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rgr2
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April 28, 2025
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How do I disable GPU acceleration here? Premiere won't let me switch to "software only".

How do I disable GPU acceleration here? Premiere won't let me switch to "software only".

    RjL190365Correct answer
    Legend
    July 20, 2025

    It's not set to Software only. It's set to 'Mercure Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (Metal) - Recommended' and I can't change it.


    Are you running an Apple Silicon Mac (as opposed to an Intel Mac)? If so, then you're permanently locked to the Metal GPU acceleration mode. Apple Silicon-native versions of Premiere Pro never offered software-only rendering at all no matter what.

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    helpful_experts7918
    Participant
    October 11, 2026

    That was a worthless change. I’m still struggling with 1hour-2hour long 4K timeline(It makes a black screen in program monitor). The only solution was switching the renderer to “Software Rendering Only”. Now its gone. Either you guys fix the CUDA issues or bring back that option to change the renderer. 

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    JonesVid
    Community Expert
    JonesVidCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 28, 2025

    Adobe have disabled Software rendering option on 25.2 and all you see is a greyed out rendering option.

    GPU is selected by default

    To enable Software rendering only you just hold down <SHIFT> key whilst starting Premiere

    The attached dialogue box comes up where you can select a number of options.

    Software Render as one off is the last option.

     

    This greyed out Render infomration has confused a lot of users

     

     

     

     

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      james_90
      Participant
      July 20, 2025

      Not working as of 20/07/25 apparently. I see the first four options, but the 5th option is invisible ("Use Software Rendering only (one-time only)").

       

      Am I the only one with this problem?

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      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 20, 2025

      If your rendering is set to Software only you wont get the option.

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        Ann Bens
        Community Expert
        Ann BensCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 28, 2025

        You cannot disable the option. Software only has been removed with 25.2

        If you want to use Software only you will have to restart Premiere while holding down Alt.

        Then you can use the option.

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-discussions/now-released-software-rendering-option-removed/m-p/15075725#M10958

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        jasonr1988068
        Known Participant
        March 23, 2026

        Not working. I’m having serious crashes importing footage in Premiere26.02 and I’m trying to disable graphics card and use softwrae option only. The crashes just started happening out of the blue and occurs with Premier 25 and Rush.

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        Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey
        Adobe Employee
        March 27, 2026

        Hi jasonr1988068,

        We’re sorry to hear about this. Please let us know system specs (OS, CPU, GPU & RAM) & the specifications of the media (format, frame rate & frame size) with which you are experiencing this issue in Pr. Is this happening with any specific media/project or all of them?

         

        Thanks,

        Sumeet

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