Blackmagic Design Announces Immediate Support for Adobe Premiere Pro 5.0.2

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackmagic Design today announced immediate support for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.0.2 for its entire range of capture and playback products. New software installers supporting Windows and Mac OS X are available for immediate download. These updates are provided free of charge for all Blackmagic Design customers using DeckLink, Intensity, UltraStudio Pro and Multibridge products.

“The combination of Adobe's Premiere Pro 5.0.2 update combined with Blackmagic Design’s 7.8.1 update has enabled us to even further improve the incredible performance of this combination to new levels on Windows and Mac OS X. We know our customers will love this update!”

Adobe Premiere Pro 5.0.2 software accelerates workflows from scriptwriting through to post production. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 was optimized from the ground up to deliver outstanding performance and exceptional stability. The all new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine is 64-bit native, GPU-accelerated and optimized for multiple-core systems.

Blackmagic Design products such as DeckLink, Intensity, Multibridge and UltraStudio Pro, will now take full advantage of the huge number of new performance improvements in Premiere Pro 5.0.2, including the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine for massive processing power of realtime effects, enhanced paint, 3D workflows and improved NLE integration. This combination provides breakthrough performance, integration and collaborative flexibility to video editors, post professionals, motion graphics and interactive designers.

“Blackmagic Design has long been a supporter of open system workflows, and as part of that tradition Blackmagic Design is extremely excited to see even more CUDA based NVIDIA cards being supported on Windows with the addition of the GTX 470, Quadro 4000, and Quadro 5000 being added,” said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design. “The combination of Adobe's Premiere Pro 5.0.2 update combined with Blackmagic Design’s 7.8.1 update has enabled us to even further improve the incredible performance of this combination to new levels on Windows and Mac OS X. We know our customers will love this update!"

Availability and Price

DeckLink v7.8.1, Intensity v3.8.1, USB 3.0 Desktop Video and Multibridge v7.8.1 software updates that include support for the new Adobe Premiere Pro 5.0.2 are available for immediate download from the Blackmagic Design support page at www.blackmagic-design.com/support.

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About Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, waveform monitors and film restoration software for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue ground breaking innovations including stereoscopic 3D and 4K workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check www.blackmagic-design.com.