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Faintscrawl
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January 9, 2020
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Mac: Mercury Playback Limited to Software Only with Intel HD Graphics 4000?

  • January 9, 2020
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Is normal that I am limited to Software Only playback with this set up running Premiere 2020? Many thanks!

 

 

 

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Correct answer RjL190365

Recent integrated graphics should have utilized OpenCL opr Metal GPU acceleration. However, the available drivers for Ivy Bridge GPUs' integrated graphics for OSX Catalina do not support Metal (OpenCL support is now depreciated in Catalina), and thus Premiere Pro 14.x (2020) will be permanently locked to the software-only mode.

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Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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January 10, 2020

If you had a MacBook Pro with Intel® HD Graphics 5000 or newer, you'd be good to use Metal while OpenCL would show as "deprecated".

 

 

 

 

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    FaintscrawlAuthor
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    January 10, 2020

    Darn. So close. Did Premiere used to work better with HD Graphics 4000?

     

     

    MyerPj
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    MyerPjCommunity Expert
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    January 12, 2020

    There's an option in ME to 'Import sequences natively'. You might toggle that and try the export from PP again, see if it changes the export speed.

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    RjL190365Correct answer
    Legend
    January 9, 2020

    Recent integrated graphics should have utilized OpenCL opr Metal GPU acceleration. However, the available drivers for Ivy Bridge GPUs' integrated graphics for OSX Catalina do not support Metal (OpenCL support is now depreciated in Catalina), and thus Premiere Pro 14.x (2020) will be permanently locked to the software-only mode.

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      FaintscrawlAuthor
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      January 10, 2020

      Thanks for the explanation!

      Warren Heaton
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      Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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      January 10, 2020

      If you're editing 1080p or 720p Apple ProRes, you should still get decent peformance on your 13-inch MacBook Pro even when set to Software Only.  Be sure to set up a custom Sequence for it that also uses Apple ProRes for the Video Previews.

       

       

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
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      January 9, 2020

      Unless you have a discrete GPU card installed, you do not have the option for any Mercury Acceleration as that is completely based on the GPU.

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