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Let's say you have four physical hard drives on your system:C:, the System Drive, has CC installed on it😧 has your project files and footage/Source Audio and resources (like scores and audio samples)E: is your Scratch DriveF: is your render drive1. If you were to export a sequence from a project on E: to a folder on F:, which drive would have the highest level of usage during the render? (Assuming they were all identical drives?)2. If you were playing your sequence inside Premiere Pro CC, which drive would have the highest level of usage during the playback on the sequence? (Assuming they were all identical drives?)[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Would like to better understand the specs that work best for photo and video editing.  Would prefer to stay within the $800 - $1500 range.[Moaderator's note:  Moving from non-technical Lounge to Hardware forum.]

Hi, every time i want to start a thread here i give up even before trying but i so hope someone will have an answer to my question since i'm sure even Adobe doesn't have one.How many execution units on your integrated gpu are necessary to allow mercury engine to work?I tried with my integrated from the intel 6600k, which has 24EU and it worked flawlessly.Then i tried with my notebook with just 12EU (Atom Z8300) but Premiere told me "not enough executions units available" and it won't allow me to use it. Naturally editing in "software only" is impossible, especially on low power machines.Do you have experience with this matter? Some Intel processors have 18EU. Will them be enough? I'm not expecting to fly, just being able to use it.thanks!!ps. please don't link this page because it's total crap Premiere Pro System Requirements for Mac OS and Windows​[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Hello,After a bit of time spent scanning forums and trying various things, it seems my tried and trusty graphics card is not supported in the new Premiere Pro 2017 upgrade, and so I cannot use graphics acceleration.  I have a GTX 660 TiI'm a video person before a tech person, so my understanding of how hardware works and what is what is pretty rudimentary.  Looking at the long list of new supported cards and then going online and seeing a whole slew of others available at my local PC store:  eg GTX 1050 Ti, I am at a loss as to what would work best.  I am on a budget, so $700 cards are not an option.  My computer is a bit old, but still working well and replacing it at the moment is not an option financially.Thoughts?My system, if needed is:Core I7-3770 @3.4GHZ16 GB RamWindows 7 Pro 64 bitThank you in advance for your assistance.Regards,Bill[Moderator note: moved to appropriate forum]

Hello guys,I'ts hard to miss the value you guys provide, really appreciate it, Thanks!I'm planing to get into editing more seriously, and invest in a workstation for heavy After Effects CC, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Premiere Pro CC and Cinema 4D work.I've been editing on i5 and 8gb PC for close to 4 years now and finally have enough money to buy my BIG upgrade.I'm not savvy at all when it comes to hardware, hence here I am looking for advice.After lurking any comments and watching hours of videos - I've come with the following rig:Intel Core i7-6950X 3.0GHz 10-Core ProcessorCorsair H100i v2ASUS ROG STRIX X99 GAMINGAsus GTX 1080 ROG STRIX 8GBG.SKILL Ripjaws 4 Series(16GBx8)(128GB)SAMSUNG 960 PRO M.2 1TB SSD (media & cache)SAMSUNG 850 PRO SSD SATA III 512GB (os & apps)WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK 6TB SATA III (archive)Corsair 750D Airflow ATX Full Tower Window CaseCorsair 1200W 80+ Platinum AX1200iWhat would you all recommend I should keep (if any) and what should I replace?Thanks i

Hi all,Well I am building a PC for the first time (with some help thankfully). I've loved Macs but hey, budgets are a real thing and I'd rather not spend $3k for dated hardware. So in this build I will be having a 256GB SSD (M.2 at 8Gb/s) and a 1TB HDD (both WD Black drives).My theory here was I was going to use the SSD for Windows and my core, everyday applications: web browser, anti-virus, etc. The HDD would however house Premiere, as well as all media content (raw, render/temp files, projects, etc.) The reasoning is I thought (and have had this thought reinforced by a friend) that having the media on the same drive as the program is quicker, since there's less cross talk between drives as Premiere tries to communicate with the media.What do people think about this? Is it worth keeping Premiere with the media, would it be faster if the program was on the SSD, or would it not really matter either way? I know, ideally I would have 2 SSDs but you know how it is haha.Just looking to hear

