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Premiere 26.5 · Known bug

HEVC export shows random glitches with Intel Arc decode

Not marked fixed as of Premiere 27.0.0. The bug was reported for Premiere 26.5. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). It happens on Windows only. There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows only

Workaround

In Media Encoder, disable Intel under Preferences > Media > Hardware-accelerated decoding to use CPU decode.

Timeline

  1. Sep 12, 2026Reported on Premiere 26.5
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Premiere 27.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

0 votes · 1 reply

Reported on Windows by 1 person (from the report and 1 reply).

“Random visual glitch artifacts”

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