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Major lag on timeline with Premiere Pro v 23.1 - macOS

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December 13, 2022
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Since updating to Premiere v 23.1, I'm experiencing serious delays when performing standard actions on the timeline (scrubbing, trimming, playback, etc). Restarting the application seems to provide temporary relief, but performance quickly gets sluggish the longer I edit.

The lag occurs regardless of:

whether the playback resolution is 1/4 or high
whether High Quality Playback is checked
whether I've rendered clips on the timeline
the type of media (compressed video, proxies, just audio)

I've also tried:

updating macOS
setting my audio input to none
clearing the media cache
resetting the workspace

I use Productions and am working on the same projects (now upgraded to the new version) that had no performance problems before the last update. If anyone can help me troubleshoot or provide insight, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks, y'all.

System specs

macOS Monterey
Version 12.6.2
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Processor 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5
Memory 64 GB 1866 MHz DDR3
Startup Disk Macintosh HD
Graphics AMD FirePro D300 2 GB

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nnme

Participant

I'm having the same issue and it can be easily reproduced by just opening a project, and opening two timelines and switching between them forward and back. Scubbing the timelines become increasingly unresponsive. Closing the timeline and opening it again temporarily fixes/resets the issue, but the lag just starts increasing again as I switch just between them as I did before.

I'm on an intel mac, Ventura 23.1.

Most importantly, rolling back to 23.0 fixes this issue.

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Rett5DE3

Participating Frequently

Do you really expect users to add hours to my their workflow for every project when this was something that was working just fine before the upgrade? I've been using these cameras and codecs for years. I was amazed at how well the M1 macs handled the footage but for some reason this latest version of premiere is the problem as it is not a problem in previous versions or other software. I've seen this posted throughout the forum and rather than suggest that there is a fix coming all I hear is the problem isnt adobe when obviously it needs a patch. I'm considering downgrading and hoping this gets resolved but I work alongside 2 editors using imac pros so the issue of being on different versions of premiere has its own problems.

Kevin-Monahan

Community Manager

Hey Mary,

Thanks for the report. Great info, thanks. Does the situation resolve if you roll back to 23.0? This may be a bug with this specific version on any version of macOS or model of Mac. It sounds from the outset to be some memory leak.

I hope we get this fixed soon for you and others here on the thread.

Cheers,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio

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Nick27805432xyae

Participant

Thanks for posting. I've had the same issues.

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Julius Woods

Participant

Hi, I have performance issues using Premiere Pro on my Macbook Pro.

Version I use: Premiere Pro 23.1

Macbook Pro 16' 2021 Model with Apple M1 Max 64 GB and MacOS Monterey 12.5.1

For example, after I work on the project for 1-2 hours, moving clips or the playhead becomes slower, almost as if Premiere itself is working at 5fps. The playback of the clips is not affected. The problem only occurred after I updated to the new version 23.1. The project I'm working on is very big, includes about 70 hours of video material from a wide variety of codecs (ProRes4444, ProRes 422, H264) and has about 100 sequences in which the days of shooting are summarized. The master sequence is about 2 hours long.

(It is a documentary film with 1.5 years of material and meanwhile over 400 hours of editing. Please help me!)

What can I do to make Premiere run smoothly again? All tips and tricks are welcome.

kglad

Community Expert

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

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mezera

Participant

Hello all - I'm looking for a little bit of help with Premiere. I updated my computer yesterday to the new Mac OS Ventura 13.1 and now, I basically cannot use Premiere. It starts out ok for a few minutes, but then the program starts to lag really bad; so bad that I can't really work. Oddly enough, playback seems ok, it's really when I'm working/moving things around the project that it gets bad. The playhead isn't even stopping where I need it to - by the time the program has registered that I'm trying to pause in a particular spot or edit to music, the playhead stops behind the place in my timeline where I hit pause. Even moving clips forwards or backwards in the timeline takes a long time, I'm ending up with edits all over the place. I've tried all my normal fixes, turn it off & on again, restarting my computer, clear my cache, etc. I'm still having problems. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks! (attached photo of computer specs)

For reference:

Version of the app: v 23.1 (updated 14 days ago)

Platform and OS: Macbook Pro, 2019, os ventura 13.1

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Warren Heaton10841144

Community Expert

Sorry to hear that you're experiencing poor performance in Premiere Pro.

If it shows in Creative Cloud Desktop, you could try installing Premiere Pro (Beta) and running it alongside Premiere Pro 23.1. As it's the newest Premiere Pro, it may run better under the latest macOS. If you have a personal plan with Adobe, it should be available. If you have a plan that an administrator manages, it may not be available.

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Mary BetsyAuthor

Inspiring

I switched to a different device (specs below) and am still experiencing the same issues.

Mac mini
M1, 2020
Chip Apple M1
Memory 16 GB
macOS Ventura 13.1

M1Storyteller

Inspiring

One other possible symptom, albeit a small one, that may help is that I've noticed with more regularity that my "Selection Follows Playhead" timeline setting constantly reverts back to turning on. I prefer this setting to be off. I've experienced this before but not with the frequency I saw on my last project.

Mary BetsyAuthor

Inspiring

Adding the projects to a new Production also hasn't resolved the issue.

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katcroft

Participant

Same Mary. I hope this gets fixed!

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Benzonio

Participant

I've read several posts re. this issue, so when is Adobe going to acknowledge this?! I don't feel like I need to list all the details of what I'm experiencing since everyone else has already done that. Please Adobe, can't you acknowledge this and get back to us?! I thought it was my fault and it produced so much stress and wasted so much time that always ends up with me pulling more hair out of my head! I'd be understanding and far more loyal to your company if you could just acknowledge the issue and let us know there's hope!

R Neil Haugen

Legend

There have been threads here with devs asking questions, including wanting project files and sample media. They're working on fixing it.

Neil

Mod note: edited for content.

Everyone's mileage always varies ...

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Benzonio

Participant

Hey Neil,

Your insights are greatly appreciated. On one hand, it feels good to know it's NOT ME. On the other, it couldn't have come at a worse time now that I have a deadline to meet. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to provide the lay of the land and here's to hoping the Adobe team will figure it out in the new year!

Benson