Adobe" is" being used by the Big Boys in Hollywood

Fliques Osman

Fliques Osman

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Hey,

I've been reading the editing and effects forums and have noticed a lot of people bashing Adobe Ppro as not being professional. So I just thought I would put this out.

The first article below is about a company who has done work on Aviator, The Departed, Ford, Nike, etc, etc ONLY using Adobe (Ppro CS3, AE, and Photoshop).

The second article is how Adobe was used on the Aviator.

And the third article is about how Ppro, AE and Photoshop was used to in the Madonna's Confessions Tour.

Enjoy!

http://www.adobe.com/motion/basement.html

http://www.adobe.com/motion/aviator.html

http://www.adobe.com/motion/harveylamb.html


If any other Ppro user has links or stories about where Ppro is being used please post them up.
 
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There have been countless movies and big budget productions that have used aftereffects and photoshop for special effects work and color grading. Premiere Pro is another story. I'm not saying that it can't be used (its what I would use) but you don't see it used much for some reason. Only up until recently has it been able to handle 4k resolutions.
 
I use CS3 and love it for what I do. If I cut big budget features though I'd look for something else. Premiere is great for editing but getting an OMF out for audio post and when you have others working with you, but not necessarily in Premiere it starts to be the wrong tool for the job.
 
NoNoob I never said it wasn't slanted.

Guys I think you missed the point of the post. If you read the post carefully you will realize that it was not to debate the pros or cons of the application, or to suggest that more professionals are using Ppro over other editing software, or that Adobe is the end all answer to your post production needs.

The point of the post was simply to show that it is a myth that Ppro can't be used in the high end entertainment industry because it is not "professional" enough. That's all. :)

manymoosh
 
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its not a myth but its not a preffered suite...

AFTER EFFECTS AND PHOTOSHOP are diffent-those are tools to composit effects ..etc

Premiere is another story like said already..... the stigma is not with AE or PS, but it is with Premiere.
 
Hey Saturnin,

I changed it. I meant to say that it is a myth that Ppro can't be used in the high end entertainment industry because it is not "professional". The examples in the first post show that Ppro can be used in a professional Hollywood setting.
 
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Adam Beck said:
Give it time, Adobe is moving in the right direction.
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Adobe as a company would have an uphill battle to go against Avid and FCP for film and broadcast business, and the favorite NLEs for the rest of the independents (whatever they are - NewTek, Vegas, doesn't matter).

Avid owns the market share. FCP would like it (and certainly has the best marketing for it).

One can edit in anything. More than one needs consistency and sometimes across platforms. And often they have to use variable media and adhere to strict time and other codification constraints.

The turns that Adobe takes with their products baffles me sometimes. Dropping Macintosh support a few years back for Premiere is one example.

Who is to say they won't do it again?
 
I have had Premiere crash and burn projects that were short and simple. If I were doing a multi million dollar film and it pulled that crap, I would seriously have Adobe whacked. I am using PP2, which still has the same bugs that 6.5 had in it, and I can only assume that CS3 still has some of them too. Adding new crap shouldn't be the only thing done for a new release, they should actually fix the bugs too... other companies do, and it should be expected.
 
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I have had Premiere crash and burn projects that were short and simple. If I were doing a multi million dollar film and it pulled that crap, I would seriously have Adobe whacked. I am using PP2, which still has the same bugs that 6.5 had in it, and I can only assume that CS3 still has some of them too. Adding new crap shouldn't be the only thing done for a new release, they should actually fix the bugs too... other companies do, and it should be expected.
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Aye, aye, Capt'n....:thumbup:

Premiere CS3 is the best of the lot, thank goodness, (although, for some, that ain't saying much).
 
Well, I dont feel so bad now. I ditched my premier pro for sony vegas. Big decision in my life to do that. I have used premier for a few years, but didnt realize that my crappy attitude about life was directed by this "Professional NLE". Now all is well in Keviland. Vegas.... I thank you....my clients thank you... my family thanks you. For saving me from the uphill battle of lockups and such from premier pro.
 
PPro has suffered from crashitis for some time. The new CS3 seems more stable at least on the PC. I think where you're going to see the whole CS3 suite, including PPro, shine is in the RAW workflow. They have been handling RAW files longer then all the rest of the big A's combined. So if Adobe is smart and wants the lion share of the market, they need to get on top of this RAW workflow and do something like generate a standard for it.

Oh wait they are leading the charge for that.

I was taught on AVID, enjoyed its power. Switched to Vegas whenever I could for the ease of use. Now switching to Adobe CS3 with Cineform and Color finesse for my Red footage. I have to say I like the Adobe suite and the way all the files easily cross applications, I think they're on the right track.
 
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