Adobe Premier Editing And Pcs

[Scarlett]

I do a lot of video editing and need a new PC. I currently use an old CS3 version of Adobe Premier to edit with and have a lot of half finished projects. I am worried that if I get a new faster Windows 7 PC, that it may not be compatible with Premier which currently I use an old PC, Windows XP. I don't want to upgrade to a new version of Premier in case it means I can't edit my old projects. How can I do this?!

[Zacs-Master]

Some info here
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/adobe-creative-suite/466276-will-adobe-ppro-cs3-work-windows-7-64bit.html

[bhg481]

From Zac's link it looks like you won't have a problem. Having said that I would be absolutely amazed if a version of any software wouldn't read an earlier version, even if it couldn't save it again in the earlier format. I've used Pinnacle Studio for editing videos for years; when I had to upgrade because of a computer change and again to allow me to write BluRay discs I have been able to read all my old projects and edit them but the saved version was in the new format.

[bazwillrun]

To be safe I would make a copy of each project, Ive had backwards compatability issues with Adobe Indesign.
When you know you can open edit and save each project without any problems then delete the copy.

[Zacs-Master]

Ain't it nice when you get a thank you? Sheesh.

[Scarlett]

Sorry Zacs- I don't come on here that often, in a hope that I will get more replies that way! Thanks for your link and thanks everyone else for our help.