Media Encoder
Adobe Media Encoder is a professional video encoding and batch processing application bundled with Adobe Creative Cloud. It automates the creation of multiple encoded versions of video files, After Effects compositions, and Premiere Pro sequences, supporting a wide range of codecs and formats for streaming, broadcast, and archival. The app features an intuitive queue-based workflow, hardware-accelerated encoding on supported systems, customizable presets, and background rendering that lets editors continue working while encoding completes. Media Encoder is widely used by video professionals, post-production facilities, and motion graphics artists as a companion tool to Premiere Pro and After Effects.
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1 suggestionAdobe shipped native Apple Silicon support for Media Encoder starting with the 2021 release (version 15.x), so any current version you download or update to will run natively on M-series Macs. If you are still running an older Intel-only build under Rosetta, open Media Encoder, go to Help → Check for Updates, and let the built-in updater pull the latest version. Alternatively, log into your Creative Cloud account at adobe.com and download the current Media Encoder installer directly — Adobe's download page automatically serves the native build for Apple Silicon Macs. Both paths will replace your Intel version with a native build, giving you noticeably faster encoding performance and better battery life. If Media Encoder was installed as part of a Creative Cloud desktop app bundle, opening the Creative Cloud Manager and selecting Updates will refresh all applications including Media Encoder to their native versions.
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