I seem to have regular crahses and audio stutters when using an asio based sound card such as my Roland Duo EX or my internal Asus STX card, I then get an error in Audio hardware window 'XXXsoundcard not working'. My computer is very high spec, does Adobe have a problem handling professioal audio cards, asio cards?Would I be better to stick to the regular windows/microsoft drivers and sound and can someone tell me where to find them as I can only see my asio cards showing in the Audio Hardware propeties?  thanks

Hey guys, I've looked high and low for this answer, but I cannot seem to find a simple answer. Im shopping for laptop that will run the creative cloud. Especially premiere pro but I might dabble in photoshop/ lightroom too. I cannot seem to find a laptop that has a video card listed in the Adobe approved video cards.  Premiere Pro System Requirements for Mac OS and Windows However, I have found some with names in the same series with higher numbers. Will the Nvidia GeForce GTX 940MX work? I had my eye on this machine. Lenovo 2-in-1 15.6" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 940MX - 256GB SSD… and buying a usb 3.0 external hard drive. Any advice?As always on the internet, I know I'm an idiot: troll away

Hardware advice, please. What's the smallest machine Premiere Pro will run smoothly on? Looking to create HD Vimeo/Youtube content while bicycle touring, size/weight major concern. My Surface Pro 3 tablet is slow/glitchy/not rendering large segments from my GoPro Hero 4. Thanks!

hibought the 2xmac pro 6 yrs ago1.  3 x 8gb = 24 gb ram ram - faster config as per apple1066 mhz ecc ram ddr3mechanical HD but pretty fastcpu = 2.8 ghz quad core intel xenon2..other mac pro is twin except less ram 3 x  4gb recently added 4th stick ram for new total of 16 gbabout to upgrade from macOS 10.9 to 10.10 and adobe cc 2015 to 2017looking for an cost effective speed bump  - higher end mac does about 50% photoshoppoorer sister does about 50% in designwould it it make sense to install the 3x8gb ram in the poorer sister and then buy/install 3 x 16 gb ram = 48 gb ram in the richer sister ?both mac pros get more ram that way - apple had a real hard on to keep 3 sticks of ram in each mac so as to maximize performanceas always your opinions are appreciated

AMD rx 480 or Nvidia gtx 1060 for adobe premier pro and after effect ? Is there any compability issues if I get rx480?CPU : AMD FX 8350RAM DDR3 1866 16GBSSD: SAMSUNG 850 PRO

Which one is better for working in Premiere Pro and CS6 in general? Upgrading from a 2012 MacBook Pro.Thanks

I'm planning to replace my current workhorse mid-2012 vintage MacBook Pro with a new model (or at least sort-of-new: 2015) that has a 15 inch Retina display. Does using a Retina Display change the Video Editing process at all?  My videos are heavily-reliant on still images.  Thanks.

GTX 1060 or 1070 for Premier Pro cc

Hi All, well I just purchased and upgraded to Premier Pro CC (from an earlier version) last month.... now a month later (maybe less) and my laptop (HP Envy I7 15T-3000) which i used for all my video editing (and everything else) up and died yesterday beyond the point of trying to repair it... again.......  So... I need to get an PP-CC editing system back up and running. At this point, I no longer need a laptop, nor do I want to have the tech limitations of a laptop for editing.  I've spent most of the day looking into what I need to build a new desktop editing system. I've had Adobe's "minimum requirements" page open most of the day, as well as looking into many videos and other websites about what is "recommended hardware" instead of just the minimum requirements. I want a system that is more than just the "bare minimum", but at the same time I am on a limited budget, and I do not make any money on the video editing I do, as it is for a small ministry.With that said, here is

Hi,buying a custom built laptop from eurocom. It has 2 m.2 SSD slots and 2 HDD slots. The seller gives one HDD hitachi 1 TB travelstar 7200 RPM at $40 along with the laptop setup. only the first hard disk comes at lesser price. Rest all over priced. so not going to buy from them.now suggest me to fill up other 3 slots. (cost effectively). Just a beginner. purchasing mainly for learning and practicing.1. how much capacity I need for boot drive and which SSD to choose. maybe a possible dual boot. not decided yet 2. how much capacity I need for scratch disk and which SSD to choose.3. how much capacity I should put in HDD and 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm. any hdd suggestions? since I have not put in any data, should I go ahead setting up the RAID now itself? or it is based on necessity? any other general advice should do. going to use premiere pro , after effects, cinema 4d.

