Premiere Pro from ebay? at DVinfo.net

John Godden · May 17th, 2006, 10:14 PM

I'm currently using Premiere Elements. Like to program a lot but am interested in the Pro version............. at least at this price.

Found this from what looks like a trusted ebay seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ADOBE-PREMIERE-P...QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone around here go this route?

Actually, I'm not sure I really need the HP of Pro. I'm just looking to add some more goodies like noise reduction and more advanced image editing capabilities. Perhaps, a couple of plug-ins for my copy of Elements would work as well. ??? Comments/suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
JohnG

Chris Barcellos · May 17th, 2006, 10:40 PM

The picture is kind of funny. Its showing the book for Premiere Pro 2.0, but the disk case is for Premiere 6.0, which is a very old version of Premiere.

Lloyd Coleman · May 17th, 2006, 11:07 PM

It looks like they are selling a package of Premiere 6.0 and then an upgrade version of PPro 2.0. There is nothing wrong with that. If you look at the rest of the listings you will see an old version 4.2 that is currently going for $5 or a version 6 that is going for less than $5. You could buy either one of those and then buy the upgrade yourself for $199. If the final price for either of the older versions is less than $100 you will be better off buying just the one program and then buying the upgrade yourself.

Premiere Elements is a great program for the price, however, I think you will really like the extra features of PPro.

John Godden · May 18th, 2006, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloyd Coleman

It looks like they are selling a package of Premiere 6.0 and then an upgrade version of PPro 2.0. There is nothing wrong with that. If you look at the rest of the listings you will see an old version 4.2 that is currently going for $5 or a version 6 that is going for less than $5. You could buy either one of those and then buy the upgrade yourself for $199. If the final price for either of the older versions is less than $100 you will be better off buying just the one program and then buying the upgrade yourself.

Premiere Elements is a great program for the price, however, I think you will really like the extra features of PPro.

Lloyd

Thanks for the feedback
JohnG

Bob Schneider · May 18th, 2006, 08:13 PM

One more thing John. If you do decide to purchase a used version of 6.0, for the purpose of doing an upgrade. make sure that you can register that version into your name. If it registered to someone other than the seller, they can't transfer it to you.

Bob

John Godden · May 18th, 2006, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Schneider

One more thing John. If you do decide to purchase a used version of 6.0, for the purpose of doing an upgrade. make sure that you can register that version into your name. If it registered to someone other than the seller, they can't transfer it to you.

Bob

Bob

Thanks for the comment. I'm reasonably convinced the ebay listing is legit.

I'm still debating if I would benifit by using the Pro version over Elements. I'm just an amature and only use and SD DV camcorder right now. Probably won't go HD for another year.

That being said, I'll probably order it.

Regards
JohnG

Bob Schneider · May 19th, 2006, 06:49 AM

Is there an upgrade path from elements to pro?

John Godden · May 19th, 2006, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Schneider

Is there an upgrade path from elements to pro?

I did a pretty extensive search on the Adobe site and found no info regarding this upgrade path.

Regards
JohnG

Bob Schneider · May 19th, 2006, 03:16 PM

I would try calling them.

Bob

John Godden · May 23rd, 2006, 08:15 PM

OK folks, I ordered the SW from the ebay seller.

I'll post a follow-up once I get the SW and install it.

Regards
JohnG

John Godden · June 1st, 2006, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Godden

OK folks, I ordered the SW from the ebay seller.

I'll post a follow-up once I get the SW and install it.

Regards
JohnG

Followup post:
Got the PPro 2.0 SW and it installed correctly. Very happy!

Regards
JohnG

Bruce Pelley · June 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Did you actually pay the full $300 and just exactly what were you sent?What version of Adobe Premiere?Did the transaction met or exceed your expectations?

Did you actually call the seller and did you feel comfortable with him?

Did you get a full,sealed package with an unregistered serial number for both the old program and the upgrade?

Did you register the combo/upgrade with Adobe Syetems all right?

I sure wish this program wasn't so expensive!!

