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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Film Students, this is the package to get! Jan 06, 2012
By RedTerrier
"Extended Mags"
For a quick review, here it is: Works exactly like the retail/pro version, has all the plugins/extras/functionality you'd expect, but costs 75% less! All you have to submit is a valid student ID or college transcript, and they release a code to unlock the software. Usually takes about 3 days to receive, and you're good to go as far as your imagination will take you.
UPDATE: No watermarks or education restrictions! You can use this edition for commercial work now...thanks to Laura from the comments.
http://www.adobe.com/sea/special/education/students/studentteacheredition/faq.html
Now, if you want a longer review, continue reading:
CS5.5 is the best bang for your buck in the industry, and I say that as someone who has dealt with film/TV workflows on a daily basis. I was a live-and-die Final Cut guy for much of that time, and had always thought that Final Cut Studio was the best software value that was also professionally capable. That all changed with Final Cut X; Apple has effectively neutered FCX to the point that it is un-workable in a offline/online environment. A year ago, the studio I was at bought 2 seats for Adobe CS5.5; a year later they've got 12.
CS5.5 is an amazing package, in that everything works seamlessly together and also plays nicely with most outside programs. I'll give a quick breakdown of programs we use: motion graphics and vfx compositing.
-Photoshop: If you don't have photoshop, please stop reading and buy Photoshop Elements to give it a whirl. It's the greatest image editor/digital painter/photo retoucher/logo designer available, and has been the industry standard for over 15 years. Every studio needs it, and every artist needs to know it.
-Illustrator: Quite possibly the best thing to make logos and titles for designers, it is also quite ubiquitous with motion graphics. In a collaborative environment, most artists will know a bit of illustrator for its excellent vector tools and flexible design options.
-After Effects: The single greatest program for motion graphics, it's the only thing worth mentioning for a do-it-all compositing/animation/mographics tool. The plugins and online community are stronger and more varied than any other program on the market, and if you are good work will find you.
-Mocha: A side program that comes packaged with AE, it's actually one of the greatest rotoscoping/tracking tools in the industry. AE was never the greatest roto tool in the bunch, but with mocha it is a fully functioning paint/roto powerhouse. You can export shapes and masks into AE and 99% of them will be done quicker than what you can achieve in just AE.
-Premiere: Once the weak sister of the digital (or non-linear) editing packages, Premiere was redesigned a few years back and basically copied final cut's interface and functionality. That's not a bad thing; since apple botched up FCX, this is basically FC9, which is what everyone was waiting for anyway. It's a solid editor now, and the mercury playback engine is actually quite fast for real-time playback of huge, high res files. It's very indie-friendly too, running most DSLR and RED files natively without a lot of crazy conversion. And, amazingly, it still exports EDLs and works with AJA and matrox cards.
-Flash: Really tough to learn, but an amazingly flexible animation tool, great for both web animations or full on cartoons, I can't use it that well so I'll leave that to someone who is a pro. Usually an animator.
-Audition, Encore, etc.: Very functional DVD creation and audio sweetening tools, again we don't use these on a daily (or weekly) basis, since we are a visual effects studio we send this work out to other shops. However, these programs are fully integrated into the Premiere timeline and after effects, which means that if you tweak something in after effects or another program it will update into your dvd project or sound project. Excellent for 1-man-shops, or freelancers.
-Adobe media encoder: A true hidden gem, we ran some tests on the adobe media encoder on an 8-core mac vs. apple compressor batch on the same mac. Needless to say, in most cases the adobe media encoder (which is truly 64-bit and takes advantage of hyper threading) was faster and in some cases by quite a lot. It also integrates seamlessly into the suite.
There are a few other pieces, including adobe bridge for viewing media in a hub-like environment and OnLocation, which lets you sort metadata and add markers and comments as you shoot. These programs are more production oriented, but are still handy and value-added.
Overall, this package will give you every tool you need to be a fully functional post production studio, and if you're a student or religious organization, this is definitely the way to go. Although it pains me to turn my back on Apple software, for now, this is the choice for my money.
