Adobe Premiere 1991 ((exclusive)) -

The software actually began life at under the name ReelTime . It was originally developed by engineer Randy Ubillos in just ten weeks as a demo to showcase SuperMac's "VideoSpigot" video capture cards.

It is easy to look back at the pixelated windows and sluggish rendering of Premiere 1.0 and laugh. But we owe our modern workflow to that software. adobe premiere 1991

In December 1991, Adobe changed the course of filmmaking by releasing , the first affordable, computer-based non-linear editing (NLE) system for the Apple Macintosh. Before its debut, video editing was a "destructive" process involving physical tape or expensive, proprietary hardware that only major studios could afford. The software actually began life at under the name ReelTime

Every time you drag a clip onto a timeline, you are using the metaphor established by Adobe in 1991. Every time a YouTuber edits a vlog in their bedroom, they are benefiting from the democratization that Adobe pioneered. But we owe our modern workflow to that software

But underneath the primitive graphics was a revolution:

This software effectively created the "prosumer" market. It told a generation of filmmakers: You don't need a studio budget to tell a story.

It is impossible to talk about 1991 without mentioning the rivalry that defined the industry. In the late 80s and early 90s, was the heavy hitter. Avid systems were proprietary, expensive hardware/software combos used by Hollywood. If you were cutting a feature film, you were on an Avid.