Seems like a good deal. Adobe Software

[Craig Tucker]

I am going to purchase a copy of adobe premier pro for doing some video editing at work and was thinking of using DVDlab as my authoring tool. As many of you probrably know adobe software is not cheap but does offer a whole host of features for advanced video editing.

Anyway from Adobes website

Adobe Premier Pro = £525 + VAT.

I have found this product for sale at CCL Computers

This includes Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Encore and Adobe Audition along with a hardware editing card all for £401.71 + VAT.

Bought seperately
Adobe Encore = £385 + VAT

Adobe Audition = £209 + VAT

As I would be getting Encore included with the matrox card there would be no reason to purchase a copy of DVDlab.

This deal almost seems too good to be true, to recap

Matrox RX10 Suite, including Hardware editing card, Adobe Premier pro, Adobe Encore DVD and Adobe Auditions for £401.72 + VAT

or

Adobe premier pro, Adobe Encore and Adobe audition for £1119 + vat.

I have contacted CCL to enquire about the product and they say that the software is all full versions and the reason it is that much cheaper is because it ie OEM software which will not be boxed or have manuals with it. Who cares, I rarely read manuals anyway and over £700 + VAT for manuals seems excessive.

So is this a good deal or am I missing something glaringly obvious here.

[Craig Tucker]

Just done a bit more searching at it seems that I would probrably be eligable for adobes reduced educational software so I could get


-------------Licence--------Disc-------Manual
Audition-------£33---------£25----------£48
Premier Pro---£67---------£25----------£48
Encore---------£70---------£25----------£48
After Eff Pro---£105-------£25-----------£48


Just wondering whether its worth going with the matrox for the hardware card. I could always buy the manuals for £48 each if I really wanted them.

[bugster]

Those educational licenses are really cheap. What is the criteria for elegibility?

Why bother with manuals when most info you need can be found on the web and in on-line help files.

[Craig Tucker]

I probrably wont bother with the manuals, although if I am not paying for them it might be nice to have them

Qualifying For Education Pricing


Please note: Users that qualify as Educational End Users as defined below are eligible to purchase only one product of its type.


Educational Establishments:
Qualified Examples
“Educational Institution” means:

Accredited public or private primary, secondary or higher education school providing full-time instruction. This includes nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, grammar schools, schools for the handicapped, teacher training colleges, technical colleges, further education colleges, research institutes, adult education centres and State run or State subsidised facilities for the re-training of the unemployed.
Administrative Offices or Boards of Education of Educational Establishments (For their own use).
Home schools approved in writing by Adobe in its sole discretion.
Government schools located in the Territory.
Named educational entities approved by Adobe, only if individual named entities are approved by Adobe in writing if not already listed by Adobe on its Web site
Hospitals that are wholly owned and operated by an Educational Institution. Wholly owned and operated means the Educational Institution is sole owner of the hospital and only entity exercising control over day to day operations.
Education research laboratories that are a public institution and recognised as such, teach students as part of their research mission, can provide copy of Bylaws that state the relationship with controlling university.
Educational Consortia and Systems: Corporations and associations validly organised and existing under the laws of the Territory, with each member or shareholder of which is an accredited school.
Other qualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its Internet Web site.



Non-Qualified Examples

Non-accredited schools
Museums
Hospitals not wholly owned and operated by an Educational Institution
Churches
Religious organisations that are not accredited schools
Libraries
Training centres or schools granting certificates for courses such as computer software training or job training that are not accredited schools that grant degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study
Military schools that do not grant academic degrees
Other non-qualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its Internet Web site

Individuals:
Qualified Examples
Qualified individuals who acquire Educational Software Products for their own personal use but not for further distribution or transfer and who have presented appropriate identification of current status as:

Students enrolled at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction
Full or part time students enrolled at higher Education Establishments defined as accredited public or private university or college that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study
Full or part time faculty and staff employed by accredited Education Establishments
Other qualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its Internet Web site or in other written communication



Non-Qualified Examples

Students not currently enrolled at an accredited Education Institution
Faculty and staff not currently employed at an accredited Education Institution that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time study
Students, faculty and staff who are not willing or able to provide appropriate identification
Other unqualified examples as listed by Adobe from time to time on its Internet Web site
Students, faculty, or staff enrolled or employed by named educational entities. Examples include: hospitals, higher education research laboratories, educational consortia, and other examples that may be listed by Adobe from time to time on its Internet Web site or in other written communication

[The village idiot]

While I'm not a big Premier fan, the education discounts are very large. The Matrox card would be very good to have, if you have the money for it. Check for discounts on the Matrox bundle as they may be available that way. Check on the discount for Vegas Video 4 (or soon 5), in the USA the discount is pretty big. Vegas4 + DVD Architect was $800 retail, $270 edu. discount. Now if you could get the Matrox card and Vegas...... :P

[BJ_M]

in 1 month vegas 5 will be out --- with it seems , hardware support...

otherwise the matrox deal is very good -- manuals in pdf form can be downloaded.

adc usually has a premiere only bundle dirt cheap also ... canopus does also ...

[Craig Tucker]

For those of you familiar with this Matrox card (I am not) could you give me a brief run through of its benefits. Does it simply allow rendering of the edited footage to take place on this card and thus not use the main PC processor.

There is a break out box with it so is it a capture card also.