It used to be that Media Encoder was available when subscribing to Premiere or After Effects, but I was told today by Sales Support, in no uncertain terms, that now a full all-apps subscription is required to get access to Media Encoder?
PS I find it amusing sometimes when threads get locked... Despite common conception, sometimes in computing a decade-old thread is perfectly relevant to add on to. Or in this case, this 2017 one. 🙂 Unfortunately you can't post to it anymore, which would've been the ri.
you were told correctly. you need an all apps subscription.
or, it may still be included with a premiere or after effects subscription. start a trial of one of those and see. remember to quickly cancel if it doesn't meet your needs
@Peru Bob there has been some discussion on this in the Media Encoder forum, but the current release of Media Encoder is a component of Creative Cloud, and several of the codecs are licensed appropriately as part of the active membership that includes Media Encoder.
A single application membership for Premiere Pro, After Effects, or Animate should unlock the ability to use most of Media Encoder's functionality. Full functionality would only be unlocked with multiple applications, which means an All App Creative Cloud membership.
The link just goes to the main landing page, "What is Media Encoder?" Do you have links to those forum posts or online documentation detailing which components are availabe and unavailable with the different subscription types?
The topic may have been discussed, or you can start a new discussion about what limitations of Adobe Media Encoder based on the applications and that are installed on the host computer.
Will installing either Premiere Pro or After Effects automatically install Media Encoder as in the past, or will it be necessary to install it from the Creative Cloud desktop app?
Yes, @Peru Bob , I just confirmed that an installation of Premiere Pro began the download and install of Media Encoder.
Besides Premiere Pro and After Effects, I believe Animate also uses Media Encoder, as Flash Professional did previously. There may also be workflows for other Adobe Creative Cloud applications. It may be a on-demand installation for Animate, as I don't know how much usage they have for Media Encoder with modern workflows and files.
DrewPost, if you subscribed to After Effects or Premiere Pro, then you would gain access to Media Encoder for the file formats and codecs that are supported by that application.
I would strongly encourage you start a new discussion with the Community in the Media Encoder forum, if you have specific questions about Media Encoders functionality by application, DrewPost. They have the subject matter expertise you are looking for with first-hand experience of converting files.
13
Replies
AdChoices