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Premier Pro Lag after MacOS 26

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
September 26, 2025
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Hello, Im using macbook pro m1 max with 64GB ram. I started facing Lag in Premier pro. Lag in Playback, Rendering Previews etc after i updated to latest MacOS 26 Tahoe. I will attach my Premier pro version and Macbook details below. Adobe please give an Update by fixing this issue. Thankyou

Mert+from+Vagon

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i’d try to isolate this from the OS update first, because strong Apple Silicon machines can still feel terrible if one plugin, cache, or audio device setting is misbehaving.

things i’d test:
- launch Premiere while holding Shift and clear media cache/plugin cache
- set Audio Hardware > Default Input to No Input
- disable third-party plugins once
- test a brand new project with one ProRes clip
- if your footage is H.264/H.265, try a short ProRes/DNxHR transcode and compare playback

if a clean project with ProRes is still laggy, then it’s probably not just your media/project.

ARichard42224

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I am having the same issue after my computer updated, premiere is VERY buggy, it keeps saying files need to be located, sequences are taking 4 and 5 hours to render?! It used to take my computer 30 minutes to render 90 minute sequence, what did yall do?

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Lazarcatic

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Any news on the fix?

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strong_moments7231

Participant

I have the same issue than you, and it's still not fixed

jamieclarke

Community Manager

Hi @Lazarcatic - Were you able to uninstall Sony Catalyst?

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Lazarcatic

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Got mac studio updated to 26.0.1 m2 max 32gb ram i cant even edit on 1/8 quality sony 4k footage export is for 2min video 15mins all of it is slow after os update

jamieclarke

Community Manager

Hi @Lazarcatic - We need a few more details to try to help with the issue. Please see the pinned post and some of the questions users have asked and let us know if that helps.

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Lazarcatic

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It didnt help.Can you tell me what specific info you need so i can give you that?

jamieclarke

Community Manager

Hi @Picturebros - We need a few more details to try to help with the issue. Please see some of the questions users have asked and let us know.

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Lazarcatic

Participating Frequently

Got m2 max and its slow slow slow everything nothing spec but i cant work like this needs update asap. even on 1/8 quality its slow

jamieclarke

Community Manager

Hi @Picturebros - Thanks for submitting your bug report. We need a few more details to try to help with the issue.

Can you check your audio hardware settings and make sure Default Input is set to "No Input"

Do you have any third party plugins or panels installed?

When troubleshooting, it’s helpful to provide as much detail as possible, as that makes it easier to narrow down the cause of the issue. Please see, How to Report a Problem.

Sorry for the frustration.

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PicturebrosAuthor

Participant

Hi Jamie let me share my setting screenshots please check

jamieclarke

Community Manager

Hi @Picturebros - Do you have premiere composer open when this issue occurs? If you uninstall it do you still have the issue? Do you have any third party plugins installed?

Can you check your audio hardware settings and make sure Default Input is set to "No Input"

Can you try and hold down "SHIFT" while launching Premiere and check the boxes
"Reset app preferences" (Backup Preferences first)
"Clear media cache files"
"Reset plugin loading cache"
"Disable third-party plugins (one-time only)"

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defaultiekx62hn96eu

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Having the same issue on my 2022 Mac Studio - M1 Ultra 128 GB RAM

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Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey

Adobe Employee

Hi Picturebros,

Sorry to hear about this. Is this happening with any specific project/sequence or all of them? Please share the media specs (format, frame rate, and frame size) and whether you have applied any effects to the clips in the timeline. Also, have you already tried clearing the cache?

Thanks,

Sumeet

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PicturebrosAuthor

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Hello Sumeet,
Thankyou for reaching out. No it is not happening with any specific
project/sequence or all of them. Im facing everytime with every type of
format, fps, frame size etc.

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