Like Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5 are rewritten as native 64-bit applications. This allows you to use as much RAM as you have installed in your machine. 64-bit compatibility, combined with the new Mercury Playback Engine, allows Premiere Pro to render video files exceptionally fast. This allows you to work more responsively with [...]
In my opinion, the best new feature in Premiere Pro CS5 is native support for file formats from hybrid SLRs. This means you can pull images off your memory card, drop them in a timeline and begin playback immediately. For photographers and videojournalists, this is a major time-saver because it eliminates a time-consuming portion of [...]
Combining elements of documentary filmmaking like voice over narration, graphics and video footage with still photos, rich media narratives provide a multi-dimensional approach to storytelling. By layering sound, graphics and still photos you engage the viewer’s senses and are able to tell complex stories in a short timeframe. To date, most rich media narratives have [...]