Premiere Elements...freezing and freezing and freezing

Hi,

I'm a PCer but would like to help a MACer on this, and maybe someone familiar with both can 'translate' into MAC:

In PCs there's this 'Task Master' that shows what-all programs & process are running, how-much processing they're using and their priority.  I don't know the MAC equivalent of this, but suspect there is such.  And running this Task Master while editing in Pre4miere will show you what other processes/programs are active and how-much processing they're using, and it'll show Premiere's 'priority' (pecking order) for processor resources.

Having sufficient system requirements recommended (PC or MAC) still requires that: 1) Premiere run as 1st-priority in the processing power pecking order, that there aren't a bunch of other processes/programs running simultaneously using-up a lot of the processing power Premiere needs (while you're trying to edit in Premiere).

As an example:  my Internet Explorer, when running, absolutely 'runs-away' using gobs of processing power, so-much so that my E-mail typing freezes.  So I try and be sure very little is 'running' when I have Premiere open for editing.  Plus in the Task Master, I can re-set Premiere to 'high priority' manually to help its 'pecking order' 1st.

Hope this 'parallel PC world' suggestion can shed some light on how you can help prevent 'freeze-up' in your MAC.  Goof hunting,

W1nf1eld.

did you ever get this resolved?