Changes include a view identifying key frame locations for filters and other effects. Double-click on an asset created in supported applications like PhotoShop and Illustrator and Premiere will load the program, allow you to edit the asset, and then save the modified content to the timeline. Premiere also includes more than 25 video effects from Adobe AfterEffects. You will appreciate the ability to preview color, saturation, and other similar video adjustments directly on an NTSC monitor, which is generally more accurate than computer monitors for tape-bound productions. The most unique new feature in Premiere 6.0 is the audio mixer, which displays all audio tracks together with volume and pan controls.
All modifications transfer to the rubber band controls beneath the audio track for fine tuning.
Premiere now supports DirectX audio filters, so you can use your filters from Sound Forge and other programs directly on the timeline. Adobe also throws in SmartSound from Sonic Desktop, the easiest program on the planet for creating background music tracks. When outputting back to DV tape, Premiere 6.0 now produces fewer temporary files, saving rendering time and disk requirements. On one test project, Premiere 5.1 created 207 temporary files while 6.0 created only 19. You can export your project to the bundled Media 100 Cleaner EZ for encoding into virtually any distribution format or to modules for Real Media or Microsoft's Windows Media Technologies.