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Participant
Aug 17, 2025 2:56 PM UTC
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Playback lag and dropped frames! AGAIN!!

I'm facing severe lag with playback and of course, dropped frames!

 

This is not the first time this has happened, usually every 2-3 updates this problem occurs and I have deadlines just like many other people do!

 

To give you a brief, my hardware:

- 64GB RAM

- RTX 4070

- AMD Ryzen 9 processor

- Windows 11 64bit

- 4k Monitor

- Changing audio hardware input to all options available

- Working off a 5th generation 2TB SSD

 

I'm using NRAW raw files transcribed using REDCINE X PRO since adobe still doesn't support Nikon raw files. they are 12 bit. 

I have already tried the following:

1- Changing audio hardware to no input.

2- Changing codecs (all of them)

3- Playback quaity (all of them)

4- deleted media cache files

5- reinstalled studio driver (and rolled back to previous versions)

 

NOTHING IS WORKING!! someone please help!

 

7 replies

MyerPj
Community Expert
Community Expert
Aug 18, 2025 7:46 PM UTC

<<I mean the playback codecs>>

We don't pick those do we? It's whatever flavor the video asset comes in.

 

So you're saying plain old ProRes files will not play nice either?

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Aug 18, 2025 4:06 PM UTC

1) Still curious about have you used the Nikon software and

2) is that an internal SSD? And hopefully not the one that the OS/Programs are on ... nor the cach files ...

 

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Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Participant
Aug 18, 2025 7:32 AM UTC

I mean the playback codecs in premiere pro (Prores and all its variations). Nothing seems to work except for using proxies. Playback quality (full, 1/2, 1/4)

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MyerPj
Community Expert
Community Expert
Aug 17, 2025 7:31 PM UTC

What do you mean for this: 

2- Changing codecs (all of them) - transcoding source clips to different formats or ?

 

Also

3- Playback quaity (all of them)

For a baseline, keep everything at Full and High Quality. I've not seen lowering this help perfomance in PP. (AE yes).

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Aug 17, 2025 6:07 PM UTC

What codec are you using in RedCine?

 

Have you tried using Nikon app to convert from RAW?

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Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Participant
Aug 17, 2025 5:31 PM UTC

thank you very much for the helpful reply. Doesn't solve anything. Even the previous version has issues. 

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Aug 17, 2025 3:52 PM UTC

General advice when facing deadlines: do not update.

I would revert to previous version and when project is done update and start fresh.

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