Cineform and new Premiere Pro CS4 4.2 Update at DVinfo.net

James Park · November 10th, 2009, 08:23 PM

Adobe just updated Premiere CS4 to 4.2 as well as their encoder. Anyone try it? I'm in the middle of project so I dont want to change anything yet. (BTW running Vista 64 here).

David Dwyer · November 10th, 2009, 11:22 PM

Yeah just started a new project so I upgraded. So far so good with no complaints.

Robert Young · November 11th, 2009, 02:20 AM

My experience as well- using Vista 64.
I did image my system drive and uninstall PHD before doing the upgrade. I don't know if that is recommended, but I'm superstitious.
The upgrade was very smooth & fast, reinstalled PHD, opened up a finished 10 min CF project I had on board- everything works, previewing looks fine, exported the timeline to a couple of different formats- including full raster CFHD- using the upgraded AME. All quick & smooth, the output files look first class.
I'm a happy camper so far.
This has evolved for me to where I'm really solid with Vista64/CS4.2/PHD4.x. In fact I'm totally lovin' it compared to XP32/CS3/PHD3. It's finally working like I always imagined these systems should work.
Go for it!
Related issue: I have the Win7 upgrade disk, but I'm thinking everything is working perfectly for me rght now, why ask for trouble. I may just wait for CS5 before upgrading to Win7.

James Park · November 11th, 2009, 03:24 PM

In terms of Win7, I'm in the same boat. I have my upgrade disk sitting still shrink wrapped in its box. I need to finish up a few projects before migrating the entire system. As far as 4.2 is concerned, as soon as I finish a few more remaining segments, I think I'll just go ahead and update. Like everyone else, now just waiting for CS4 Real Time Engine.

Jay Bloomfield · November 11th, 2009, 09:44 PM

I upgraded to PP 4.2 from 4.1 under Win 7 x64 and so far I don't see any change, good or bad. But then again, the listed PP 4.2 "fixes" don't affect my workflows.

Robert Young · November 12th, 2009, 06:18 PM

Maybe I'm jaded, but I'm at the point where if I upgrade something and it still works at all, I consider it a great success. ;-)

Stephen Armour · November 14th, 2009, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Young

Maybe I'm jaded, but I'm at the point where if I upgrade something and it still works at all, I consider it a great success. ;-)

Hey, I remember a few years back, when rendering out a project was a great success if it completed. Rare was the day when I didn't have to restart after a crash...when I wore out the Ctrl-S by saving every few secs.

Come to think of it...maybe not much has changed... :)

Marty Baggen · November 14th, 2009, 09:01 AM

Premiere's Achillles Heel has forever been the way it hoards RAM and apparently, subsequently mismanages it internally. I'm only paraphrasing what more learned computer folks have described over the years, but it is self-evident in the behavior of the program.

All you can do is feed the beast, hence the scramble to 64-bit systems with loads of RAM, so at least after "Crash-o-Matic" claims all the memory it can handle, there's still some left over to keep the lights on.

That solution may be short-lived if the "new and improved" 64-bit Premiere of the future is going to start gobbling up even more system resources.

Stephen Armour · November 14th, 2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Baggen

....That solution may be short-lived if the "new and improved" 64-bit Premiere of the future is going to start gobbling up even more system resources.

Thankfully, it appears that CS5 Premiere will use up to 64 GB RAM, so that'll get us down the road a yr or two.

At least until 3D editing takes over, anyway (which is coming on like a freight train). Then it'll be a whole new race to "upgrade" and learn the newest tools and software that will make it happen.

Déjà vu

November 10th, 2009, 08:23 PM	#1
James Park Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 58	Cineform and new Premiere Pro CS4 4.2 Update Adobe just updated Premiere CS4 to 4.2 as well as their encoder. Anyone try it? I'm in the middle of project so I dont want to change anything yet. (BTW running Vista 64 here).

November 11th, 2009, 02:20 AM	#3
Robert Young Trustee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coronado Island Posts: 1,472	My experience as well- using Vista 64. I did image my system drive and uninstall PHD before doing the upgrade. I don't know if that is recommended, but I'm superstitious. The upgrade was very smooth & fast, reinstalled PHD, opened up a finished 10 min CF project I had on board- everything works, previewing looks fine, exported the timeline to a couple of different formats- including full raster CFHD- using the upgraded AME. All quick & smooth, the output files look first class. I'm a happy camper so far. This has evolved for me to where I'm really solid with Vista64/CS4.2/PHD4.x. In fact I'm totally lovin' it compared to XP32/CS3/PHD3. It's finally working like I always imagined these systems should work. Go for it! Related issue: I have the Win7 upgrade disk, but I'm thinking everything is working perfectly for me rght now, why ask for trouble. I may just wait for CS5 before upgrading to Win7. __________________ Bob

November 12th, 2009, 06:18 PM	#6
Robert Young Trustee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coronado Island Posts: 1,472	Maybe I'm jaded, but I'm at the point where if I upgrade something and it still works at all, I consider it a great success. ;-) __________________ Bob

November 10th, 2009, 11:22 PM	#2
David Dwyer Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester, North West Posts: 565	Yeah just started a new project so I upgraded. So far so good with no complaints.

November 11th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#4
James Park Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 58	In terms of Win7, I'm in the same boat. I have my upgrade disk sitting still shrink wrapped in its box. I need to finish up a few projects before migrating the entire system. As far as 4.2 is concerned, as soon as I finish a few more remaining segments, I think I'll just go ahead and update. Like everyone else, now just waiting for CS4 Real Time Engine.

November 11th, 2009, 09:44 PM	#5
Jay Bloomfield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Voorheesville, NY Posts: 433	I upgraded to PP 4.2 from 4.1 under Win 7 x64 and so far I don't see any change, good or bad. But then again, the listed PP 4.2 "fixes" don't affect my workflows.

November 14th, 2009, 09:01 AM	#8
Marty Baggen Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: monroe, or Posts: 572	Premiere's Achillles Heel has forever been the way it hoards RAM and apparently, subsequently mismanages it internally. I'm only paraphrasing what more learned computer folks have described over the years, but it is self-evident in the behavior of the program. All you can do is feed the beast, hence the scramble to 64-bit systems with loads of RAM, so at least after "Crash-o-Matic" claims all the memory it can handle, there's still some left over to keep the lights on. That solution may be short-lived if the "new and improved" 64-bit Premiere of the future is going to start gobbling up even more system resources.