System Requirements

Windows

Intel 6th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with SSE4.1 support
Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H1 (version 21H2 recommended); Windows 11 (version 21H2); 64-bit versions only; Windows 7, Windows 8.1 not supported
8GB of RAM
9GB of available hard-disk space to install application; additional space required for downloading online content; up to 20GB additional space required for temporary files during product installation and usage (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor)
Microsoft DirectX 12 compatible sound and display driver
Windows Media Player (required if importing Windows Media files)

macOS

Intel 6th Generation or newer processor; Apple M1 processor
macOS 11, macOS 12 (12.4 or later)
8GB of RAM
10GB of available hard-disk space to install application; additional space required for downloading online content; up to 20 GB additional space required for temporary files during product installation and usage (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor)

For both Windows and macOS

Internet connection required for product activation and download of feature and online content
Recommended specifications:

o Intel 7th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with SSE4.1 and AVX support

o 16GB of RAM for HD media

o 32GB or more of RAM for 4K media

o 4GB of GPU VRAM*

o Fast internal SSD for app installation and cache

Additional high-speed drive(s) for media

Adobe Premiere Elements supported

import/export formats include:

AVCHD (import), MPEG-1 (import), MPEG-2 (import), MPEG-4 (import), HEVC (import), DV-AVI (import on Windows), Windows Media (import on Windows ), Apple ProRes (import), H.264, HDV, MP3, QuickTime (limited codecs), and many more

* For a list of recommended GPU cards, visit www.adobe.com/go/pregpu.