Rendering is extremely slow since the 2025 update

[svens82]

I don't know why, but since the update to 2025 (v25.0.0), Premiere Pro renders very, very... very slowly.

Not every clip, but when I use certain effects (like Neat Video Denoiser) and the line is red, it takes hours to render a 1.5-minute clip.

When I pre-render (by pressing ENTER), it works fine (a few minutes) and the line turns green. However, when I try to fully render the clip, it still takes over an hour. By the way, my Task Manager says only 11% of my CPU is in use.

I also tried the Beta version of Premiere Pro – same problem. I guess it’s a software setting (since the update to 2025).

In Premiere Pro, my render settings are "Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA)."

RAM available for Premiere Pro: 52 GB
For export, I use H.264 with an HD file size of 328 MB.

I also deleted my media cache.

I'm using Windows 11 64-bit.

About my hardware:

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
• 64 GB RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Any ideas?

[Ryan29737972dkve]

I have a similar build that is the exact same but I got a 4060 and a Ryzen 9 7950x3d

I have the same problem

[eiriktyrihjel]

I am using a Macbook pro M1 max from 2021, and here to the update of Adobe Premiere has been a disaster, it is so slow it is impossible to work properly, mostly editing footage from my RED cameras, I have to look at other softwares if no update fixes this very soon.

[Michael Grenadier]

Never easy to troubleshoot premiere problems from a distance so please tell us your system specs: OS version, Premiere version, amount of RAM, Hardware specs including graphics card and if you have any 3rd party plugins installed for Premiere... Also, sequence settings and clip properties can also help. Although you can throw almost any format into premiere, some formats can be problematic, particularly on an underpowered system and with that in. mind have you tried a proxy workflow?     

[James27977336kz67]

On a Macbook m1 with 64 gb of ram and working off ssds.

Since this update its like im editing on my crap old gaming station that i got rid of.

This is terrible adobe - sort it out.  

[Pablinsky]

Tengo el mismo problema, el renderizado es demasiado lento

Tengo Ryzen 7 5800x,  3060ti + 52gb ram

[Aaron29953338epou]

Yep, one day rendering is fast the next day we are back to 1999 render speeds. Adobe you better figure this one out. You are going to lose a lot of people who don't have the luxry of waiting an hour for a 1 minute video to render. I had to go back to working in 2024 to address the render issue. I couldn't preview titles of my video either. Screen just goes black.

[Christian38364492n7qj]

I initially thought the slow rendering issue I was experiencing was due to a problem with my computer. However, after troubleshooting and downgrading Adobe Premiere Pro to version 24.5, the rendering process returned to its usual speed. This confirms that the slow rendering is specific to the latest version (25). It seems to have introduced a performance issue that is significantly affecting workflow efficiency. Please address and resolve this issue as soon as possible, as it is impacting productivity.

[Pablinsky]

Thanks for your input! I had the same problem! I downgraded to 24.6 and the problems still persisted, so I'll try 24.5 to see if this fixes the performance problem!

NOTE: My problem is when I use Dynamic Link with After Effects

[Michael Grenadier]

a workaround is to render out the comp from AE and place it on a video layer directly above the AE comp in your premiere timeline...    

[Michael Grenadier]

Not reasonable to expect Adobe to test updates on all the varieties of hardware/os/etc out there... and clearly many people are not experiencing the same problem.   Filing a bug report might be a more effective way of getting Adobe's attention.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-bugs/how-do-i-write-a-bug-report/idi-p/13361863

[FlintGLP]

I have also this problemen, also if i want to pre-render it take for a 20 mins video endless (after 45 mins premiere renderd 2%) 😱

[Michael Grenadier]

Did you experience the same problem in the previous version on Premiere?    If not, you can revert to Premiere 24 by going to the creative cloud app, to applications, and click on the 3 dots in the Premiere section and select other versions.  Maybe not the ideal solution, but sometimes it's best to be able to keep working...   