Oh yes, in case you were wondering I've decided to go back to school full-time for my masters, which means I am now a full time student. That's why I got this edition. :p
PROS: - Every tool you'll ever need (outside of 3D) for post production, great plugins and online help, tight integration, fair pricing. Can be used for commercial work too!
CONS: -Adobe updates it every other year, so expect CS6 sometime in 2012.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Student Discount Problems Jan 13, 2012
By Aaron Dill
I would strongly suggest to anyone trying to get an Adobe student discount, use your student ID. Don't waste your time doing it any other way. Adobe doesn't tell you that if you submit a school receipt, it will have to be on a school letterhead, including all pertinent information and then including a school stamp. Yes they treat even cashiers receipts similar to an official transcript.
I ordered the production premium discount package through customer service and I asked specific questions about what I would need if I didn't have an ID. They told me in was acceptable to send in a printed class receipt. I placed the order and received Adobe's answer in 2 days. They said they couldn't accept the receipt because they couldn't verify the institutions name. That didn't make any sense because the name and address were clearly on the printout. So I called Adobe customer service again and they told me that the receipt would need to be on letterhead. I then cancelled the order because it's almost impossible to get a receipt on school letterhead from the cashiers office. It might be possible through registration, only after spending an hour in line, getting hold of the right person and watching them print out the receipt and get everything correct. What a stupid process. If I try to purchase anything through Adobe at a student discount again, I will get myself a school ID. This is probably the easiest way.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Runs like a dream, for the most part Jan 08, 2012
By Laura Tripp
Installed this on my dual-core pentium iMac (still running Leopard) alongside a (different) CS4 pack with no issues. Programs run fine, though I haven't had the chance to check out all of them yet. In a month or so of using this pack, I've had one major work-losing crash in After Effects (caused by something Photoshop was doing), and sometimes Illustrator hangs up upon quitting, but I'm upgrading to Snow Leopard soon and hope that fixes these issues (and crossing my fingers that new ones don't crop up).
As far as the student discount goes, the process was quick and painless. Unlike a few years ago, when I bought my CS4 and had to wait 3 days and send two proofs of enrollment, this time all they asked for was my university email address. I received my serial number instantly. Only potential problem I can see is the instructions for submitting your student discount request are located inside the package, which can't be returned once opened. So, if for whatever reason Adobe decides you're not eligible (though their requirements are fairly clearly stated on their site), you're in a bit of trouble. If you're unsure your student status meets their requirements, it's probably best to double-check before ordering.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Adobe hates it's customers Jan 07, 2012
By R. A. Maynard
The product itself is wonderful. However, Adobe makes it so painful and time consuming to simply get a serial number - it is frustrating beyond belief. I have purchased 5 versions of Photoshop Elements over the years, and each one has been more difficult to just start using due to the weird and mandatory registration process. I finally took the plunge and purchased this FOUR HUNDRED DOLLAR package since I am now a college student taking a Photoshop class. Anyway - you'd think that if you spent 400 bucks on some software that you could simply insert the disk, install the software, and begin using it. Nope. Adobe made this as painful and as complicated and as intrusive as they possibly could. Believe me, I will remember this the next time I am deciding wether or not to buy an Adobe product. First I spent 30 minutes answering questions (mandatory) and then I had to submit PROOF that I am a college student (by the way, why make me prove it AFTER they have my 400 dollars? rather than before), and the only acceptable proof is a student ID card. Well guess what, I go to a satellite campus in Fort Worth, TX of Columbia College, Mo. Our campus ID card machine has been broken for over a year and therefore I do not have an ID card. I have lots of other things that prove I am a student, but not a stupid ID card. Anyway, as you can imagine, I am not happy about this. I have owned this Software for two solid days and still do not have a serial number from Adobe. My class starts in two days.... anyway, buyer beware. Adobe hates you.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Finally got it!!! Apr 07, 2012
By Jcube
I love Adobe photoshop and have been using it for a while. Just wanted to upgrade and also learn some other production programs and thats why I got this. So far it's working great.
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