System Requirements

Windows

Intel 6th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with SSE4.1 support
Microsoft Windows 10 version 2004 or later (version 21H1 recommended); Microsoft Windows 11 (version 21H2); 64-bit versions only; Windows 7, Windows 8.1 not supported
HEIF/HEVC import supported only on Windows 10 version 1903 or later. Visit www.adobe.com/go/preheifinfo.
12GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 16GB to download all optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Microsoft DirectX 12 compatible sound and display driver
Windows Media Player (required if importing/exporting Windows Media formats)
Compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs

macOS

Intel 6th Generation or newer processor, Apple M1 processor (Using Rosetta 2)
macOS 10.15 or macOS 11
13GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 14GB to download all optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)

For both Windows and macOS

8GB of RAM
1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor)
DVD-ROM drive (for installation from DVD)
Internet connection required for product activation and content download
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 only), DV-AVI (import/export on Windows), DVD (Windows only), H.264, HEVC, HDV, MPEG-1 (import only), MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3, QuickTime (limited codecs), Windows Media (Windows only), and many more

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