What is new in Premiere Pro 2025? (First look!)
Film & Animation
Introduction
This fall, Adobe Premiere Pro is introducing several exciting updates in its beta version, available for users through the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app. Here’s a comprehensive look at the new features you can test and provide feedback on. Let's dive in!
New Project Templates
When you start a new project, you’ll notice a significant enhancement— a new template dropdown menu. You can now select from various preloaded templates tailored for specific workflows. Each template comes with predefined sequences in the correct aspect ratio and ready-made bins for footage importation, streamlining your project setup.
After selecting the standard template, you can easily create your own by saving the current project as a new template. This feature will save you from repetitive setup processes in the future.
Enhanced Properties Panel
The properties panel has been significantly refined. When footage is imported and dragged onto the timeline, users may notice some clips are too zoomed in due to resolution mismatches. Premiere Pro now offers "Fit" and "Fill" options in the properties panel, replacing the old "Set" and "Scale to Frame Size" functions. This allows users to adjust footage easily according to the sequence settings.
Additionally, the crop effect is now built-in, allowing you to manipulate aspect ratio directly within the properties panel without wasting time searching for effects. Speed adjustments can also be made directly in the properties panel, offering more convenience.
Graphics and Audio Management
The essential graphics panel has undergone a transformation and is now known as Graphics templates. This panel is no longer for editing controls but allows users to browse and import graphics. Most editing control has been integrated within the properties panel for graphics and audio, making it more intuitive.
You can select multiple clips and make bulk edits, changing properties like color efficiently. However, it would be beneficial to see more scale and position controls for multiple clips directly in the properties panel.
Color Management Improvements
Premiere Pro now automatically recognizes various log footage color spaces, such as red log wide gamut in RAW clips. This improvement ensures accurate color representation when moving clips between sequences. For stock footage that may lack original metadata, adjustments can be easily made via the “Modify Color” option, allowing for swift correction of color mapping issues.
To ensure optimal performance, make sure that the auto-detect log video color space feature is enabled in the project settings.
Performance Enhancements
Performance of Premiere Pro has also seen notable upgrades with hardware acceleration support for codecs like AVC and HEVC, along with three times faster rendering speeds for ProRes video. These enhancements improve workflow efficiency, especially when working with high-quality footage.
The dynamic link feature has been updated to maintain consistent color tone mapping between Premiere Pro and After Effects, ensuring seamless transitions when editing.
User Interface Updates
The user interface has been refreshed for a more modern look, offering greater visual consistency across applications with rounded corners, improved contrast ratios, and a new appearance setting with three options—dark, darkest dark, and light.
Conclusion
With these new features and improvements, Adobe Premiere Pro aims to enhance user experience and efficiency. The beta version allows users to test these updates and provide valuable feedback to shape future developments. Check it out in the Creative Cloud app and contribute to the evolution of this powerful video editing platform.
Keywords
- Premiere Pro
- 2025 updates
- new project templates
- properties panel
- color management
- graphics management
- performance upgrades
- user interface improvements
FAQ
What new features are included in Premiere Pro 2025?
The new features include project templates, enhancements to the properties panel, improved graphics and audio management, color management updates, performance enhancements, and user interface updates.
How can I access the new features in Premiere Pro 2025?
The new features are available in the beta version of Premiere Pro, which can be accessed through the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.
What is the significance of the new properties panel?
The new properties panel streamlines editing tasks by consolidating multiple editing functions such as scaling, cropping, and audio adjustments in one location, which improves efficiency and saves time.
Are there enhancements in color management for log footage in Premiere Pro 2025?
Yes, Premiere Pro now automatically recognizes various log footage color spaces and makes it easier to adjust colors for clips that lack original metadata.
What performance upgrades can be expected in this version?
Users can expect hardware acceleration for various codecs, three times faster rendering for ProRes footage, and improved dynamic linking between Premiere Pro and After Effects.