Adobe 在最新的一次 Creative Cloud 更新 May 2020 release (version 14.2) 中有許多重大更新,其中最引人注意的是將三個軟體 ( Premiere Pro, After Effects, Premiere Rush) 都升級到原生支援 ProRes RAW,Windows 用戶需先下載 Apple ProRes RAW for Windows 即可支援 ProRes RAW 和 ProRes RAW HQ video 的播放。另外一個亮點則是支援在 Windows 上支援 H.264 和 H.265 (HEVC)的 GPU 加速,讓擁有 Quadro 和 GeForce 卡的PC用戶可以享有更快的輸出,GPU運算支援Media Encoder, After Effects 和 Audition等軟體。以下是部份 Premiere Pro 與 After Effects的更新功能:
Premiere Pro May 2020 release (version 14.2)
Graphics improvements
Premiere Pro now offers better support for Bezier curves using the Pen tool and a great new option for filtering effects
Auto Reframe improvements
Auto Reframe now analyzes video sequences twice as fast accelerating workflows, such as the creation of Quibi content.
Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC encoding
Premiere Pro now provides support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs on Windows, and hardware encoding for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) across all platforms. Keyboard shortcuts to add specific marker colors
You can nowdefine a default marker color by mapping your preferred key to your preferred marker color.
After Effects May 2020 release (version 17.1)
Tapered shape strokes
Create round, wavy, and pointy shape strokes with the new parameters – Taper and Wave, and animate the strokes to create unique graphics.
Concentric shape repeaters
New parameters in the Offset Paths shape effect allow you to make copies of a path that radiate outward or inward enabling you to create unique background that have a retro vibe.
ProRes RAW import support
You can now import and edit ProRes RAW files in After Effects.
Automatically update audio devices (macOS only)
Set the Audio Hardware preferences on macOS to System Default to automatically switch to changes in the OS audio device settings, such as when connecting to USB.
Copy media to shared location
In Team Projects, you can now copy the project media to a shared location for multi-user access.
Enable collaboration on cloud documents
Collaborate on shared projects while working remotely. New support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs on Windows, hardware encoding for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) is now available across all platforms.