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Getting Started with Adobe Premiere 5.0
The Premiere package contents
The Premiere package includes the following software and documentation:
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Two Adobe Premiere CD-ROM discs, described in the following section.
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Adobe Premiere User Guide.
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Adobe Premiere Quick Reference Card.
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Registration card.
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A card or brochure that details Adobe technical support policies and describes the ways
you can obtain technical support.
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Adobe Acrobat
Reader software, which allows you to view the online documentation and
third-party reference materials that have been saved as PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Contents of the Premiere discs
The Adobe Premiere Application CD-ROM disc contains the following:
The installer program
Installs the Adobe Premiere program and the video system software.
Other software included on the discs use their own installers.
Adobe Premiere
Lets you capture, edit, and play back video.
Video system software
Includes QuickTime (Windows and Macintosh) and DirectShow
™
software (Windows only) to act as editing modes in Premiere.
Software from other manufacturers
Includes filters, special effects, compressors/decompressors,
and device control modules.
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