Adobe expands M1 Support in Creative Cloud Apps
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Adobe has announced the June Creative Cloud update which brings new native apps with support for M1 silicon-based Macs.
Currently, non-native apps run through Rosetta 2 which emulates the x86 code. The update brings native support for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Premiere Pro, Lightroom & Lightroom Classic.
Premiere Pro support is currently in beta and will be available soon.
Adobe is claiming over 80% faster performance compared to Intel-based Macs.
• Marked improvements for import, playback and exports o XAVC S 4K footage imports 187% faster o Encoding to ProRes 422 was 129% faster • Faster overall response times and performance
Adobe Premiere Pro, Rush, Audition Beta now on Apple M1 Silicon
JC Torres - Dec 21, 2020, 7:36pm CST
Apple’s ARM-based M1 Macs have definitely conquered the computing and tech news, at least until Cyberpunk 2077’s disastrous launch took over. The chip’s power and capabilities have definitely impressed both users and pundits but all that is for naught if apps don’t take advantage of it. While the Rosetta 2 emulation layer also does a surprisingly impressive job, nothing still beats running native software directly. That’s why it’s no small news when a popular program announces support for M1 Macs, especially when that program happens to come from Adobe.
Adobe s M1-native Premiere Pro Beta includes the core editing functions and support for the most widely used codecs: H.264, HEVC, and ProRes.
Adobe s tests suggest that the H.264 export times for YouTube on the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro are on par with the 16-inch high-end Intel MacBook Pro and easily beat the 13-inch MacBook Pro with an Intel chip.
Adobe also notes that features like Scene Edit Detection gain a performance boost due to the M1 Macs machine-learning chops. Googlers recently found that the M1 MacBook Pro with its 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and a 16-core neural engine, easily beat a 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Pro system with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645, 16GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD.