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jeffk27845964
jeffk27845964
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August 20, 2018
Question

Choppy playback with hd video in PE 2018

  • August 20, 2018
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I recently got a GoPro 6 and recorded lots of new video to edit in my P.E. 2018 but much if not all video put on the timeline plays poorly and choppy. Some video files render and some do not, don't know why that is since everything I ever put in the timeline before always rendered. I have a HP Pavilion with 8 GB and 4 amd processors. The CPU uses up to 99% when a video is running in Adobe and 60% to 85% of the memory. Could it be I need a better video card?

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Steve Grisetti
Legend
August 21, 2018

Converting is tricky business. Unless you know what you're doing, converting can actually make a file LESS compatible with a video editing program.

So without specifics, we can't help you.

jeffk27845964
jeffk27845964Author
Participant
August 21, 2018

So the most popular camera is not compatible with Adobe without going

through a bunch of hoops. Great product.

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Community Expert
Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2018

jeffk27845964  wrote

So the most popular camera is not compatible with Adobe without going

through a bunch of hoops. Great product.

You can look at it the other way too.  Apple decided to ignore the most popular and universal codec.  If you are in the Apple ecosystem, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut and Apple iMovie do support H.265.  If you can't set your phone to use H.264, and you are in the Windows system, check the specs for Cyberlink PowerDirector.  I think it is one of the few under $100 editing programs that covers H.265.

I personally like the way Premiere Elements works.  If it were me, I would figure out how to shoot my iPhone in a compatible codec.

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Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 20, 2018

What are the settings you used in the GoPro?  Please use the program mediainfo and paste a view of the source file structure.  Knowing the project settings would help too.

jeffk27845964
jeffk27845964Author
Participant
August 20, 2018

They were many, I converted any video that needed to be. Mostly what I'm

experiencing is that some video files don't render.

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Steve Grisetti
Legend
August 20, 2018

Can you give us something more specific? There are way too many variables to consider. Particularly if you're working with video that has been converted from its original specs.

Which processor are you using with how much RAM? The number of cores doesn't give us much to go on.

Open one of the video's that is giving Premiere Elements trouble in the free download MediaInfo. Set MediaInfo's View to Text and then cut and paste the report it generates to this forum.

Once we know how much power you have and what the specs of your video are we'll be better able to advise you.

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