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CS5…the verdict
We have not made the switch yet from CS4. Do not like switching versions mid project.
Is CS5 as good as was advertised assuming hardware is up to snuff?
Mik Cohen -
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I think it is a huge improvement over cs3 and cs4. More responsive, more stable been editing all in High Defintion all day not once crash! Exports are faster I think, also has more options such as OMF xport to Pro Tools. As well as native editing of EXCAM, P2 etc.
I was in the same boat as you but glad I made the move, it feels like WIndows Vista compared to Windows 7. Ihave not used the Mercury engine btw, just editing in the modes Adobe supply and with Cineform neo 4k presets works very well.
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We’re liking it…a lot. I mean a whole lot. Granted, we didn’t just upgrade…we built a whole new machine for it, and put 16GB of RAM in it. 64bit is wonderful…and way overdue in this HD world. We edit AVCHD media, and CS4 was really a pain, with having to do a Cineform transcode and all. Now we can play our AVCHD media with the same reality that we played Cineform files on CS4.
Steve Brame
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Is it worth upgrading in general? Total yes.
Is it worth upgrading in the middle of a project? Maybe. It’s more stable for sure, but if your footage is playing fine and is already transcoded, etc. then finish it up before the chore of upgrading.
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CS5 sure is up to snuff, except that I feel there are a lot of core features missing (but that depends on how you edit). Premiere is much more of a “mouse editing” editor when you compare it to Avid or even FCP. The trim mode isn’t all that great, although you can remap the keyboard to act more like Avid. You also can’t make QT reference files like Avid and FCP can.
Basic little features like that I feel should be added. Bin organization is a little iffy too, as you can’t color code clips, etc for better organization.
Hopefully they’ll add these features in Premiere CS6 as they did mention they are updating the interface drastically to help it seem more like FCP.
But in the end, for smaller projects, I like using Premiere. The performance (especially with hardware cards) is amazing. For larger projects I prefer Avid, then FCP.
It also seems FCP and Avid are more stable with larger projects.
Paul Del Vecchio – Director
https://www.triple-e-productions.net
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I, too, believe that CS5 is head & shoulders better than CS4.
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