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Hello,I'm rendering 4k footage, with multiple effects (After effects transitions, Magic Bullet effects (denoiser), sharpening, grades, correcting gopro distortions, etc... out with Media Encoder, set to high quality, h.264 100Mbit CBR. Original footage is h.264 4k, vbr.Is it 'normal' that nothing is maxing out in terms of GPU, CPU and memory?Everything is at 20% and I can't really find the bottleneck?Here's my setup:Ryzen 1700 (15-20% usage), spread over all cores16gb of ram (20-40% usage)GPU: RX480 16gb (29% vram usage)All temps are within range as far as I can see.Disks are barely being used from what I can see.Memory usage is set to 13gb, 3gb for other applications, and the render engine is GPU accelerated.Shouldn't at least one thing be maxing out and be the bottleneck?I basically have 75% of my system doing nothing when exporting? Kind of a bummer, or to be expected?I am reading about that AE doesn't use the cpu's that well, so that might be it?I am aware that stacking up effects,

Hello,What would be the best config with these drives for good fast 4K editing (source is h264) and exporting?Drives: 250gb m.2 ssd for OS250gb SSD sata III ssd2tb 7200rpm HDD500gb 5200rpm HDD (old, i know, but i have it from a previous build)So, I'm thinking of:OS and programs on the m.2Cache AND scratch on the second sddMedia on the harddriveI'm thinking that putting the media on the harddrive might be the best solution (though not ideal?) since the size might be an issue for the SSD when it's also used for scratch and cache (thus storing preview files on the ssd)? I also read that pulling the media from another drive is better?Where should I export to? The Second SSD, or the Media drive? Or just export to the older slow drive which isn't doing much?Also: where should I keep my project files? Also on the 2tb drive? Those aren't written to as much as the cache and scratch I guess?Thanks in advance for all the help and tips!

I have an Acer Predator laptop that has two graphics cards (Intel HD Graphics 530 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX980M).  Do I need to force it to use one of those for Adobe Premiere or After Effects, or will it automatically choose the best one?  If I do need to force it to use one of them, what would be the best way to do that?

I mentioned that my CPU temperatures were high in another thread a couple of days ago.  This is a 3930K using the Intel badged liquid cooling.  So I pulled it out this morning, and gave it a birthday, and while it did need doing, it was not desperate.  After cleaning and putting it back together again, the CPU was at 75°C on start up, and continued up to 90°C and cut out.  The fan is going, but I don't think the radiator was getting hot, so I'm thinking it is either the pump, or the liquid has warped into a parallel universe.Is that a reasonable assumption?  Is there any other way I can test the pump?  I assume the pump is integral to the block that attaches to the CPU, but as this is a closed system, I'm guessing there is no alternative to changing the entire thing?   The system only runs at stock nowadays,, and will be handed over to my wife as soon as I can get a new box put together [1], and she will only use it for the Internet (although she

Hi All,I am looking for a little advice about a new laptop purchase.I have kind of narrowed it to these two systems one 4k the other quad core (But I am also open to other machines):HP Pavilion 15-bc202na Laptop - HP Store UK ASUS ZenBook UX510UW-FI095T 15.6-Inch Ultra HD Notebook - (Matt Grey Metal) (Intel Core i7-7500U Processor, 16 GB RAM, 1… My main question is will the ASUS system featuring the dual core I7 7500U be very slow  in LR / PS CC?It has the obvious benefit of the 4k / wide colour gamut screen amongst a host of other small upgrades - eg USB type C, smaller, lighter.... But will the CPU be up to task ?I recently viewed some images on a Asus 4k screen and was quite stunned at the quality, but don't want to destroy performance to get it...Also cant really go higher than £1300 at very most...It will be used as a mobile workstation alongside my main editing desktop, but will be use extensively during long travel periods so needs to be fairly light 2.2 of the hp being the

Is anyone out there editing on a new 27-inch iMac withan AMD Radeon Pro 580 GPU? I'm researching to upgrade an edit system. Going PC is not an option, and I am focused on finding a solid mac platform for HD and 4K editing. While Apple is getting ready to release an iMac Pro and new Mac Pro later this year, no specs are available. The best stop gap measure I can come up with is to explore purchasing the currently available 27-inch iMac. Sadly, the GPU offering is not listed here: Adobe Premiere Pro System Requirements Does anyone have personal experience with this GPU and Premiere? Or Adobe can you chime in? Has this GPU undergone any performance testing? Thanks!Lindsay

