Adobe Premiere Pro is a powerful suite of tools. Video editing itself is an intense process that requires vast amounts of computing power and Premiere Pro isn't shy about using any resources you throw at it. There's a simple way to check if your PC meets the system requirements before purchasing the subscription.
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How to check your PC specs
- Hit Windows Key + E to bring up Windows Explorer.
- Right-click on This PC in the sidebar.
- Choose Properties.
- A new window will open, which you can use to check your PC specifications to the requirements Adobe has published.
You want your specifications to match or exceed those that are published by Adobe. The full specification requirements of Adobe Premiere Pro are as follows:
- 64-bit multi-core processor (Intel 6th Gen or AMD FX).
- 64-bit Windows 10.
- 2 GB VRAM.
- 8 GB RAM.
- 8 GB HDD space (additional free space required during installation).
- Compatible sound card.
- Internet connection (for product activation, download, updates, etc.).
To see whether or not your Intel processor has multi-core support and is at least 6th Gen or newer, enter the model name — an example being the Core i7-7700HQ — on the Intel Ark website. AMD offers a similar website for checking AMD CPUs. Free disk space can be checked by opening up Windows Explorer and left-clicking on This PC in the sidebar, which will show all the connected drives.
As well as the internal requirements above, you also need to use a display that supports a resolution of 1200x800. Screen resolutions of 1080p or higher are recommended. After meeting all these requirements, you'll be able to install and boot up Adobe Premiere Pro.
If you do not meet the requirements, you'll need to look elsewhere or spend on a new PC. Not having enough power to handle Premiere Pro would result in an awful experience with long load times, playback buffering, and more. To those who plan on getting the most out of their video editor, Premiere Pro really is the best kit around.
Pro video editor
Adobe Premiere Pro
Video editing for professionals
No matter what software you use, video editing will take up a lot of computing power. So if your device can run Adobe Premiere Pro, it's going to take up a lot of resources. However, Premiere Pro is still one of the best video editing programs on the market and can edit just about anything.
Recommended PC
Alienware Aurora R8
Style, power and ports
The Aurora is a beast of a PC, sporting up to dual NVIDIA RTX 2080 graphics cards (GPU), a 9th Gen Intel Core i9-9900K processor (CPU), 64GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM, and a 2TB M.2 PCIe solid-state drive (SSD) coupled with a 2TB hard-disk drive (HDD). There are also plenty of configuration options if you don't need this amount of power for video editing. Even the base model meets the Premiere Pro requirements.
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Dell XPS 15
Sleek portable performance
Dell packs some serious hardware inside the XPS 15. Spending at least $1,400 will see you with a configured laptop that surpasses the requirements to use Adobe Premiere Pro. This configuration sports an Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, 8 GB RAM, and a dedicated NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti GPU with 4 GB VRAM. It's not the best for video editing but will get you well on your way.
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Fix issues in Premiere Pro that cause an error message (can't find capable video play modules) during startup
When you try to launch Premiere Pro, you see the following error message:
Adobe Premiere Pro Startup Error
Adobe Premiere Pro could not find any capable video play modules. Please update your video display drivers and start again.
Try the following solutions in order. If the first solution does not resolve the issue, try the next solution, and continue until the issue is resolved.
A startup error about not finding capable video play modules is frequently related to out-of-date or corrupted drivers. Adobe recommends that you update to the newest drivers for your card:
- nVidia drivers
- AMD/ATI drivers
Note:
As of August 6 2013, the latest AMD driver release has had some issues when trying to launch Premiere Pro. Download and use the most-current drivers available on the download page.
- On macOS, make sure that the current user account has the rights to administer the computer. See Set up users on your Mac for more information on Mac user accounts.
- Check for permissions in the User Library folder.With Premiere Pro closed, rename the Adobe folders located within the Application Support, Preferences, and Documents folders.
- Connect a single monitor using either the HDMI port or DVI port.
- On Windows, right click the shortcut to Premiere Pro, and choose Run as Administrator. The document folder location must be mapped to a network.
- Check if the My Documents folder is mapped to other locations. If it is mapped to external locations, ensure that the external storage location has a good connection and also good space available. Also check on the profile whether the document folder is on default location.
- If you are working on a user account within a domain, disconnect the system from the domain network by removing the network cable and turning off the wifi connection. Start Premiere Pro again.
- Verify whether Premiere Pro has not been listed as one of the blocked programs in both the Windows firewall as well as the antivirus programs. If it is, add an exception in both locations.
- Repair the Microsoft Visual C ++ 2015 redistributable (both X86 & X64) runtime libraries. For more information on this, see Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015.
On Windows, right-click the shortcut to Premiere Pro, and choose Run as Administrator. (Or right-click the program file in /Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Premiere Pro [version]/Adobe Premiere Pro.) The document folder location must be mapped to a network.
For AMD Radeon cards with Switchable Graphics Technology, enable High-Performance GPU
For AMD Radeon cards with Switchable Graphics Technology, do the following:
- Launch the Catalyst Control Center (right-click the desktop and choose Graphics Properties).
- Select the option labeled 'Select the graphics processor manually,' and then click Apply.
IMPORTANT: Changing settings in the BIOS can cause your computer to have other issues, or prevent it from starting up properly. Only perform this solution if you are confident in changing BIOS settings. If you need assistance changing this setting, contact your computer manufacturer.
Enter the BIOS setup for your notebook and change the setting for Switchable Graphics to Fixed.
Note:
Working with digital video is a very graphics intensive process. On all Adobe Creative Suite or Creative Cloud products, Adobe recommends that you do not try to operate in Power-Saving mode. Instead, make sure to always use High Performance mode.
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