Adobe Media Encoder Reviews (195)

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Users consistently praise the ease of use and seamless integration with other Adobe products, making Adobe Media Encoder a preferred choice for video exporting and encoding. Many appreciate its ability to handle batch processing efficiently, allowing them to continue working on projects while rendering. However, some users note a common limitation with the software's occasional performance issues and bugs.

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Verified User in Entertainment
UE
Verified User in Entertainment
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great but Slow"
4/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I love being able to batch export videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

Dislike how I cant select one "Style" of export and apply to all. It makes it a "new export" in addition to what I already have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Canaan H.
Production assistant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best Encoding Software Out There"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

There are so many audio and video options to chose from your are bound to find the format you need to export in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

Sometimes Encoder will take awhile to start the encoding process for no reason and it will occasionally crash and you will have to start the encode over again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriel J.
GJ
Gabriel J.
Director Of Photography
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Latest update is buggy, but overall still time efficient "
3/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

Media encoders cue building feature. The multitasking ability is incredible. I can edit for a few hours. Cue out multiple interations and sit back and catch up on emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

The frequent bugs and crashes. The latest version has been the most failure prone. Had 10+ videos crash out and fail in the last week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction
UC
Verified User in Construction
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Why use Adobe Media Encoder"
5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I honestly just love how easier it is to use. As a marketing and Graphic Design Specialist, I spend hours and hours creating content for our website and social media platforms and exporting videos often takes a very long time. Whereas with Media Encoder compressing the files I am able to export and save my work quickly and effectively while keeping all of my projects organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

I really dislike how sometimes my videos are missing graphics when I export. In Premier and After Effects the video will be fine but when I watch the preveiw in Media Encoder I see that some graphics vanish and I can't seem to figure out why. Then I'll export it again and again and then it works. So it just gets frustrating but for the most part I love it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Douglas G.
Systems Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The perfect software for rendering videos"
4/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I like how easy it is to use this program, as well as being perfectly integrated with all the other Adobe tools. Something I like very much is to be able to enter the After Effects files and be able to select which composition to render. I also like the amount of coding methods that the software has, allowing to change the screen resolution, and general aspects to obtain an optimal final result for the final use of multimedia work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

I do not like that it consumes many computer resources and can leave other processes and applications paralyzed, sometimes it also leaves them hanging, having to perform a forced shutdown of these applications. At the same time it does not allow integration with other tools outside the Adobe platform, or I have not found a way to achieve this integration with other platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jordan I.
JI
Jordan I.
Digital/Field Producer & Social Media Consultant/Manager - ME TIME WITH FRANGELA
Entertainment
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Lifesaver for anyone working on multiple projects at once"
5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

The benefit of media encoder is obvious-- you can export as many projects as you want in the background while you keep working. While this can slow down your machine, at the end of the day, it generally works pretty well, and I use an old MacBook Pro and don't generally-speaking have any problems with it. It's fairly straightforward and easy to use, and gives you access to any export settings you could possibly want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

I think the simple features, like choosing where a file goes, which export setting apply to a file, etc. are sometimes a bit overcomplicated. Even though it's a batch software, there are many functionalities that you should be able to batch, but for some reason or another, you can't. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter K.
PK
Peter K.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good for queuing but not always capable of finding all the files"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I like the fact that you can make a list of things to render all at once and walk away. It's also great that you get to keep using programs while it renders, albeit a bit slower. It's also faster at rendering than the program itself most of the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

I don't like that it sometimes doesn't find all the files necessary to render a complete video. Sometimes it can't find a background or transition that is clearly useable if you render from Premiere, but it won't show up in the encoder. But at least it gives a warning if it won't do the complete video perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Use frequently to export HQ videos. "
5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

While I'm editing on Adobe Premiere Pro - I can still work while the HD/4k videos up exporting. It moves quite fast even on our older modeled Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

The only time I ever use it is for exporting so I can't really give a bad review in that sense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Verified User in Education Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Media Encoder handles a wide variety of codecs and is very stable."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I like best being able to build presets for a wide variety of pixel dimensions since I work with a lot of different size screens. So, for example, if I export from After Effects a video that is 48 pixels high and 1920 pixels wide, and want it in an uncompressed avi then all I have to do is drag a preset over and start the job. It is also great how you can cue up multiple renders and then start them all at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

There isn't much to dislike. The program functions as advertised. If I had anything, I'd want it to be a little smarter. For example, it ought to be able to detect the pixel dimensions of the After Effects project it is being asked to render and offer suggestions as to which of its presets would be the best fit. I have 20 presets and always have to scroll down the list to find which one matches the pixel dimensions of the comp I am trying to export. Why can't that info just be sent along from After Effects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Nikki T.
Nikki Tiler
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Media Format Renderer/Encoder That Is Very Reliable"
5/5
What do you like best about Adobe Media Encoder?

I like that Adobe Media Encoder outputs to formats with presets for YouTube and Vimeo, and is very reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Adobe Media Encoder?

It can take hours to export videos at the highest quality, so sometimes we have to leave the computers on overnight to encode, and we are not able to provide a same-day service as a result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.