Some changes in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 simply follow Premiere's peers, such as multi-cam editing, Tape Name Change (a prompt when inserting a new tape while capturing footage), and finally a professional 3-way color corrector. Other changes are improvements to previous innovations such as changes to the audio conforming process and updates to Bridge. Further changes are simply revolutionary such as Clip Notes.

Time will tell if all of these major new innovations work smoothly in the down and dirty workflow of a huge project, and we're excited to take that journey with the new Premiere Pro. Version 2.0 looks to be quite a promising program, indeed.

Platform: PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
Processor: Pentium 4 1.4GHz (DV), Pentium 4 3.4GHz HT (HDV), Dual Intel Xeon 2.8GHz (HD), SSE2 for AMD systems
RAM: 512MB (DV), 2GB (HDV/HD)
Hard Disk: 4GB (installation)+6GB (content)
Formats Supported: DV25, DV50, analog capture card, DVD camcorder, HDV, MPEG-4
Batch Capture: Yes
User Interface: Timeline
Number of Video Tracks: 99
Number of Audio Tracks: 99
Nesting Tracks: Yes
A/V Level Envelopes: Yes
Audio Scrub: Yes
Music Creation Software Included: No
Scopes: Vectorscope, waveform monitor, parade
Keyframe Animation: Yes
Number of Transitions: 9
Number of Video Filters: 144
Background Rendering: No
Dual-Processor/Dual-Core/HT Optimized: Yes
Third-Party Plug-In Support: Yes
Demo Version: Yes, 30-day.

• Tight integration with other Adobe products
• Clip Notes
• True Pro ability

• Not Mac compatible
• System and hard drive hog

Premiere Pro 2.0 is a serious high-end video software contender with exciting innovation and strong integration with the Adobe family.

Morgan Paar is Videomaker's Technical Editor.