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] [Windows 10 version 1809 (x64bit) or higher. Windows 8.1 is not supported] |
HEIF/HEIC [macOS 10.13 and later] |
MOD (.mod) |
MPEG-1 (.mpeg) |
MPEG-2 (.m2v, .mpg) |
MPEG-2 Transport Stream (.m2t)* |
QuickTime (.mov, .m4a) |
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) |