Adobe releases Premiere Pro beta for Apple Silicon

Source: Igor Bonifacic / Engadget

Adobe Premiere Pro users who want Apple M1 Macs will get their hands on an optimized version of the app. Adobe released an in-development version of Premiere Pro for Apple's new chip architecture. Since it's in beta, you won't have access to all the features yet, but it has all of the app's core editing and workflow functions.

Adobe prioritized features like support for frequently used codecs, including H.264, HEVC, and ProRes. And if there are features you want access to, you can use the Intel version of the app through Rosetta 2 emulation.

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New report details ARM-based Apple Macs

Since last month's WWDC, we've learned about Apple's plans to switch to its own processors for its Macs. A new report from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo details the new ARM-based Mac laptops, including a MacBook Air and Pro models with 13.3-, 14-, and 16-inch models.

A new 13.3-inch MacBook Pro model will reportedly enter production in the fourth quarter of 2020, and it'll be joined by an ARM-based MacBook Air as well. Kuo claims the Air will start shipping at the end of the year or the first quarter of 2021. As for the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, these Apple Silicon-equipped laptops will launch in the second or third quarter of 2021. 

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