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.
| Format and filename extension |
| 3GPP (.3gp) |
| Audio Video Interleave (.avi) |
| AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts)* |
| H.264 (.mp4, .m4v) |
| H.264-encoded QuickTime (.mov, .mp4, .m4v) |
| HEVC/H.265 (.mov, .mp4, .m4v) [macOS 10.13 and later] |
| HEIF/HEIC [macOS 10.13 and later] |
| 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) [Windows-only] |
| Format and filename extension |
| 3GPP (.3gp) |
| Audio Video Interleave (.avi) [Windows-only] |
| 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) [Windows-only] |
| 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) [Windows-only] |
| 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-only] |
| Windows Media audio (.wma) [Windows-only] |
| Format and filename extension |
| Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff) |
| Advanced Audio Coding (.aac) |
| MPEG audio (.mp3) |
| QuickTime audio (.mov) |
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