As part of Adobe’s efforts to keep Premiere Pro “lean and efficient,” version 15 removed a number of obsolete legacy audio effects. While this might sound like a loss, Adobe emphasized that all of these effects had already been replaced by modern, more powerful equivalents.
The update successfully addressed the "buggy" reputation previous versions (v14.x) had developed. Editors reported fewer crashes and smoother scrubbing, particularly with RED and ARRI raw codecs.
: Prepares old project files for upcoming Premiere versions. 📈 System Requirements for Version 15 Minimum Specification Recommended Specification Processor Intel 6th Gen / AMD Ryzen 1000 Intel 7th Gen / AMD Ryzen 3000 OS Windows 10 (64-bit) / macOS 10.15 Windows 10 (64-bit) / macOS 11.0 RAM 16 GB for HD / 32 GB for 4K VRAM 4 GB for HD / 6 GB for 4K 💡 Pro Tips for Upgrading adobe premiere pro 15 update
For years, only Final Cut Pro users on Mac could smoothly edit ProRes RAW. Premiere Pro 15 added native decoding for ProRes RAW on both Windows and Mac. You no longer needed to transcode to Cinema DNG.
For colorists, the biggest win was – redesigned with numerical entry for exact values. As part of Adobe’s efforts to keep Premiere
: Captions can be stylized using the Essential Graphics panel.
If you exported an AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) from 15.0 to ProTools 2020.11, audio clip gain was reset to zero. Premiere Pro 15 added native decoding for ProRes
: Delete old cache files after updating to prevent rendering glitches.