- Adobe Prelude User Guide
- Introduction
- Workspace and workflow
- Audio and video
- Collaboration with Prelude
Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use Prelude.
- Adobe Prelude User Guide
- Introduction
- Workspace and workflow
- Audio and video
- Collaboration with Prelude
Due to changing needs of video professionals and content creators, we are discontinuing Adobe Prelude. Effective September 8, 2021, Prelude will no longer be available on Adobe.com. For more information, and instructions for downloading Prelude during the support period, please see our FAQ.
Applicable for:
October 2021 (22.0), July 2021 (10.1), March 2021 (10.0), January 2021 (9.0.3), November 2020 (9.0.2), July 2020 (9.0.1), November 2019 (9.0) release
System requirements for earlier releases:
Minimum system requirements for Prelude
Windows
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Minimum requirement |
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Processor |
Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU |
Operating system |
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1903 or later |
RAM |
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Hard disk space |
Fast internal SSD (recommended) for app installation and cache – plus provisional space for media |
Monitor resolution |
1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution |
Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended) |
GPU |
Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance |
Internet |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* |
Other |
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features |
macOS
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Minimum requirement |
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Processor |
Intel® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU |
Operating system |
macOS Catalina v10.15 or later |
RAM |
|
Hard disk space |
Fast internal SSD (recommended) for app installation and cache – plus provisional space for media |
Monitor resolution |
1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution
|
Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended) |
GPU |
Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance |
Internet |
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* |
Other |
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features |
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