For Video editing, my program of choice is Adobe Premiere Pro. It is a timeline based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, by Adobe Systems. Even when purchased separately, it comes bundled with two additional programs Adobe Encore that I use to author my DVDs and Adobe OnLocation for capturing live video onto PC.

 

I like how Premiere Pro supports many video editing cards and plug-ins for accelerated processing, additional file format support, and video/audio effects. It is integrated heavily with Adobe After Effects, an industry-standard for motion graphics and compositing.

 

My favorite workflow is building my compositions in After Effects and then importing into Premiere Pro. In After Effects the composition can be modified, and after switching back to Premiere Pro, the clip will immediately update with the changes. Likewise, Premiere Pro projects can also be imported into After Effects and clips can be copied between the two applications while preserving clip attributes. Premiere Pro also supports many After Effects plug-ins.

 

As if that is not enough, Premiere Pro also integrates well with Adobe Photoshop. For example, Photoshop files can be opened directly from Premiere Pro to be edited in Photoshop. Any changes made will immediately be updated when the Photoshop file is saved and focus returns to Premiere Pro.

 

 

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