Lengthy exports

Question

I've been using Premiere Elements successfully for some time. My edits are usually fairly straightforward and simple. I usually end up with a 5 minute or less clip to export at the end. In 4K 3840x2160 60fps that will usually take around 30 minutes or so to export.

Yesterday I started experimenting with more advanced (for me) adjustments adding an adjustment layer and several effects (x4) to that. Then I went to export it. 16 hours later it finished! The clip looks great but I can't afford to wait all that time if that's expected. Is that normal? Or do I need to look deeper?

I'm using PE2022 with a Windows 10 Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz and 32GB RAM and SSDs

Ann Bens · Accepted Answer

Computer as in CPU is a dinosaur. No wonder it takes so long.

Steve Grisetti · Answer

Well, the more effects you add -- especially to 4K video -- the more time it's going to take. I can't tell you what's "normal" without doing the same thing with the same files. But 16 hours does seem a bit excessive for a 5 minute clip.

I'm asssuming you have a good GPU and that your preferences are using your GPU power. As an experiment, in preferences (under the Edit menu on a PC), uncheck the option to Use Hardware Acceleration. It's counter-intuitive, but this feature often causes more problems than it fixes.

If that doesn't make a difference, I'm not sure what to recommend.

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