Feature summary | Adobe Media Encoder | October 2022, June 2022, and May 2022 release

Learn about new features and enhancements in October 2022, June 2022, and May (22.4) releases of Adobe Media Encoder.

ARRI ALEXA 35 camera support

ARRIRAW and ProRes files from the ARRI ALEXA 35 camera are now supported.

Notification on Encoding or Queue Completion

If you have the Creative Cloud app, you can opt to receive notifications from Adobe Media Encoder after each item or all items in the queue finish encoding. 

To enable Adobe Media Encoder to send notifications to your app, click Edit > Preferences > Notifications (Windows) or Media Encoder > Preferences > Notifications (macOS).

Computer Shutdown on Queue encoding finished

You can decide to automatically shut down your computer after all queued encoding jobs are down. This can be helpful for longer encoding jobs finished late after working hours.

Support for RED V-RAPTOR camera

Adobe Media Encoder now offers support for the RED V-RAPTOR cameras.

Export GIFs with transparency

Adobe Media Encoder now supports transparency when exporting GIFs, adding greater flexibility for short social media content.

Hardware Accelerated Encoding for 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC on macOS

Export times for your 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC footage are significantly faster on Mac Intel and M1 systems. Select HEVC (H.265) from the Format drop-down under Export Settings to allow this option. Then under the Video tab, go to Encoding Settings. The Performance field will be set to Hardware Encoding if the system supports hardware encoding. Set the profile level to Main 10. Setting it to Software Encoding will disable hardware encoding, and Adobe Media Encoder won't use hardware to encode the media.

 The minimum OS version required for this feature to be enabled is macOS Big Sur (version 11).

Hardware Accelerated Encoding for 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC for AMD

Export times for your 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC footage are significantly faster on supported AMD hardware.
To enable this option, select HEVC (H.265) from the Format drop-down under Export Settings. Then under the Video tab, go to Encoding Settings. If the GPU card supports HW encoding, the Performance field will be set to Hardware Encoding. Set the profile level to Main 10. Setting it to Software Encoding will disable hardware encoding and Adobe Media Encoder won't use AMD hardware to encode the media. 

 If you have an AMD GPU card that supports 10-bit 4:2:0 HEVC encode on your Windows machine, you will be able to use this feature.

HEVC 10-bit is enabled in Navi10 and up: Consumer: RX 5XXX, RX 6XXX, Pro: W 5XXX, W 6XXX. The minimum driver version required is 21.10.1. Its corresponding Windows Driver Store version for Win 10/11 is 30.0.13025.1000.

Smart Rendering Stability Improvements

You can now use the smart render feature with supported formats when exporting on M1 Macs, Intel Macs, and Windows machines.