
Adobe Media Encoder 2025 v25.6

Adobe Media Encoder is an encoding program that allows you to encode audio and video files into various distribution formats for various applications and audiences. Such video and audio formats are characterized by a high degree of compression. Using this program, you can export videos to formats supported by various devices, from DVD players and websites to mobile phones, portable media players, and standard and high definition TVs.
Key Features
- Support for 8K H.264 export
- Export XAVC QFHD Long GOP 4:2:2 formats
- Hardware-accelerated HEVC encoding on Windows 10 with 7th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled
- Improved RED camera format decoding
- Improved Sony RAW/X-OCN camera format decoding
- Hardware-accelerated H.264 encoding on Windows 10 with 6th Generation (or later) Intel® Core™ processors and Intel Graphics enabled
- Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC encoding on Mac OS 10.13 systems with supported hardware
- Support for importing Canon C200 camera formats
- Support for importing Sony Venice camera formats
- RED camera Image Processing Pipeline[IPP2] support
- Destination Publishing support for new Twitter 280-character limit
- Channel selection when publishing to YouTube and Vimeo
- Playlist selection when publishing to YouTube
- Page selection when publishing to Facebook
- Add custom titles when publishing to YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo
- Add custom video thumbnails when publishing to YouTube
- Notification for missing items in queue before encoding
- H.264 adaptive bitrate presets automatically choose best output bitrate based on source frame size and frame rate
- Animated GIF export on macOS and Windows
- Time Tuner effect improvements
- Newly optimized list of H.264 presets
- Format support for RF64 WAV Decode/Encode, decode for Sony X-OCN, and QuickTime DNx Smart Rendering
- Warning when importing non-native QuickTime sources
- Timecode modification for 720p 59.94 media
- Destination Publishing to Adobe Stock Contributor
- Adobe Team Projects support
- Support for Color Profiles from After Effects sources
- Automatically relinked assets when importing a sequence
- Option to maintain playback in Premiere Pro while rendering in Media Encoder
- Streamlined bit depth and alpha channel settings (QuickTime only)
- Export support for ambisonic audio (H.264 only)
- Support for Hybrid LOG Gamma (HLG)
- Support for HDR in HEVC (H.265) export Export support for Panasonic AVC-Long GOP Op1b
Version 25.6:
- Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the app?
Mount the image, drag the app into the "Applications" folder and launch it. If the system blocks the launch, allow it in "System Settings → Privacy & Security".
The app is damaged or won't launch
Reinstalling from a fresh image usually helps. Make sure your macOS version matches the one listed in the compatibility specs.
How do I update?
Download the new version from the site and install it over the current one — your settings will be preserved.
The download link doesn't work
Try a mirror or a download manager. For large files the browser often drops the connection.
How do I completely remove the app?
Use an uninstaller utility — it cleans up the service files that remain after moving the app to the trash.
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Adobe Media Encoder 2025 v25.6 · 2.57 GB
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