Adobe has announced updates to its Premiere Rush and Premiere Pro video editing apps that promise to help them run much faster on newer Mac and Windows computers. The main update for Adobe's April 2021 release is native support for Premiere Rush on Apple M1 computers, including the Apple MacBook Air M1, Apple MacBook Pro M1, and Apple Mac Mini M1. If you own one of those new Macs and are looking for a relatively lightweight and affordable video editing program, Premiere Rush might be worth a look. Adobe says the update is expected to offer better performance when reading and editing, as well as faster exports, compared to Intel computers. Premiere Rush is a bit more comprehensive than iMovie, but you do have to subscribe to the app, either on its own ($9.99 / £9.98 / AU$14.29 per month) or as part of a plan. Premiere Pro (€20.99 / €19,97 / €29,99 per month). Adobe claims that all common image file formats continue to be supported with the M1 update and that project synchronization is available regardless of what platforms you're on, from Apple Intel machines to Windows to PC. Mobile versions of Premiere Rush. Speaking of which, Adobe has also made some minor changes to its iOS and Android versions of Rush. On iOS, you can now tap on a video clip to bring up a menu that lets you split, duplicate, or delete a clip—a feature that really should have been around, but is still nice to look at. The Premiere Rush app is now also available for Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.
A comparison showing the expected speed improvements for exporting video using Intel Quick Sync with the new Premiere Pro 15.1 update. (Image credit: Adobe) More interested in Adobe Premiere Pro? Although it was released in beta for Apple M1 computers in December 2020, Adobe said at the time that "we're taking a step-by-step approach as we develop native support for the Apple M1," due to its excellent code base. So while it hasn't been fully supported by Apple Silicon, there's better news for Windows fans. In the new version 15.1 of Premiere Pro, there are apparently new optimizations that improve export times using Intel Quick Sync hardware acceleration, with speeds expected to be up to 1.8 times faster than Premiere Pro 14.0. If you regularly use Lumetri presets, which are Adobe Premiere Pro tools for quick color or toning corrections, you should also find them much easier to use. They will now provide a live preview of the presets in your current sequence, so you can see how they affect a particular frame. Naturally, this Premiere Pro update isn't as big as 15.0, which arrived in March 2021 and brought several new features, including motion graphics templates and faster video stabilization, as well as fixes, bug fixes, and improvements. of performance. But Apple's new Silicon support for Premiere Rush could help make it a more powerful iMovie alternative for those looking for quick YouTube edits, despite its higher price tag. Today's best Adobe Premiere Pro CC deals