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Tom Santopolo · March 23rd, 2010, 06:43 PM

Adobe CS5 Global Launch will be April 12th

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch

Ben Taylor · March 23rd, 2010, 07:41 PM

Awesome. I can not wait to see what Adobe has in store. This is my version to upgrade on, no more CS3 for me.

Peter Manojlovic · March 23rd, 2010, 07:44 PM

Being that i just bought the CS4 Master collection, i wonder if it's too much to upgrade to CS5..
Hopefully the pricing would be fair...

David Dwyer · March 24th, 2010, 05:32 AM

I can't wait for the Mercury playback engine - Want to find out the full list of supported cards now.

Noa Put · March 24th, 2010, 08:23 AM

Not going to upgrade anytime soon, still use cs3 for my hdv projects and for realtime multi-cam playback and color correction I can use edius pro and their avi hq codec, works like a charm on my "old" q6600 pc.
It seems you"d need a pc that was able to controll a space ship some years ago, their specs in regard to the 'right' video card and amount of memory are a bit ridiculous, just look at their demo of mercury, that test pc is loaded with memory and processor power and uses a expensive videocard.
nevertheless, if your business handles all kinds of heavy formats, color correction and effects stuff, mercury will be a blessing when time is money if you can spare the cash.
In their mercury demo I saw that there was a media manager added to get files from your harddrive from right inside your nle, something vegas had for years, better late then never I guess but it is a welcome addition.
On the other hand I see that they still need to work with nesting a timeline to get multicam working, just like in cs3, well maybe CS8 will finally include some innovative features in regard to that. As I see it it's not all about speed as there are other ways to achieve that using intermediate codecs, I"m really curious what other groundbreaking features they have added beside mercury, first looks give me the impression it's just cs3 on steroids.

Kyle Root · March 24th, 2010, 09:17 AM

I logged on to the adobe site around 6:30 and saw the announcement and knew today would be a good day. Haha.

I am on CS2 and am shooting a lot of 720 video with my nikon d90. CS2 lacks a lof of HD exporting functions... CS5 I will be getting along with a new computer with an i7 hex!

Matthew Longbottom · March 24th, 2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Dwyer

I can't wait for the Mercury playback engine - Want to find out the full list of supported cards now.

Is it confirmed yet whether Mercury Playback Engine will be released with CS5? Or is that one of the things we'll find out on 12th?

Bill Koehler · March 24th, 2010, 10:48 AM

Seeing a reference to it is included on the CS5 launch page, I would assume it is.
My question is will it work on laptop/mobile video cards?

Mike Harvey · March 24th, 2010, 11:25 AM

Seems like a silly question... but is the "launch" date necessarily the "release" date?

Roger Wilson · March 24th, 2010, 02:01 PM

The launch date does not usually equal release date. The launch date is the public disclosure of CS5 and at the launch they will detail the release date, features, and pricing.

Brant Gajda · March 24th, 2010, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Dwyer

I can't wait for the Mercury playback engine - Want to find out the full list of supported cards now.

Same here.

Eric Lagerlof · March 25th, 2010, 09:53 AM

Noa, I use Newteks' Speed Edit for the real-time playback feature, and I've used it with 2 HDV streams in an SD timeline(for pan & scan moves) on just a core2Duo 2ghz processor. I've edited in PPro, FCP and Speed Edit and still prefer PPro, so I'm looking forward to the mercury playback engine. But given Edius's and Newtek's long standing real-time technologies, I do feel Adobe (and Apple) seem to be suprisingly behind the curve on this particular subject.

That said, I'm looking forward to the mercury playback engine and more of the new features adobe will undoubtedly add. And, aside from all the gritches and quips, I'm always impressed by how much work the programmers put into the software.

Noa Put · March 26th, 2010, 03:18 AM

Erik, I guess in a year or two, adobe's system requirements won't be a problem anymore but now, If you want to get the most out of it, it's a big extra investment. I mean, trow a version of edius on their test system and even conversion time to their hq codec almost is no issue and that system should fly as well after that without a mercury engine.
But, it is innovative that they manage to get that kind of interaction with GPU's and I'm sure other competitors will (have to) follow. I only wished the system specs were not that though.

Randy Johnson · March 26th, 2010, 04:59 PM

In the article I read theres only a hand full of cards tested but that was a while ago they probably added more since then plus if you think about can the cards be THAT much different? just because they didnt specificly test them doesnt mean they wont work. Personally I just need 2 or 3 layers or RT AVCHD without alot of f/x BUT its has to scrub and play smoothly and responsively.

Steve Pesenti · March 26th, 2010, 06:44 PM

Has anyone seen any more details on CS5 minimum system requirements?

