Well, I have to disagree with you, Amadou -- CS4 was not a "pointless upgrade"; it was a sea change in how Premiere functioned. It added a number of excellent new tools, having far more than just increased codec support. There were numerous useful tools added to AE, too.
Similarly, CS5 added considerable power with the Mercury Playback Engine and the Ultra keyer (as well as things like the Rotoscope Brush in AE). This is a night/day difference between CS5 and even CS4, let alone CS3.
In all seriousness, CS3 compared to CS5 is like working with one arm tied to your side. And it sounds to me like you tried CS5 with your mind set on looking for reasons not to like it.
If you're truly happy with CS3, that's fine. But that doesn't make CS4 and CS5 "pointless." And you'll have to understand that the world has moved beyond CS3 and it's going to get harder to keep using it.
Similarly, CS5 added considerable power with the Mercury Playback Engine and the Ultra keyer (as well as things like the Rotoscope Brush in AE). This is a night/day difference between CS5 and even CS4, let alone CS3.
In all seriousness, CS3 compared to CS5 is like working with one arm tied to your side. And it sounds to me like you tried CS5 with your mind set on looking for reasons not to like it.
If you're truly happy with CS3, that's fine. But that doesn't make CS4 and CS5 "pointless." And you'll have to understand that the world has moved beyond CS3 and it's going to get harder to keep using it.
