Right before NAB, Adobe teased us with all of the new features and updates included in the newest version of Premiere Pro, but as of yesterday, the editing software is now ready for download.

As reported back in April, the improvements Adobe has made in Creative Cloud are largely "under the hood," but the new media management tools in Media Encoder, Lumetri Color upgrades, as well as Premiere's support for new native formats, including 6K and 8K files for the RED Weapon, are making it even more powerful to use.

But the new feature that everybody is talking about is its support for VR workflows, which allow users to "enter a specific monitoring mode with equirectangular stitched media to experience the view from inside the sphere." Essentially, this feature supports video captured at any field of view, including 360-degrees, and allows you to import and edit VR footage the same way you would with normal video.

Here's an in-depth video that walks you through the new features included in the latest version of Premiere Pro:

And here's one for Media Encoder:

And for the new VR features:

Now that the latest version has been released, Adobe has shared a full list of new features:

Performance optimizations

Apple Metal GPU supported by Mercury Playback Engine (Initial support – some effects not currently supported)

Native decode (i.e. no QuickTime installation required) on Windows of Apple ProRes

Improvements to MorphCut face detection and tracking

H264 playback GPU acceleration (Windows platform with Intel IRIS chipsets only)

Enhancements to the editing experience

Import, edit, and create Open Captions (subtitles), including options for font, size, position, color, weight, background color and background opacity

In-application licensing of Adobe Stock assets from Project Panel or Timeline

New badge in Project Panel for unlicensed stock assets

Support for Arabic and Hebrew languages in the Titler

Timeline auto scroll when range selecting

See more tracks at once with smaller minimum timeline height

Remove Attributes to remove individual effects from clips

Newly assignable keyboard shortcuts: Add/remove a keyframe in the Effect Control Panel Nudge keyframe left or right by one frame Select next/previous keyframe Increase/decrease keyframe value Constrain Direct Manipulation horizontally or vertically while dragging Toggle timeline zoom to single frame level

Twirl state of intrinsic effects shared between all clips in Effect Control Panel is remembered

Twirl state of parameters in Export Settings dialog is remembered

Show all clip markers in a sequence in the Markers panel

Filter markers in the Marker panel by color

Frame count offset updates dynamically while trimming with the mouse

FCP XML time remapping (speed ramps) support

Adjust multiple clips’ field options simultaneously

Create dedicated folders for each Scratch Disk file Premiere generates

Multiple fixes to known issues with voice-over recording using Mercury Transmit

New and improved format support

AS-10 export

Direct export to XDCAM HD disc

HEVC 10-bit export

Improvements to J2K export (24p and 30p now supported)

Panasonic AVC-LongG export

RED Weapon 8K, RED Raven support

QT XDCAM HD to MXF XDCAM HD Smart Rendering

‘Sony device compatibility’ checkbox added to XAVC export settings

Match Source controls for still image formats

Create separate mono channels for DNxHD exports

If you're a current Creative Cloud user, you should be able to download the latest version from the CC desktop app. If you're not, you can head over to Adobe's website to get the ball rolling.