I'm thinking of buying Adobe Premier CS3. I've heard bad things about previous versions, but been told the latest version is right up there with Avid and Final Cut Pro.

I don't have a lot of experience so what do you all think?

What have you heard about the old versions ? I think CS3 is quite good and if it had those so called problems in the past all the others had too, it's normal they are improving, I like adobe premiere and i've been using it since version 1.5 and you can always download a trial version and use it for 30 days.
I heard that final cut pro is very good but you need a mac for that and if you don't own one and do not plan to buy one forget about final cut . It gives you cs3 and sony vegas you can try both for free during 30 days. Final cut pro does not have trial versions either you buy it or not .
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Premiere CS3 is great. I've used Final Cut Pro a little bit, but overall they're about the same. I'm sure there are a few differences, I'm guessing both for and against either program, but I don't think you'll be disappointed. Premiere is a great program that does everything I need it to.

Also adobe premiere was developed by some guys that worked developing final cut pro .



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It also integrates well with Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects, so it opens up more possibilities in terms of using bitmap and vector images and special effects within Premiere projects.

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Let's not forget audition, on location and encore, except for location the other 2 are normally used .

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