Hi folks! Preview I was using Adobe Premier CC 5.5 and CUDA support working excellent. Now, I'm on Premiere 2017 Pro, payment license 1 year. My symptoms are to not obtain a yellow process line in my timeline edit area. When not obtain this color in process line over recording clips, it means my hardware system are not using my CUDA option, and rendering are slow motion i work issue. My GPU card Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 have this CUDA SUPPORT and function. Also, my working edit are not smoothly in process.   During editing of video clips, chopped changes are encountered during playback, all the reasons that my GPU card is not set up correctly for CUDA support. Hardware equipment should be all right with:Intel Core i7 4930k running @ 3.4 GHzInternal Memory 8X8Gb- 64Gb SSD3 Operating Speed @ 1334 MHz, Kingston Module (PC3 -10600) Model KHX2133C11D3 / 8GXGPU GeForce GTX 780, 3Gb, Core Clock 575 MHz Memory Clock 3004 MHzBoot disk Samsung SSD EVO 850 Any tips and guiding are receive

I recently made a similar question, sorry for that, but it has a little different variable.1 SSD for the OS and apps and 1 Nvme for files, cache, renders and exports is the way to go but...what if I had more SSDs available? Is it a good idea to spread files, cache, renders and/or exports to any other (slower) ssd (keeping something in the Nvme of course)?I mean, will using more sata SSDs help the Nvme with tis workload?

With my recent purchase of a GeForce GTX 1060, I am beginning to feel that my main rig is due for a refresh. My original plan is to move the GTX 1060 from my i5-6500 mini-ITX breadbox to my main i7-4790K tower, and then getting a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti for the breadbox. This will retire the Maxwell GPUs in both systems in favor of the Pascal successors. Shall I go along with this original plan?Or shall I do a major platform upgrade/update for my main tower? This will cost me so much more money that I may have to hold off on or even forego a GPU upgrade/update for one of my PCs. (Remember, my funds are limited even after receiving an income tax refund for 2016.) If I do so, shall I choose one of the 6-core Intel CPUs or an AMD Ryzen CPU? (Remember, even $2,000 would leave me with very little room given my relatively high cost for life's basic necessities.)Please feel free to choose and/or offer suggestions.Randall

Dear friends,First sorry for my bad english !!New(bie) here. I'm from Brazil - Rio de Janeiro. My college formation is cinema (movie maker) and i have a big experience editing some movies from more than 12 years ago. I try sometimes to change from AVID MC to Adobe PP cc plataform. Now i got some problems, but my computer have an old hardware configuration (beleave or not):ASUS P5G41T-M LX2/BR (MOTHERBOARD)CORE 2 QUAD 2.40GHZ Q6600 (Kentsfield)8GB RAM DDR3SSD 850 EVO SAMSUNG 250GB (SATA 1 / SYSTEM & SOFTWARES)HDD SEAGATE 7200 3T (SATA 2 / FILES & PROJECTS)GEFORCE 550TI 1GB DDR5WINDOWS PRO 8.1 64 6.3 BUILDADOBE PREMIERE PRO CC 2017 I try all things to editing in PP cc 2017 (trial version) and i got the solution here thinking and reading a lot of informations for solve the playback lag.The solution is: use Proxy with QuickTime + GoPro Cine Form conversion. Now the playback is perfect in performance for precise cut edition. Now i go to test the other things for sure (render and exp

I am needing to get my Son a new Editing PC for his film work, and he uses the latest version of Premier, as well as DaVinci Resolve for some grading when Premier can't do what he needs it to do.He shoots in 1080p ProRes HQ @ 80Mbps, and has started shooting in 4k for some projects as well, using his Shogun external recorder.We have a budget of around $2000au ($1500us) and i really want to get him a Dell, because they are fairly reasonably priced compared to building your own, and they provide onsite warranty, and he knows nothing about fixing computers, and this will be handy for him.I have found 2 systems from Dell, the XPS for $1749 with a GTX-1070 8gb card, and the Inspiron for $1399 with a GTX-1050 2gb card, the rest of the specks are similar except the hard drives.XPS 8920 Small desktop tower for $1749http://www.dell.com/au/p/xps-8920-desktop/pd?oc=a210395au&model_id=xps-8920-desktopGTX 1070 8gb graphics card that DaVinci Resolve recommendsi7-7700 processor16gb of 2400Mhz ram

my new desktop is arriving and I need some expert advice in how to distribute my drives for optimal performance in Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects.Ryzen 5 1600 + 32gbI have (not yet but I'm ordering it):1x samsung 950 evo 500gb or 250gbsome sata ssd between 120 and 500gbsetup 1samsung 950 evo for Os and apps1 sata ssd for scratch disk and cache (ps, pr, ae)1 sata ssd for files1 sata ssd for previews and exportssetup 21 sata ssd for So and Apps1 samsung evo for files, cache, scratch, oreciews, exports is one of these options any good? eould you recommend any other setup?thanks!!

