Supported file formats

For a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on codecs, and how they determine playback of files, see Codecs: Frequently asked questions in Microsoft Help. Adobe Premiere Elements supports codecs that the operating system (Windows, Mac OS) running on your computer supports.

Supported file formats - Premiere Elements 2025

Video file formats - import

File Format

Extension

3GPP

.3gp

Audio Video Interleave

.avi (Windows only)

AVCHD

.m2ts, .mts

H.264

.mp4, .m4v

H.264-Encoded QuickTime

.mov, .mp4, .m4v

HEVC/H.265 

.mov, .mp4, .m4v [macOS 11 Big Sur] [Windows 10 version 1809 (x64bit) or higher. Windows 8.1 is not supported]

HEIF/HEIC 

.heif, .heic [macOS 11 Big Sur]

MOD

.mod

MPEG-1

.mpeg

MPEG-2

.m2v, .mpg

MPEG-2 Transport Stream

.m2t

QuickTime

.mov, .m4a

Apple ProRes

.mov

Video Object (DVD video)

.vob

Windows Media

.wmv (Windows Only)

*Not supported on Windows 7

Video file formats - export

File format

Extension

H.264

.mp4, .m4v

MPEG2

.mpg, .m2v

MPEG4

.3gp

QuickTime

.mov

AVI

.avi*

Windows Media

.wma*

*Supported on Windows only

Note:

To export in other formats and file extensions select Export & Share > Devices or Image > Custom > Advance Settings.  You may choose the desired Format from the drop-down list. Click ok and save to add it as your custom preset.

Still images and image sequence file formats - import

File Format    

Extension

Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop sequence

.psd

Adobe Premiere title

.prtl 

Animated GIF 

.gif

Bitmap and Bitmap sequence 

.bmp,.rle

CompuServe GIF 

.gif (Windows only)

JPEG and JPEG sequence 

.jpg, .jpeg

Portable Network Graphics 

.png

TIFF and TIFF sequence 

.tif, .tiff

Still images and image sequence file formats - export

File Format 

Extension

JPEG and JPEG sequence 

.jpe, .jpg, .jpeg

Animated GIF 

.gif

PNG

.png

BMP

.bmp#

#Supported on Windows only

*Not supported on Windows 7

Audio file formats - import

File Format 

Extension

Adaptive Multi-Rate Compression 

.amr

Audio Interchange File Format 

.aif, .aiff

Advanced Audio Coding 

.aac

Dolby Digital 

.ac3

MPEG audio 

.mp3

MPEG-4

.mp4a

QuickTime audio 

.mov

Waveform 

.wav (Windows only)

Windows Media audio 

.wma (Windows only)

Audio file formats - export

File Format 

Extension

Audio Interchange File Format 

.aiff

Advanced Audio Coding 

.aac

MPEG audio 

.mp3

QuickTime audio 

.mov

Waveform Audio

.wav*

Windows Media Audio

.wma*

*Supported on Windows only

Video file formats - import

File Format

Extension

3GPP

.3gp

Audio Video Interleave

.avi

AVCHD

.m2ts, .mts

H.264

.mp4, .m4v

H.264-Encoded QuickTime

.mov, .mp4, .m4v

HEVC/H.265 

.mov, .mp4, .m4v [macOS 10.13 and later] [Windows 10 version 1809 (x64bit) or higher. Windows 8.1 is not supported]

HEIF/HEIC 

.heif, .heic [macOS 10.13 and later]

MOD

.mod

MPEG-1

.mpeg

MPEG-2

.m2v, .mpg

MPEG-2 Transport Stream

.m2t

QuickTime

.mov, .m4a

Video Object (DVD video)

.vob

Windows Media

.wmv (Windows Only)

*Not supported on Windows 7

Video file formats - export

File Format

Extension

3GPP

.3gp

Audio Video Interleave

.avi (Windows Only)

H.264

.mp4

H.264-encoded QuickTime .mov, .mp4

 .mov, .mp4 

MPEG-1

.mpeg

MPEG-2

.mpg

MPEG-4

.mp4

QuickTime

.mov

Video Object (DVD video)

.vob

Windows Media

.wmv (Windows only)

Still images and image sequence file formats - import

File Format    

Extension

Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop sequence

.psd

Adobe Premiere title

.prtl 

Animated GIF 

.gif

Bitmap and Bitmap sequence 

.bmp,.rle

CompuServe GIF 

.gif (Windows only)

JPEG and JPEG sequence 

.jpg, .jpeg

Portable Network Graphics 

.png

TIFF and TIFF sequence 

.tif, .tiff

Still images and image sequence file formats - export

File Format 

Extension

JPEG and JPEG sequence 

.jpe, .jpg, .jpeg

Animated GIF 

.gif

Audio file formats - import

File Format 

Extension

Adaptive Multi-Rate Compression 

.amr

Audio Interchange File Format 

.aif, .aiff

Advanced Audio Coding 

.aac

Dolby Digital 

.ac3

MPEG audio 

.mp3

QuickTime audio 

.mov

Waveform 

.wav (Windows only)

Windows Media audio 

.wma (Windows only)

*Not supported on Windows 7

Audio file formats - export

File Format 

Extension

Audio Interchange File Format 

.aiff

Advanced Audio Coding 

.aac

MPEG audio 

.mp3

QuickTime audio 

.mov

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