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Hello all, I am putting my new 14" Macbook Pro (base configuration 8-core M1 Pro) through its paces and noticed that I only have access to Software Encoding in Premiere and Media Encoder when using H.264 (Match source, high bitrate -- and I did try changing it to CBR rather than VBR per some other forum suggestions; that made no difference)
1. Is this an issue with the Apple Silicon chips that is yet to be updated? The GPU is a major draw for this computer to me and I'd love to be able to use it to encode more quickly.
2. Are there other codecs I should try? I tend to use H.264 for maximum cross-compatibility and have not dabbled with ProRes or any of the other multitude of options.
I am getting the "Your system's hardware does not support hardware acceleration for the current settings" message.
Thank you!
For me, it was hitting "Match Source" which apparently enabled settings from my camera's source that my GPU could not support.
Thanks,
Eric
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For anyone who comes across this later -- it seems this issue was in my Memory settings. "Optimize rendering for:" was set to Performance, rather than Memory -- once I set it to Memory, Hardware Encoding became available.
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Hmm, that's really odd. I'm experiencing the same issue, but the switch to "memory" didn't fix it.
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As someone who came across this later, this weirdly worked (even though, as you say below, it doesn't seem to be the actual root issue). Thanks!
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"Hardware" versus "Software" encoding for H.264/265 or "HEVC" exports is limited by your CPU, not your GPU.
It is only about whether your CPU has the extra hardware bits specifically used for 'hardware' long-GOP encoding. It has nothing whatever to do with your GPU or GPU accelerated effects within Premiere.
And the controls for long-GOP "Hardware" versus "Software" encoding are found in the Preferences dialog, and also in the Export dialog if you have chosen a long-GOP preset for H.264/265 HEVC.
Neil
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For me, it was hitting "Match Source" which apparently enabled settings from my camera's source that my GPU could not support.
Thanks,
Eric
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For me, it was unchecking "Export Audio" that causes Hardware acceleration to grey out.
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Having the same issue. But I don't see "Optimize rendering for" in Memory settings (ver 22.3.0). The only customizable adjustment is the amount of memory allocated for non-Adobe CS apps. Any ideas?
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I have also found that CBR encoding does not work for Hardware Encoding for h.264 or h.265. It has to be VBR it seems.