We would like suggestions on upgrading two identical PCs.  (Hardware is not our strength, nor is the hardware lingo, so please take these descriptions and word choices with a grain of salt.  We will have a local hardware expert do the rebuild and set up.)  We edit HD (and potentially higher) projects that typically exceed two hours.  We also use Lightroom for processing images with file sizes typically at 40 – 50 meg.  We just added an 80T NAS (with other NAS backups) that has 10G LAN speed, but we currently only have a 10/100/1000.  We process the images from the NAS.  We typically store the video files on the NAS, but copy them to a local drive while editing.  For short video projects, we’ve been able to edit leaving the files on the NAS.  We are adding an Nvidia Quadro P5000 to drive new 10 bit monitors and for video processing.The mobo is a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5, with a Core i7 950 @3.07GHz, and 12 GB RAM.  The mobo can support only

I am about to edit a huge project and want to know if others have allotted separate hard drives for their editing workflow. I am using a 6TB Lacie Thunderbolt d2 to store all of my media. Should I use my other 4TB hard drive to edit with as well? So for instance, the 6TB for reading and the 4TB for writing? How do others divide their media cache files? Most of my media are .mov files from a 5D3 with a few mixed formats, such as EX1 footage and iPhone and GoPro. Currently, I have my 6TB Thunderbolt attached to my MacBook Pro and rendering times are obnoxiously long - every time I make a change to a single clip on the timeline, long rendering times start all over and I can't get any work done. I want to be able to see my effects that I apply without having to render selection or in and out each time. [Moderator note: moved to best forum]

I just bought the new 2017 27" iMac and it's been awhile since I've edited video. I have a slew of 2013ish LaCie hard drives that have firewire 800 and USB 3.0 (b type) outputs that have plenty of room on them for editing and I'd like to continue using them before buying new hard drives. I only have firewire cables, and I couldn't find a firewire 800 to thunderbolt 3 adapter, so now I'm daisy-chaining Firewire 800-Thunderbolt 2-Thunderbolt 3. How stupid is this and what would you recommend aside from buying all new hard drives with thunderbolt. Is USB 3.0 the better way to go?

Hi all,I'm looking to purchase a secondary computer for editing away from the office. It doesn't need to be as much of a workhorse but does need to get the job done! I work for a nonprofit so budget is definitely a consideration. I work on mostly short videos for web viewing but sometimes have to do heavy color work and resizing (nature drone ftg). Mostly 1080p with occasional 4K. I do often run Photoshop simultaneously. I've done research online but am a bit overwhelmed by all the info and terminology. I am fairly comfortable with tech and a fast learner but new to the Mac world, specs and Premiere. I am not set yet on laptop/desktop. I do think Mac is the best way to go because our primary editing computer is a Mac and I figured it'd be a smoother transition when working on the same project on 2 different computers. I have a screenshot of our primary setup but no photo attachment option here... I'll try posting it as a reply.Thanks so much for your input!!

Hello all can any one explain me about how to calibrate all my displays ( iMac 5k, dell 32" curved monitor and EPSON TW5300 projector) to play with same color calibration

Hi i am looking for suggestion building a PC for graphics under 500$ , i use Adobe Photoshop,After Effects and 3ds Max for Modeling and Lighting, Not for Animation, i select this1, Intel Core i5-7400 2, Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H Intel LGA 11513, Gigabyte GV-N1050D5-2GD GeForce® GTX 1050 4, Corsair Vengeance® LPX 8GB (1x8GB)5, Western Digital (WD) Green 120GB PC Solid State Drive (SSD) - WDS120G1G0A6, Seagate BarraCuda ST1000DM010 1TB Are these good, or you have any suggestion , please w would be very thankful to you.Moby

