When will Premiere Pro become native on Apple's new M1 chip?

[Visual Vibration]

I'd like to know if there are any plans for premiere pro to become a native app on Apple's M1. It's super tempting to purchase Final Cut for the insane performance it boasts. But I really like using premiere w/ AE. 

Answering this question would help many people make decisions on weather to purchase the new Mac or purchase Final Cut. Thanks.

[Media Editor]

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[rubeng84893133]

No word, but this might provide insight to Adobe's priorities.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22162930/adobe-lightroom-arm64-windows-macos-m1

"Adobe says it plans to keep optimizing for Arm and M1 devices in future releases, so we’ll likely see additional Creative Suite apps arrive with Arm support soon."

https://m.dpreview.com/news/2882680958/adobe-apps-not-officially-supported-on-apple-silicon-using-ro...

"While Photoshop and Lightroom are the primary apps for photographers in the Adobe ecosystem, the company has many other heavily-used apps, such as Premiere, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and much more. As of writing, Adobe has not offered a timeline for other Adobe apps built for the M1 chip."

[jmm0202]

You're right - with Premiere being such a popular Adobe item like like LR - they should have made it a priority.  

LR 4.1 on the M1 is fantastic just like Final Cut, it is just a pity Premieer is a much better Video editor than Final Cut.

The M1 chip for everythign else on a Mac is amazing and on an AIR is silent unlike the MacBook Pro 16" which runs Premiere but UNFORTUNATELY only with its fan SCREAMING.

[jmm0202]

Looks like I'll be answering my own question:

After a whole morning of testing - the lag issue in Premiere on the M1 relates to C4K 10 bit files from a Lumix S5 - all other files work fine - in fact performance is REALLY perfect on the M1.

Issue solved.

[Warren Heaton]

I think those source files would cause trouble regardless of which processor you're running Premiere Pro on.

On the Mac side, always consider an all ProRes workflow.  As that's supported as a Smart Rendering CODEC in Premiere Pro, you get performance gains across the board.

[Visual Vibration]

Man to be honest it pisses me off that Adobe disregards mac users and doesn't build a strong relationship with Apple. There's a whole lot of video editors that enjoy using Apple and Adobe suite.

You're right Final Cut is terrible compared to Premiere. But working in a slow programme is more limiting than working in a limited programme.

Adobe's relationship with Apple will be loosing them clientele.

It's just a shame After Effects is so f'ing good. 

[RjL190365]

The problem is that there is still a lot of legacy code remaining in the current versions of Premiere Pro. Some of which partially broke compatibility with newer versions of macOS, regardless of whether the Mac that's installed in is running an M1 chip or an Intel chip. 10.15 (Catalina) caused major problems in Adobe programs on initial release. And version 11 (Big Sur) broke this relationship still further, forcing software makers to scramble for compatibility. And Adobe (at least with Premiere Pro) has been struggling mightily to keep up with this sudden change.

And what makes this worse is that the current version of Premiere Pro is merely a point release of a version that's now more than a year old. As such, the Mac version of Premiere Pro was written strictly for Intel-powered Macs. Getting this program to run on an M1-powered Mac requires Rosetta emulation (which is disabled by default on installation of a third-party program).

[Warren Heaton]

It's Apple.  They're very... what's the right world?  Secretive.  

Don't worry.  Adobe knows that if you stop by any design school or ad agency that it's almost all Mac.

Gaming developement makes a hard shift to Windows and high-end special effects.

[jmm0202]

As I just mentioned the BETA Premieer looks very promising now- it works -  C4K 10 bit on M1 - no lag.

[Warren Heaton]

I'm not sure where you're getting that Adobe disregards any of its users, Mac or otherwise.

It's not a shame that After Effects is utterly brilliant.

[koraybirand]

Well I am one of those those disregarded Adobe user who owns a mac pro 2019. 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/metal-engine-always-renders-8-bit/td-p/11555018?page=1

[Averdahl]

BETA version available: DISCUSS: Premiere Pro on Apple Silicon M1 - Adobe Support Community - 11691346

"Our team is working hard on a version of Premiere Pro that will run natively on Apple’s new Apple Silicon based M1 processor. The first public Beta is available today and we invite you to test it out! Your feedback is welcome. We will be updating the Beta frequently as new builds become available."

[jmm0202]

Thank you Averdahl!

What a bonus for pre-Xmas lockdown!

I've opened the BETA and it works well.  C4K 10 bit MOV files now run smoothly - well doen Adobe!

Warp Stabilizer is almost 2x faster - others may be able to report on this better.

[Warren Heaton]

And... can you imagine... the amazing M1 performance is on the entry level models.

Good things!

[DPierre]

Yea the performance is a lot better than the Intel version. Some bugs and missing features, but a step in the right direction. 

[diana81922]

same.... thinking about abendening premier for final cut.... though I love premier... the new final cut tests are just too insane for the M1 chip. come on adobe, dont let me do this to you.

[Visual Vibration]

If you read up a little, people have stated that Adobe has released a beta for Apple Silicon, meaning they are being proactive and we should see a native version of Premiere Pro in 2021! Great news, I hope AE is on the same path.