Thanks

Bob Schneider · June 12th, 2006, 09:47 PM

Bruce,

If that Premiere 6.5 version that you use is a legit copy and registered to you, you can simply upgrade yourself to version 2.0 for $199. That would solve your dvd encoding problem and allow some basic authoring from right inside the app. If it is not a legit copy, yes you can buy an older version from e-bay. 5.0 or newer I believe will still qualify for the $199 upgrade to version 2.0. Obviously you will need to verify that that older copy you are purchasing is legit and can be officially transferred to you by the rightful owner.

Bob

John Godden · June 13th, 2006, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Pelley

Did you actually pay the full $300 and just exactly what were you sent?What version of Adobe Premiere?Did the transaction met or exceed your expectations?

Did you actually call the seller and did you feel comfortable with him?

Did you get a full,sealed package with an unregistered serial number for both the old program and the upgrade?

Did you register the combo/upgrade with Adobe Syetems all right?

I sure wish this program wasn't so expensive!!

Thanks

Bruce

I got PP 6.0 + an upgrade to PPro 2.0. All disks were legit and sealed with unregistered S/N's. Adobe reg went fine.............. GREAT deal!

Worked for me :-)
JohnG

May 17th, 2006, 10:14 PM	#1
John Godden Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 172	Premiere Pro from ebay? I'm currently using Premiere Elements. Like to program a lot but am interested in the Pro version............. at least at this price. Found this from what looks like a trusted ebay seller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ADOBE-PREMIERE-P...QQcmdZViewItem Anyone around here go this route? Actually, I'm not sure I really need the HP of Pro. I'm just looking to add some more goodies like noise reduction and more advanced image editing capabilities. Perhaps, a couple of plug-ins for my copy of Elements would work as well. ??? Comments/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks JohnG

May 17th, 2006, 10:40 PM	#2
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	The picture is kind of funny. Its showing the book for Premiere Pro 2.0, but the disk case is for Premiere 6.0, which is a very old version of Premiere. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 23rd, 2006, 08:15 PM	#10
John Godden Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 172	OK folks, I ordered the SW from the ebay seller. I'll post a follow-up once I get the SW and install it. Regards JohnG __________________ Nikon DSLR's finally a small 60P camcorder (Sanyo VPC-FH1)

June 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM	#12
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	John,I'm considering doing the same thing... Did you actually pay the full $300 and just exactly what were you sent?What version of Adobe Premiere?Did the transaction met or exceed your expectations? Did you actually call the seller and did you feel comfortable with him? Did you get a full,sealed package with an unregistered serial number for both the old program and the upgrade? Did you register the combo/upgrade with Adobe Syetems all right? I sure wish this program wasn't so expensive!! Thanks

May 17th, 2006, 11:07 PM	#3
Lloyd Coleman Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 256	It looks like they are selling a package of Premiere 6.0 and then an upgrade version of PPro 2.0. There is nothing wrong with that. If you look at the rest of the listings you will see an old version 4.2 that is currently going for $5 or a version 6 that is going for less than $5. You could buy either one of those and then buy the upgrade yourself for $199. If the final price for either of the older versions is less than $100 you will be better off buying just the one program and then buying the upgrade yourself. Premiere Elements is a great program for the price, however, I think you will really like the extra features of PPro.

May 18th, 2006, 08:13 PM	#5
Bob Schneider Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago area Posts: 98	One more thing John. If you do decide to purchase a used version of 6.0, for the purpose of doing an upgrade. make sure that you can register that version into your name. If it registered to someone other than the seller, they can't transfer it to you. Bob

May 19th, 2006, 06:49 AM	#7
Bob Schneider Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago area Posts: 98	Is there an upgrade path from elements to pro?

May 19th, 2006, 03:16 PM	#9
Bob Schneider Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago area Posts: 98	I would try calling them. Bob

June 12th, 2006, 09:47 PM	#13
Bob Schneider Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago area Posts: 98	Bruce, If that Premiere 6.5 version that you use is a legit copy and registered to you, you can simply upgrade yourself to version 2.0 for $199. That would solve your dvd encoding problem and allow some basic authoring from right inside the app. If it is not a legit copy, yes you can buy an older version from e-bay. 5.0 or newer I believe will still qualify for the $199 upgrade to version 2.0. Obviously you will need to verify that that older copy you are purchasing is legit and can be officially transferred to you by the rightful owner. Bob