effects and a plug-in architecture that was compatible with some Photoshop filters.[5]

Release history

Version	Platform	Release date	Significant changes	Codename
Adobe Premiere 1.0	Mac	December 1991[7]	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 video tape[7][8]	Demon
Adobe Premiere 2.0	Mac	September 1992[9]	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 support Illustrator text import SMPTE timecode support[9][10]
Adobe Premiere 3.0	Mac	August 1993[11]	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[11]
Adobe Premiere 1.0	Windows	September 1993[12]	First release of Premiere application for Windows platform 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 then current Mac (v3.0) release[13][14][15]
Adobe Premiere 1.1	Windows	February 1994[16]	AdobeCap video capture module Expanded graphics and audio file support TARGA and ADPCM file support Image sequence import support[16][17]
Adobe Premiere 4.0	Mac	July 1994[18]	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[18][19][20]	Zambini
Adobe Premiere 4.0	Windows	December 1994[21]	Adobe moves Windows platform release of Premiere directly from v1.1 to v4.0 Premiere 4.0 for Windows matches capabilities of Premiere 4.0 for Macintosh[22]
Adobe Premiere 4.2	Mac	October 1995[23]	CD-ROM Movie Maker Plug-in Data rate analysis tool Power Macintosh-native Sound Manager 3.1[23]	TopGun
Adobe Premiere 4.2	Windows	April 1996[24]	32-bit architecture Long File Names support Background compiling Batch movie maker 4K output support Right-mouse button support Uninstaller utility[25]
Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Silicon Graphics	UNIX/SGI	July 1997[26]	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[27]	Primo
Adobe Premiere 5.0	Windows and Mac	May 1998[28]	Source/Program editing Title window editor Keyframeable audio and video filters Collapsible tracks Up to three hour project length support[28][29]	Mustang
Adobe Premiere 5.1	Windows and Mac	October 1998[30]	QuickTime 3.0 support DPS Perception support Preview to RAM "Smart" Preview file Timeline export Multi-threaded, dual processor support[30]
Adobe Premiere 6.0	Windows and Mac	January 2001[31]	Support for web video and DV formats OHCI (IEEE 1394 (FireWire)) support Title editor Storyboard Audio mixer Timeline video track keyframes	Jukebox
Adobe Premiere 6.5	Windows and Mac	August 2002	Real-time preview Adobe Title Designer Exporting to DVD as MPEG-2	Rockford

See also

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• List of video editing software
• Comparison of video editing software

References

1. "Adobe Premiere 1.0 (Mac)". WinWorld. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
2. "An Oral History of Adobe Premiere Software Evolution: The First 25 Years". Creative Planet Network. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
3. SuperMac War Story 10: The Video Spigot by Steve Blank. 2009-05-11.
4. Back to 1.0: Interview with Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and iMovie developer Randy Ubillos by Alex Gollner, Alex4D. 2015-08-26.
5. VideoSpigot Review by Jon Pugh, TidBITS. 1992-04-20.
6. Video Editing on Adobe Premiere 1.0 (from 1991) – Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures by Computer Clan, YouTube. 2018-11-15.
7. Sullivan, Eamonn (January 27, 1992). "Adobe multimedia tool makes nimble partner for QuickTime". PC Week. Vol. 9 no. 4. p. 34.
8. Thompson, Tom (June 1992). "Two tools of the QuickTime trade". Byte. Vol. 17 no. 6. p. 336.
9. Chadbourne, Teri (September 18, 1992). "Adobe Premiere Version 2.0 Now Available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
10. Green, Doug; Green, Denise (November 16, 1992). "Premiere holds its place as the best multimedia editor". InfoWorld. Vol. 14 no. 46. pp. 142(2).
11. Pane, Patricia J. (August 2, 1993). "Adobe Premiere 3.0 for the Macintosh now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
12. Peck, LaVon (September 10, 1993). "Adobe Premiere 1.0 for Windows now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
13. 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).
14. Safi, Quabidur R. (October 11, 1993). "Premiere 1.0 for Windows". PC Week. Vol. 10 no. 40. pp. 92(1).
15. Taft, Darryl K.; Georgianis, Maria V. (August 16, 1993). "Adobe builds presence across multiple platforms". Computer Reseller News. No. 540. pp. 16(1).
16. Schaefer, Sonya (February 7, 1994). "Adobe Systems ships Adobe Premiere 1.1 for Windows" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
17. Simone, Louisa (April 26, 1994). "Adobe Premiere". PC Magazine. Vol. 13 no. 8. pp. 233(2).
18. Pane, Patricia J. (July 25, 1994). "Version 4.0 of Adobe Premiere for the Macintosh now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
19. Fischer, Andy (April 1995). "Adobe Premiere version 4.0". Computer Life. Vol. 2 no. 4. pp. 118(1).
20. 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.
21. Pane, Patricia J. (December 21, 1994). "Adobe Premiere Version 4.0 for Windows now available" (Press release). New York: Business Wire.
22. Simone, Luisa (March 14, 1995). "Adobe Premiere 4.0: video the professional way". PC Magazine. Vol. 14 no. 5. p. 50.
23. "Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh Now Available" (PDF) (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. October 20, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 1997. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
24. "Adobe Premiere 4.2 for Windows 95 & Windows NT Now Available" (PDF) (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. April 24, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 1997. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
25. "Adobe® Premiere New Feature Highlights" (PDF) (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. February 27, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
26. "Adobe ships Premiere 4.2 for SGI O2 workstations". What's New at Adobe – July, 1997. Adobe Systems Incorporated. July 21, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
27. "Adobe Systems to Deliver Silicon Graphics Version Of Adobe Premiere Non-linear Editing Software" (PDF) (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. October 7, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 1997. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
28. "Adobe Premiere 5.0 Now Shipping" (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. May 18, 1998. Archived from the original on July 3, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
29. "Adobe Premiere 5.0 New Features". Adobe Systems Incorporated. Archived from the original on July 3, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
30. "Adobe Announces Update to Premiere 5.0" (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. October 14, 1998. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
31. "Adobe Ships Premiere 6.0" (Press release). Adobe Systems Incorporated. January 8, 2001. Archived from the original on April 5, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2007.

External links

• Premiere for Windows downloadable files at Adobe (archived 1996-11-21)