How will it compare those for CS3 / CS4?

March 23rd, 2010, 06:43 PM	#1
Tom Santopolo Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	CS5 Release Date! Adobe CS5 Global Launch will be April 12th Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch

March 24th, 2010, 09:17 AM	#6
Kyle Root Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 883	I logged on to the adobe site around 6:30 and saw the announcement and knew today would be a good day. Haha. I am on CS2 and am shooting a lot of 720 video with my nikon d90. CS2 lacks a lof of HD exporting functions... CS5 I will be getting along with a new computer with an i7 hex! __________________ Kyle KR Productions; www.kyleroot.com

March 23rd, 2010, 07:41 PM	#2
Ben Taylor New Boot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 9	Awesome. I can not wait to see what Adobe has in store. This is my version to upgrade on, no more CS3 for me.

March 23rd, 2010, 07:44 PM	#3
Peter Manojlovic Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 769	Being that i just bought the CS4 Master collection, i wonder if it's too much to upgrade to CS5.. Hopefully the pricing would be fair...

March 24th, 2010, 05:32 AM	#4
David Dwyer Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester, North West Posts: 565	I can't wait for the Mercury playback engine - Want to find out the full list of supported cards now.

March 24th, 2010, 08:23 AM	#5
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Not going to upgrade anytime soon, still use cs3 for my hdv projects and for realtime multi-cam playback and color correction I can use edius pro and their avi hq codec, works like a charm on my "old" q6600 pc. It seems you"d need a pc that was able to controll a space ship some years ago, their specs in regard to the 'right' video card and amount of memory are a bit ridiculous, just look at their demo of mercury, that test pc is loaded with memory and processor power and uses a expensive videocard. nevertheless, if your business handles all kinds of heavy formats, color correction and effects stuff, mercury will be a blessing when time is money if you can spare the cash. In their mercury demo I saw that there was a media manager added to get files from your harddrive from right inside your nle, something vegas had for years, better late then never I guess but it is a welcome addition. On the other hand I see that they still need to work with nesting a timeline to get multicam working, just like in cs3, well maybe CS8 will finally include some innovative features in regard to that. As I see it it's not all about speed as there are other ways to achieve that using intermediate codecs, I"m really curious what other groundbreaking features they have added beside mercury, first looks give me the impression it's just cs3 on steroids.

March 24th, 2010, 10:48 AM	#8
Bill Koehler Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 760	Seeing a reference to it is included on the CS5 launch page, I would assume it is. My question is will it work on laptop/mobile video cards?

March 24th, 2010, 11:25 AM	#9
Mike Harvey Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 43	Seems like a silly question... but is the "launch" date necessarily the "release" date?

March 24th, 2010, 02:01 PM	#10
Roger Wilson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 85	The launch date does not usually equal release date. The launch date is the public disclosure of CS5 and at the launch they will detail the release date, features, and pricing.

March 25th, 2010, 09:53 AM	#12
Eric Lagerlof Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 348	Noa, I use Newteks' Speed Edit for the real-time playback feature, and I've used it with 2 HDV streams in an SD timeline(for pan & scan moves) on just a core2Duo 2ghz processor. I've edited in PPro, FCP and Speed Edit and still prefer PPro, so I'm looking forward to the mercury playback engine. But given Edius's and Newtek's long standing real-time technologies, I do feel Adobe (and Apple) seem to be suprisingly behind the curve on this particular subject. That said, I'm looking forward to the mercury playback engine and more of the new features adobe will undoubtedly add. And, aside from all the gritches and quips, I'm always impressed by how much work the programmers put into the software.

March 26th, 2010, 03:18 AM	#13
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Erik, I guess in a year or two, adobe's system requirements won't be a problem anymore but now, If you want to get the most out of it, it's a big extra investment. I mean, trow a version of edius on their test system and even conversion time to their hq codec almost is no issue and that system should fly as well after that without a mercury engine. But, it is innovative that they manage to get that kind of interaction with GPU's and I'm sure other competitors will (have to) follow. I only wished the system specs were not that though.

March 26th, 2010, 04:59 PM	#14
Randy Johnson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,067	In the article I read theres only a hand full of cards tested but that was a while ago they probably added more since then plus if you think about can the cards be THAT much different? just because they didnt specificly test them doesnt mean they wont work. Personally I just need 2 or 3 layers or RT AVCHD without alot of f/x BUT its has to scrub and play smoothly and responsively.

March 26th, 2010, 06:44 PM	#15
Steve Pesenti Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 60	Has anyone seen any more details on CS5 minimum system requirements? How will it compare those for CS3 / CS4?