The activation servers for CS5/CS5.5 are often inactive, preventing new installations.
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Extensive support for formats like AVCHD and Canon DSLR footage.
Be aware that CS5 is not officially supported on modern operating systems like Windows 11 or newer macOS versions, and activating it on new machines may fail.
Provided real-time editing performance without rendering for many effects.
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