Adobe Prelude CS6

What is Adobe Prelude?

Adobe® Prelude™ CS6 software streamlines your production tasks. Ingest nearly any file-based format and begin logging immediately, creating searchable markers and other temporal metadata that flow through post-production, so you can work faster and stay organized.
Build a solid foundation for your post-production with Adobe® Prelude CS6 software. Ingest file-based footage and log faster with a powerful, keyboard-driven workflow that lets you add searchable temporal markers and notes that flow through post-production, so you can find the footage you want quickly and stay organized.

Full or partial ingest

Get working faster with easy ingest and tagging of file-based footage. Import entire clips or portions of clips to save time and reduce storage needs.

Heads-up logging

Work faster with intuitive, keyboard-driven logging. Create metadata and subclips without taking your eyes off your footage; all controls are accessible from the keyboard.

Transcoding to many formats upon ingest

Transcode to your preferred editing format as you ingest, enabling better storage optimization and a consistent workflow.

Searchable temporal markers

Add searchable markers and other temporal metadata to clips to stay organized and find footage faster. Metadata flows into Adobe Premiere® Pro software, keeping your project vision on track.

Rough cut creation

Jump-start your edit by adding clips and subclips to rough cuts. A simple one-click option sends your rough cut to Adobe Premiere Pro for final editing.

Thumbnail scrubbing

View clips as thumbnails in addition to hierarchies within folders. Quickly find the shot you want to ingest, or set in and out points for partial ingest.

Success write confirmation

Get immediate confirmation that your footage has been ingested successfully. Select from two options to verify: file size and byte-level check.

Speech transcription notes

View transcription notes from Speech Analysis in Adobe Premiere Pro when the corresponding footage is ingested to Prelude.

Customizable extensibility*

Leverage the XMP-based open platform capabilities of Prelude to integrate with third-party technologies and management systems.

Customizable markers*

Create searchable, custom, temporal-based markers through ActionScript® panels that allow you to capture the necessary information for your project or organization.

Customizable metadata import*

Import event metadata from other workflow-specific sources and add it to your footage later in Prelude by importing it as an XMP stream or file.