Severe memory leak caused by Auto Reframe in Premiere Pro 2025 (macOS)

Hi @KevinCartton - Do you have the Epidemic Sound and AutoCut Panels open while using the reframe?  If so can you close them or uninstall and then try again.  I'm wondering if this is where the leak is happening.  I tried on a 10 minute sequence and did not have the issue you are describing.

• Issue:
  Adobe Premiere Pro 2025 on macOS causes a severe memory leak when using the Auto Reframe feature. Memory usage increases progressively until the entire system becomes unresponsive, and Premiere cannot be closed manually or forcefully.

• Steps to reproduce:

  • Open Premiere Pro 2025 (tested on versions 25.2.0 and 25.2.3).

  • Create a new sequence or import an existing one (tested with 1080p H.264 .mp4 videos).

  • Apply Auto Reframe Sequence.

  • Let the analysis run for a few minutes (especially on sequences longer than 1 minute).

  • Observe memory usage via Activity Monitor.

• Expected result:
  Premiere completes the Auto Reframe analysis and stabilizes memory usage.

• Actual result:
  Memory usage skyrockets to over 90 GB (on a 16 GB machine), eventually freezing the system. Premiere becomes unresponsive, cannot be quit through the UI, Force Quit, or Activity Monitor. Requires kill -9 via Terminal or a full reboot.

• Adobe Premiere Pro version:
  25.2.0 (Build 147) and 25.2.3 (Build 174)

• Operating system:
  macOS Sonoma 14.5 (Build 23F74)
  MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro – 16 GB RAM

• GPU driver version (N/A for macOS):
  Not applicable

• Video format:

  • H.264 .mp4 files, 1920x1080, 30fps

  • Also tested with ProRes 422 — same result

  • Source duration: ~1 min to 5 min

• Comparative information:

  • Issue affects all projects using Auto Reframe

  • Occurs with new and old projects

  • First noticed after updating to version 25.2.3, then confirmed on 25.2.0

• Plugins:
  • Autocut
  • Epidemisound