Never easy to troubleshoot premiere problems from a distance so please tell us your system specs: OS version, Premiere version, amount of RAM, Hardware specs including graphics card and if you have any 3rd party plugins installed for Premiere... Also, sequence settings and clip properties can also help. Although you can throw almost any format into premiere, some formats can be problematic, particularly on an underpowered system.  

And a basic troubleshooting step is to create a new user account on your computer and see if that helps...  If you need help with this, post back and I can go in to more detail.

[spencer5FCA]

The problem is when I tried to downgrade, adobe wouldnt let me reopen my project that I already edited a lot of in premiere 2025. This is so annoying

[analytical_expert5C55]

yes, this specific issue is quite the caveat I'm dealing with myself at the moment. I've just been rendering things out directly through Premiere Pro at the moment, which still works at 'normal' AME 2024 speed, but also locks me out of Premiere Pro while it's rendering. Not great for a busy work season with a lot of deadlines.

[michaelas17278658]

Same problem here. On both computers (Mac Book Pro M2 MAX, 32 GB  + older iMac 2019) I installed AE 2025 and it's imposible export work. 1 hour for short easy animation etc. So crazy!

I have to look for downgrade, otherwise, they will beat me at work because the clients won't pay for that crazy times.    

[spencer5FCA]

Hey Michael, did you try doing the downgrade yet? I did that and unfortunately it wont let me reopen my projects that I made changes in Adobe 2025 with. Wondering if anyone here is experiencing the same thing

[Michael Grenadier]

Do some searching here and Google and you’ll find some solutions for
downgrading a project so you can open it in an earlier version of premier.
There can be problems But this might get you over the hump

Michael Grenadier
917-362-3396
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mgrenadier@gmail.com

[michaelas17278658]

I'm sorry, I'm talking about After Effects (wrong thread)...

[ListerSearch]

I'm having the same problem.  Did you end up finding a fix?

[Kevin-Monahan]

Any updates, @svens82? How is 25.1 working? Let us know.

Thanks,
Kevin

[svens82]

@Kevin-Monahancurrently, I don't have this problem, but to be honest, I haven't been in the same situation.
At the moment, I'm experiencing an issue where Premiere doesn't merge my file into an MP4, but that's a topic for another post in this forum. Unfortunately, I haven't received an answer yet...

[scottadunbar]

I had the same issue with 25.1 several small slowdowns while working but the rendering times went up 200%. Tried restarting the reinstalling nothing. So I reinstalled 25 and with the 25.1 Media Encoder is working fine infact it maybe slightly faster than 25 version of media encoder. 

Mac studio M1 64 gig ram Sequoia 15.1 

[GabrieleLS]

With the exact same project and settings…

• Premiere 25 export time (real) <7 minutes
• Premiere 25.1 export (estimated) >7 hours

I've been using the same computer, cameras, and software for about 3 years.

My computer

CPU: Intel Core i7-11700K 3600 MHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO
Memory: 131072 MBytes @ 1600 MHz
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX A5000, 24564 MB GDDR6 SDRAM
Drive: Corsair MP600 PRO, 1953.5 GB, NVMe
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Professional (x64) Build 22631.4602 (23H2)

My clips

General
Format : XAVC
Codec ID : XAVC (XAVC/mp42/nras/iso6)
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS

Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Format Range@L5.1@High
Codec ID : hvc1
Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Bit rate : 201 Mb/s
Width : 3 840 pixels
Height : 2 160 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 50.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2
Bit depth : 10 bits
Color range : Full
Metas : 3
Codec configuration box : hvcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : PCM
Format settings : Big / Signed
Codec ID : twos
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth : 16 bits

[José231315284124]

I found the source of the problem (and a possible workaround). I usually use adjustment layers to apply plug-in effects like FilmConvert Nitrate and Lumetri color corrections to multiple clips. In my case, this was causing the rendering time issues. To resolve it, I applied the effects to each clip individually (argh!), and the render times returned to normal. I'll do more testing with adjustment layers, and if I find anything else, I'll post here!