Adobe CS4 Production Premium, Win, CD, ES 65022998 User Manual

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium—64-bit Optimization White Paper

Video production is inherently multi-disciplinary, and shrinking budgets and increasingly

powerful software mean production specialists in every area are stretching beyond their

core strengths to handle other aspects of a production. Because 64-bit systems make it 

possible to run many applications simultaneously while maintaining real-time playback, 

they can speed the production process considerably by providing instant access to a broad 

array of creative options. For hands-on users, the benefits are tangible—64-bit systems 

make it possible to maintain creative momentum throughout the process of creating and 

refining productions, which translates into both a more enjoyable working process and 

higher-quality results.
A number of key trends in video technology and video production will make 64-bit 

operating systems even more important moving forward:
 •  As the native resolution of cameras continues to increase, so do the bandwidth

    requirements— multiple layers or multiple streams of video increase demands at a  

    higher rate. Only a 64-bit OS can keep up with these demands.
 •  As color depth requirements increase, data rates increase dramatically. For example,  

    a 4:4:4 12-bit file requires three times the bandwidth of a 4:2:0 8-bit file of the  

    same resolution.
 •  As producers become more cost-conscious, 64-bit systems can allow producers to shave

    time from schedules by handling more tasks in parallel.
 •  Rapidly evolving standards mean that content creators must work at high resolutions

    throughout production in order to meet the quality requirements for distribution.   

    High definition is increasingly common, even for web-based video distribution.  

   Popular video web sites now offer HD content.

When you use Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium on a 64-bit OS, you can expect

to see tangible benefits right away: 
 •  Faster editing performance in Adobe Premiere Pro, especially when working with high

    resolution files.
 •  Better multi-core rendering and longer RAM previews in After Effects.
 •  Run multiple components in Production Premium CS4 simultaneously, and leverage

   new integration like Dynamic Link to move content between them.
 •  Faster performance in native 64-bit Photoshop® (on Microsoft Windows Vista),

    especially when working with extremely large .PSD files. 
 •  Projects can scale further in resolution and complexity, taking advantage of the

    additional available memory. 
 •  Background processes run more efficiently.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and After Effects CS4 have been re-architected for 64-bit operating

systems to use large memory more effectively (up to 20GB of memory for Adobe Premiere

Pro alone, up to 64GB of memory for a large Production Premium workflow).
Photoshop CS4 is native 64-bit on Windows Vista today, and Photoshop Lightroom 2

supports 64-bit processing on both Mac OS and Windows systems—further increasing the

64-bit performance pay-off. In early testing of 64-bit Vista support in Photoshop, we have

observed overall performance gains in the range of 8-12%. Those who work with extremely 

large files may realize noticeably larger gains in performance, in some cases as dramatic as 

10 times the previous speed. This is because 64-bit applications can address larger amounts 

Simple table on how much per core: 

Simplified Scenario

Good Memory 

Range

SD Single App 

2GB -> 4GB

HD Single App

4GB -> 8GB

SD Workflow

4GB -> 8GB

HD Workflow

8GB -> 16GB