Camera & Format Updates in Adobe Premiere 26.5

Working with different cameras and recording formats shouldn't slow down your edit. Adobe Premiere 26.5 brings new camera support, improved RAW workflows, and performance updates that can help you spend less time dealing with compatibility issues and more time editing.

Here's a quick look at what's new.

Before You Start

These updates are included in Adobe Premiere 26.5, though some improvements depend on your hardware and the media you're working with. NVIDIA Blackwell GPU acceleration, for example, requires compatible hardware.

What's New in 26.5?

1. Work with Sony FX5 footage

Premiere 26.5 adds support for footage from Sony's FX5 camera, including Sony XAVC and XOCN media and 32-bit float Hi-Res audio.

You can bring supported footage directly into Premiere without converting it first.

2. Get more control over ProRes RAW

Working with ProRes RAW? Premiere 26.5 now lets you view and adjust native RAW parameters, with improved playback and performance, especially on Windows.

One important change: Premiere now uses the color space selected when the footage was recorded instead of defaulting to Rec. 709. This means ProRes RAW footage in existing projects might look different than before.

If you notice a change, check out Why ProRes RAW media may look different in Premiere v26.5 by Fergus. He explains what's changed and how to get your footage looking the way you expect.

3. Import ARRICORE footage directly

Premiere 26.5 adds native support for ARRICORE, the recording format used by the ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme.

You can import ARRICORE footage directly into your project without transcoding, simplifying your editing workflow.

4. Improve playback with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs

If you're using an NVIDIA Blackwell GPU, Premiere 26.5 adds hardware-accelerated decoding for 4:2:2 10-bit AVC and HEVC media in MXF containers.

This can help improve playback performance and responsiveness when editing high-quality footage.

5. Speed up XAVC-I exports with Smart Rendering

Expanded Smart Rendering support for XAVC-I can help reduce export times by reusing compatible preview files instead of rendering everything again.

It's a useful improvement for editors working in broadcast, news, sports, and other deadline-driven environments.

6. Take another look at Canon Cinema RAW Light

One more update worth revisiting: Premiere 26.3 introduced expanded support for Canon Cinema RAW Light.

If you've encountered compatibility issues with newer Canon RAW footage in the past, it's worth checking what the latest version supports.

What Formats Are You Working With?

Camera technology keeps evolving, and we're always interested in hearing how you're working with different formats in Premiere.

Which camera or recording format do you use most often? Is there a format compatibility or performance improvement you'd like to see next?

Let us know in the comments!