Applicable for:
August 2021 (15.4.1), July 2021 (15.4), May 2021 (15.2), April 2021 (15.1), March 2021 (15.0), February 2021 (14.9), January 2021 (14.8), November 2020 (14.6), October 2020 (14.5)
System requirements for earlier releases:
Adobe Media Encoder 15.4 introduces native support for M1 devices. For information on M1 performance gains and limitations, see Premiere Pro for Apple silicon.
Minimum system requirements for Media Encoder
Windows
| Minimum requirement (suitable for SD or HD workflows) |
Recommended (suitable for 4K or greater workflows) |
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|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU |
Intel 7th Gen or newer CPU |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit), v1903 |
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| RAM | 8 GB of RAM | 16 GB of RAM |
| Hard disk space | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) | 8 GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) |
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display resolution | 1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution |
| GPU | Adobe-recommended GPU cards for GPU-accelerated performance:
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| Ethernet | 1 Gigabit ethernet for HD shared network workflows | 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflows |
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* | |
macOS
| Minimum requirement (suitable for SD or HD workflows) |
Recommended (suitable for 4K or greater workflows) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU | |
| Operating system | macOS v10.14 (Mojave) or later | macOS X v10.15 (Catalina) or later |
| RAM | 8 GB of RAM (16 GB of RAM for HD media) | 16 GB of RAM (32 GB for 4K or higher media) |
| Hard disk space | 4GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) | |
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display resolution | 1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution |
| GPU | Adobe-recommended GPU cards for GPU-accelerated performance:
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| Ethernet | 1 Gigabit ethernet for HD shared network workflows | 10 Gigabit ethernet for 4K shared network workflows |
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions,and access to online services.* | |
Minimum system requirements for HEIF support
To import HEIF format files, ensure that you have the following minimum system requirements:
mac OS Version 10.13 and upwards.
Windows 10 Version (64-bit), version 1809 or later (required). For Windows 10, you need to install both HEIF Image Extension and HEVC Video Extension. For more information on downloading the extensions, see HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions.
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Media Encoder 15.4 supports macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) on Intel CPUs. Native support for Apple M1 CPUs is not yet available but you can run Premiere Pro in Rosetta 2 emulation mode on Apple M1 devices. For more information, see Do Adobe apps work on Apple computers that use the M1 chip?
Additional AMD and NVIDIA video adapters recommended for GPU acceleration
In addition to the following video adapters recommended for GPU acceleration in Adobe Media Encoder, you can also use Recommended graphics cards for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Windows CUDA
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
- NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
- NVIDIA Quadro K2000
- NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
- NVIDIA Quadro K2200
- NVIDIA Quadro K2000M
- NVIDIA Quadro K3000M
- NVIDIA Tesla K10
Windows OpenCL
- AMD FirePro S7000
- AMD FirePro S9000
- AMD FirePro W2100
- AMD FirePro W4100
- AMD FirePro W4170M
- AMD FirePro M5100
- AMD FirePro M6100
- AMD Radeon R9 280
- AMD Radeon R9 280X
- AMD Radeon R9 285
- AMD Radeon R9 290
- AMD Radeon R9 290X
- AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- AMD Radeon R7 265
- AMD Radeon R7260X
- AMD Radeon HD 8470
- AMD Radeon HD 8550M
- AMD Radeon HD 8570
- AMD Radeon HD 8570M
- AMD Radeon HD 8670
- AMD Radeon HD 8670M
- AMD Radeon HD 8690M
- AMD Radeon HD 8730M
- AMD Radeon HD 8740
- AMD Radeon HD 8750M
- AMD Radeon HD 8760
- AMD Radeon HD 8770M
- AMD Radeon HD 8790M
- AMD Radeon HD 8870
- AMD Radeon HD 8950
- AMD Radeon HD 8970