The primary technical advancement in this version focused on professional cinema workflows:
: Adobe ensured that older projects retained their original settings to avoid unexpected color shifts, though users could manually update them to the new standard if needed.
To run v14.9 effectively, the system requirements generally aligned with the following:
: The default workspace and gamma curve for all RED camera files were updated to improve out-of-the-box color accuracy.
Adobe Media Encoder 2020 (v14.9), released in , was a significant stability-focused update for the 2020 product cycle. While it didn't overhaul the interface, it introduced critical color space improvements and addressed several performance-halting bugs found in earlier 14.x builds. Key Features and Improvements in v14.9
: Extensive support for various export formats including H.264, HEVC (H.265), and ProRes. Technical Requirements (2020/v14.x Era)
: Automatically encodes any file dropped into a specific folder using pre-defined presets.