Version 2.0 of Puget Bench for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve is here, with updates reflecting today’s editing workflows, codecs, and AI-driven features.
The State of Puget Bench (Q1 2026)
Looking back at what developments came to Puget Bench 2025, where our benchmark program is at right now, and what our users can look forward to in 2026.
Puget Bench for Creators Fall Feature Pass Released!
The new Puget Bench for Creators app is here, featuring a range of enhancements and improvements to make running our benchmarks easier than ever before.
Puget Bench for Lightroom Classic 1.0 Released!
Using real-world workflows, our first full release adds cross-platform support, expanded camera formats, and AI testing to accurately measure performance.
The Current State of Puget Bench (Q3 2025)
Adobe released version 25.2 for both Premiere Pro and After Effects, introducing new features, performance updates, and workflow improvements.
Why PugetBench for Premiere Pro is Dropping HEVC Encoding Tests
Adobe’s is making changes to Premiere Pro to block HEVC exports via scripts. This is forcing us to remove the HEVC encoding tests from PugetBench.
Real world benchmarks are about more than just competing for big numbers
Over the last year, we have been hard at work improving, polishing, and making our internal benchmarks available to the general public. But why are we spending so much effort on this project? After all, this kind of development takes a significant amount of time, and is often much harder to do than you might realize since most applications are not made to be used in this manner.
