Adobe Prelude
 Metadata transfer, registration, and rough cuts.
 Quickly tag and transcode video streams and create a rough cut with Prelude - a video transfer and logging tool designed for efficient and intuitive multimedia organization and metadata entry. Prelude easily translates into Adobe Premiere Pro and ensures communication and organization are seamless throughout the video production process. And it's only available in Creative Cloud.
 Creative Cloud is a platform for creativity that connects users, content, applications, services, hardware, learning content, and the community. It gives business customers the creative tools and services they need to collaborate and create their best work, while making managing software fast, easy and flexible.
 
 Principal functions
 Labeling panel and templates:  Radically speed up shot registration by creating custom label templates that you can add with a single click while reviewing footage. Enhance your media with metadata without typing or spelling mistakes. Tagged template documents can be shared and reused between projects, machines, and users.
 Improved initial mounts:  Creating a rough cut is now a breeze, just drag and drop the takes you want to include. Curl your clips right on the timeline to get exactly the cut you want.
 Prelude Live Logger:  Quickly and easily record recording notes anywhere right on your iPad, then bring your annotations to Prelude where you can add them to file-based sequences. 
 
 
 Export bookmarks list:  Quickly review your media content with a printed list of bookmarks. Easily get your team into action with line items that describe your media metadata throughout your production workflow.
 Harnessing the power of metadata:  Create custom metadata templates to make gathering key information an easy and consistent part of your transfer workflow. Add metadata in real time via keyboard input or directly from a script created in Adobe Story. Finding the sequences you want is easy in Prelude because all of your metadata is searchable.
 File verification reports:  Take the worry out of your ingest workflow thanks to industry standard file-to-file comparisons. If there are issues, Prelude will give you a complete list of all affected files so you always know where you stand with your media.
 
 System Requirements
 Windows
 CPU with 6th generation or faster Intel processor
 Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1703 or later (required)
 16GB RAM (32GB recommended)
 4 GB of RAM on the GPU
 A fast internal SSD is recommended for application and cache installation, plus temporary media space
 1920 x 1080 resolution or higher
 7200 RPM or higher hard drive (multiple fast drives recommended)
 QuickTime 7.6.6 software for QuickTime functions
 Adobe certified graphics card for accelerated GPU performance.
 Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, subscription validation and access to the necessary online services *
 macOS
 CPU with 6th generation or faster Intel processor
 macOS 10.12 or later (10.13 or later required for hardware acceleration)
 16GB RAM (32GB recommended)
 4 GB of RAM on the GPU
 A fast internal SSD is recommended for cache and application installation, as well as temporary media space.
 1920 x 1080 resolution or higher
 7200 RPM or higher hard drive (multiple fast drives recommended)
 QuickTime 7.6.6 software for QuickTime functions
 Adobe certified graphics card for accelerated GPU performance.
 Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, subscription validation and access to the necessary online services *
 
 Frequent questions
 What is Prelude?
 Prelude is a video transfer and recording tool designed to help users stay organized, work faster, and streamline the production process. Easily transfer file-based footage, encode to virtually any format, and rename clips. Add key metadata during transfer using templates you create yourself. Save time by using an intuitive keyboard-driven workflow to enter temporary markers and other searchable metadata to stay focused on what's important - your footage. With its ability to handle files that grow in size in real time, Prelude streamlines the editing workflow by allowing the user to log an event from the moment it occurs.
 
 Why should I use Prelude if I already use Adobe Premiere Pro?
 Prelude makes video stream transfer, verification and logging more efficient with a simple user interface. Prelude lets you add direction and organization comments to specific sequences by tagging media and creating rough cuts that flow in Adobe Premiere Pro. Prelude offers tools that simplify and expedite file-based sequence transfers in an intuitive environment. It also helps ensure the introduction and flow of metadata throughout the production process so that the user can work on their projects more efficiently, better manage their digital sequences, and complete productions quickly. The metadata entered into Prelude is transferred to Adobe Premiere Pro, enabling precise communication regarding key information frames throughout the workflow. Prelude is an open platform that supports custom integration with third-party management systems and technologies. With an interface that is easy to use even for staff members unfamiliar with non-linear editing systems, Prelude is perfect for environments where editors collaborate with producers and assistants.