For a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on codecs, and how they determine playback of files, see Codecs: Frequently asked questions in Microsoft Help. Adobe Premiere Elements supports codecs that the operating system (Windows, Mac OS) running on your computer supports.
* Windows only formats
Format and filename extension |
3GPP (.3gp, .3g2) |
Adobe Shockwave Flash (.swf) |
Audio Video Interleave (.avi) |
AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts) |
H.264 (.mp4, .m4v) |
H.264-encoded QuickTime (.mov, .mp4, .m4v) |
MOD (.mod) |
MPEG-1 (.mpeg) |
MPEG-2 (.m2v, .mpg) |
MPEG-2 Transport Stream (.m2t)** |
QuickTime (.mov, .m4a) |
TOD (.tod) |
Video Object (DVD video) (.vob) ** |
Windows Media (.wmv) * |
Format and filename extension |
3GPP (.3gp, .3g2) |
Audio Video Interleave (.avi) * |
H.264 (.mp4) |
H.264-encoded QuickTime (.mov, .mp4) |
MPEG-1 (.mpeg) |
MPEG-2 (.mpg) |
MPEG-4 (.mp4) |
QuickTime (.mov) |
Video Object (DVD video) (.vob) |
Windows Media (.wmv) * |
Format and filename extension |
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop sequence (.psd) |
Adobe Premiere title (.prtl) |
Animated GIF (.gif) |
Bitmap and Bitmap sequence (.bmp, .rle) |
Camera raw files (.cr2, .dng, .nef, .orf, and others) |
CompuServe GIF (.gif) * |
JPEG and JPEG sequence (.jpg, .jpeg) |
Portable Network Graphics (.png) |
TIFF and TIFF sequence (.tif, .tiff) |
Format and filename extension |
Adaptive Multi-Rate Compression (.amr) |
Audio Interchange File Format (.aif, .aiff) |
Advanced Audio Coding (.aac) |
Dolby Digital (.ac3)** |
MPEG audio (.mp3) |
QuickTime audio (.mov) |
Waveform (.wav) * |
Windows Media audio (.wma) * |
Format and filename extension |
Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff) |
Advanced Audio Coding (.aac) |
MPEG audio (.mp3) |
QuickTime audio (.mov) |