I need a new laptop to run premiere pro CC on since my old one doesn't have the system requirements needed. Know any good laptops/flip books for a student editor?[Branched to a new thread and moved to the Hardware Forum.]

Unfortunately my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 does not work as expected. So I'm looking for a new audio hardware (internal or external) which works 100% reliable with Premiere Pro CC 2017. In principle I need just one high quality Mic input with phantom power. Should not cost more than $500. Thank you in advance for all inputs.

Here is a summary of my current system (Yes, I know it's old, but it suites my usage right now):I know that I need to update the BIOS to be able to use SSDs and to be able to use a GTX1060 (I already have the GTX1060).I only put media that I am currently using on the Media drive.  I keep all media on separate external drives and copy them to the internal drive as needed and delete them from the internal drives once the project is archived and backed up.I do not edit 4K.I use Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Photoshop CC, and occasionally other applications.I was planning on getting two or three Samsung 850 SATA III Evos:SAMSUNG 850 EVO-SERIES - 500GB Solid State Drive - Internal, 2.5 in Form Factor, SATA III - MZ-75E500B/AM at TigerDirect…I have two SATA III connectors and eight SATA II connectors.Should I do this for two SSDs:SATA II : OSSATA III: Media, Project files, CacheSATA III: Exportsor this:SATA III: OSSATA III: Media, Project files, Cache, Exports.I will keep the Hitac

I'm going to be editing projects off of a dock with two 1TB SSD's using thunderbolt 2. One SSD will be freelance projects, and the other SSD will be independent projects. I'm trying to think of the best way to back up these 2 different drives as I work on them, and it dawned on me to mirror one SSD to a 1TB LaCie w/thunderbolt and another SSD with another LaCie. I figure I can mirror the SSD's to the two different LaCie's, but will that slow down my editing process? If so, how much would it slow down my editing process?I want a fast setup, but I also want reliability (duh). I know it's worth paying more $ for a setup that you won't lose everything dependent on one external drive. Thoughts?ITEMS BEING USED:- OWC Drive Dock - Dual Drive Bay Solution in stock at MacSales.com - 1.0TB SSD: Mercury Electra 6G 2.5" 7mm SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive x2- Amazon.com: LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 1 TB 9000488: Computers & Accessories x2I'm also open to other suggestions, however, I s

Hey all,I'm looking for a new system to run all the adobe apps in creative cloud, but mostly video apps.I've got about 2500 for a cpu. Looking for input on memory and graphics cards.Thanks in advance,

Hi folks,I've been a reader a long time and here is my first post After hours of searching I'm still not sure about this.First, I am building new pc for editing and only thing I'm missing is harddrives.I want to purchase samsung 960 pro 512 gb and I also need second SSD for ex. Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5" SSD, or you suggest other type?960 Pro is fastest and there is different opinions on the internet what should be installed at this disk. OS and programs or media files like project files,cache, previwes,exports?Can someone explain it to me, please? Btw if it matters here is the rest of my setup:I7 6800KAsus ROG Strix x99 GamingRAM Corsair Vengeance DDR4 32GB 2X16EVGA SuperNova 750W G2Asus GeForce GTX1080 ROG StrixNZXT Kraken X62Phanteks EVOLV temperedThank you!

Hi everyone!Could you please tell me how your folder setup for premier AE looks like? With name of folder and drive you use.I have 500gb 850 EVO where I installed OS and programs. (finished building of pc yesterday)1 TB M.2 960 EVO Samsung is empty for now1 TB HDD drive from my old machine from 2010. I need to know which folders to create and where to place them, folder for premier pro and for AE.I'm a bit confused of what I found on internet about what need to be separated and what not........

Is the Radeon RX 470 G1 Gaming 4G compatible with the adobe, premiere and audition platforms ??

Following the conversation about a month ago I here regards 960 SSDs I was starting to think I may not get one in time for my build sometime this month and the 'in stock' messages kept changing a B&H so I order one of each, figuring I'd cancel when the first once came in. Last week I got an email that the order had shipped, so now I have two.Any suggestions. I was probably going to go with an 850 for boot, but I could also keep both of these and use it with an Asus x99 Deluxe II as it comes with the extra pcie card. Or I can send one of these drives back, etc.