Recognizing the short-lived but intense boom in virtual reality, this version included native input and output for VR video. Editors could view and manipulate equirectangular footage without distortion, apply VR-specific effects, and export directly for platforms like YouTube and Facebook. While VR’s mainstream moment faded, the underlying metadata handling improved general spherical camera workflows.
However, a significant issue emerged with the 11.1 update, which introduced a new feature: automatic media cache management. This feature was designed to help editors save disk space by automatically deleting unused or aging media cache files. Unfortunately, a critical bug caused the feature to unintentionally delete user media files —original video and audio assets—instead of just the intended cache files. This was nothing short of a nightmare for editors, potentially causing catastrophic data loss. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 11.1.2
Because 11.1.2 does not possess modern hardware acceleration for newer H.265 files, transcode highly compressed footage to DNxHR or ProRes before editing. Recognizing the short-lived but intense boom in virtual