Prelude
Adobe Prelude is a professional video logging and ingest application designed for video editors, producers, and post-production professionals. It streamlines the process of importing, organizing, and logging video footage from multiple cameras and media sources. Prelude lets users create metadata, markers, and rough cuts before sending projects to Premiere Pro for full editing, making it a critical tool in high-volume production workflows. It was particularly popular in broadcast and documentary production environments where rapid footage review and organization are essential.
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1 suggestionAdobe discontinued Prelude in 2021 with the release of Premiere Pro 2022. The company integrated Prelude's core functionality—media ingest, logging, and metadata tagging—directly into Premiere Pro, making a separate logging application unnecessary. There is no native Apple Silicon build of Prelude, and none will be released. If you rely on Prelude's workflow, Adobe's official migration path is to use Premiere Pro with its built-in ingest and organization tools. Premiere Pro is available as a native Apple Silicon application and is fully supported on M-series Macs. Users should transition their logging workflows to Premiere Pro's Media Browser and metadata features, which provide equivalent functionality without requiring a separate application.
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