Set up Premiere Pro for Directx HDR

Last updated on Jun 24, 2025

Learn how to set up GPU acceleration and enable display color management in your project settings.

Use GPU acceleration to speed up your workflow, improve performance, and ensure the display shows accurate colors.

  1. Open the Premiere Pro app.

  2. Go to File > Project Settings > General.

  3. Select Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (OpenCL) from the Renderer drop-down.

  4. Select OK.

  5. Go to Edit > Preferences > Color.

  6. Select Display Color Management.

  7. Select OK.