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Grace351836470r5c
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Apr 16, 2026 2:47 PM UTC
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Media Encoder 26.2 Crashing Upon Open (MacOS 26.4.1)

Every time I open Media Encoder 26.2 or send an export from After Effects 26.2 to Media Encoder, ME crashes immediately. Apps are up to date. Tried restarting mac, didn’t work. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling ME, didn’t work. ME preferences were reset to default, cache was cleared, etc., didn’t work. 

 

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      Makinov
      Participant
      Nov 5, 2026 3:01 PM UTC

      Same problem here on a M2 Max Mac Studio. Nothing works. Uninstalled, reinstalled. complete clean install. Crashes as soon as opening it. The entire video suite feels broken, absolute waste of money.

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      tiliuss29794220
      Participant
      Nov 5, 2026 3:49 PM UTC

      exactly! this highlights that the market is a monopoly, Adobe give no fsss about anything anymore. Roles out a broken software, and give 0 fsss to fix it.

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      tiliuss29794220
      Participant
      Sep 17, 2026 11:01 AM UTC

      Been updating for half a year my OS and still it crashes. I’m using now 

      macOS Tahoe

      Version 26.6.2 on M3 max. So are there any fixes?

       

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      Thea.Aae
      Participant
      Jun 29, 2026 3:07 PM UTC

      I’m also having the exact same issue… Also with Tahoe...

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      BrigitteRoars2
      BrigitteRoars2
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      May 13, 2026 7:22 AM UTC

      Same problem with Tahoe 23.0.1, just updated to Tahoe 25.0 issue persists. Macbook Pro M1

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      arjena
      Participant
      Apr 20, 2026 2:59 PM UTC

      Same here. Just updated to the latest version, unable to use as it crashes as soon as it appears to have finished starting up. And yes, I did submit a bug report but that does not help me now that my client is waiting...

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      EckiAME
      Community Manager
      EckiAMECommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Apr 17, 2026 4:15 PM UTC

      I was not able to reproduce the issue after updating to macOS 26.4.1 Tahoe. Did you allow access to the Documents folder? Did you send the report? What was the name you used?

      Please provide more information. See https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-media-encoder-bugs/how-do-i-write-a-bug-report/idi-p/13094801 for what we need in order to further investigate your issue.

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      EckiAME
      Community Manager
      EckiAMECommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Apr 22, 2026 12:02 PM UTC

      Please send me your user name that you used in the crash report as well as your specs (OS, CPU, GPU, memory). Are there any system level security or AntiVirus tools installed oon your machine?

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      EckiAME
      Community Manager
      EckiAMECommunity Manager
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      Apr 22, 2026 1:26 PM UTC

      Also: did you try to disable all plugins?

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