I am having major issues in terms of no video playback and no functional source monitor. When creating new projects or opening old projects the video output does not at all work. When playing from a point in the timeline there is a normal audio output (at normal speed, as if the video was playing too), but the playhead does not move and the project monitor is blank. If I try and use the source monitor a similar issue occurs, I will double click on a clip, to send it to the source monitor and the source monitor window gets a blue outline, and a playhead, like usual. Here too there is now video output, just blank.The footage I am using is 4K (3840 x 2160) in resolution and 30p or 60p in frame rate. It is GH5 footage, but I have trans-coded all this footage into H.264 through Adobe Media Encoder to mitigate any GH5 inflicted issues. Furthermore, this issue is not limited to video files out of the GH5, but all video and image files in any timeline from any project, whether that be opening

Premier Pro CS5.5 doesn't allow me to capture video from any of my cameras, including my Sony HDV-FX7, and the same for SONY TRV720.  The research I have done points to Windows 10 not supporting the fire wire port on my computer [Intel core i7 950 Processor (4x3.06BHz/8MB L3Cache), NVIDA Geforce GTX 460 - 2GB - Single Card (Video Card), 2ea. 1TB Hard Drives, with 24TB optional storage].Originally Windows 7 was installed and was working fine, but the "Arm Twisting" of the Windows 10 team finally got to me, (I am sorry to say).  The Windows team suggested I buy some type of "RCA jack to USB2" interface and try that.  There are several choices available, from $40-over $100, and reviews are mixed, and I couldn't find where any of them clearly state that they will support DV & HDV video capture.  I am also concerned that USB2 has been said to have issues capturing video?I would like to know what others (who must have similar issues) have done to overcome this type of

I was inordinately proud to hold forth place on the PPBM5 results table for a while, and still sit at 17th.  My system was running 4.4Ghz at the time, but has long since stopped liking to be OC'd (I give the fans and rad a spring clean once a year).   The bottom line is that I think this forum is solid gold for anyone building an NLE system, so I'm hoping for some guidance with my next build.It's a probably bit early to be asking about X299 builds, but the new CPUs and chipset were announced the very week I committed to the new build, so I am planning as much as I can while awaiting more information.  I'm looking at the i9-7920X, or at the very least 7900X, for the lanes, but a question I have right now, is could I get away with bumping the GTX970 to the new build? As mentioned above, this forum helped me with my current build five years ago, which used a 3930K, X79-UD5, 32Gb DDR3, and GTX570.  The GPU was later swapped for the GTX970 to drive additional screen

Hello, will it works smoothly if i install adobe premiere pro cc 2017 and after effects cc 2017 in Windows 7 service pack-1 64bit with 4GB RAM? Please help!I just about to get this two products but looking at the minimum requirement, i'm questioning myself.. !will it works? but i already installed Photoshop cc 2017 and it run smoothly in my computer, so how's it?? Please help![Moved from the non-technical LOUNGE Forum to the Program forum... Mod][Here is the list of all Adobe forums... https://forums.adobe.com/welcome]

Anybody running the 960 EVO, 960 Pro with similar system on CC?My current sys is i5 Skylake with 32GB  DDR4, several 1TB or higher HDD's (7200 rpm)MSI mobo has slots for NVME M.2 Turbo. Just thinking about using this.Are there any better rendering speeds going with SSD's like the Samsung EVO?Thx

Hi Everyone. I have almost 1 Terabyte of source footage of an entertainer. It's footage of many of his one hour shows, his music videos, his interviews etc....Some of it is high quality HD,  and some of it is low quality SD from VHS tapes.I plan to pull various segments from all of that footage to create a 15-20 minute video Demo showing his varied work.The source footage is all now filed on two internal drives on my system (7200 rpm SATA). Also, I just built this system, so it's a very fast, 64 bit Windows 10 machine with 64 Gigs of RAM and very fast video card.My editing drive is a USB 3, G Raid 4 Terabyte set up as RAID OMy Media Cache Drive is a 1 terabyte USB 3My Export/Previews Drive is a 1 Terabyte USB 3 Here's my question.Should I copy ALL of the source footage from the two internal drives over to the RAID 0 drive and start editing? Or, can I leave the source footage where it is and edit the project from the RAID 0? My gut says to copy all the footage over, because then I'

I've got Gtx750 and updated to latest Nvidia drivers, 382.53, but still the same error with CUDA rendering.The only Solution is to Render without Cuda! Just Software Mercury.But, If i use the software to rendering the movie,(besides taking forever to do it) the Lumetri effects and some transitions suddenly stop working and my entire project turn into a crap.Please, Please i need help.PS: I can buy a new video card. (In my country, is really, really, really expansive)       Sorry for my english, is not my first language