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djmattyz
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November 12, 2018
Question

can i improve the performance of premiere pro?

  • November 12, 2018
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im coming to the end of editing a 15 minute short film in 4k

my computer is barely hanging in there, im getting audio dropouts, stalls in playback and regular crashes

perhaps my system cant quite cope, im not sure

but perhaps there are ways it can be improved, im not sure. maybe there is a wrong setting somewhere.

do you have any tips?

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 10.0.16299

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HK CPU @ 2.90GHz

RAM: 32409MB

GPU Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation

GPU: GeForce GTX 1060/PCIe/SSE2

GPU Driver: 23.20.16.4973

GPU RAM: 6144MB

GPU Code: 0

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Grigor Poghosyan
Grigor Poghosyan
Participating Frequently
November 12, 2018

Clear your render data.

Mo Moolla
Mo Moolla
Legend
November 12, 2018

Ways to up performance:

1. Get 2 SSD's. One for RAW video assets and one for the Scratch disk

2. Shut down any and all other applications while editing/rendering

3. Get a Mac Pro lol (uh oh ppl are gonna get me for this one)

4. Use proxies

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    November 12, 2018

    I agree with everything but the Mac pro ... a ton of cash for a machine with limited capabilities/modifications/expansions. Sadly. And look, it took them five years to even make a change to the mobos!

    Even many of my hard-core Mac-folk colorist friends finally jumped to Pc/Linux dual-boots, and have been quite pleased with power/adaptability. And, yea, the price too.

    But some love the Mac ... no accounting for taste, you know?  lol

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
      Mo Moolla
      Mo Moolla
      Legend
      November 12, 2018

      Neil I won't pat with my Mac for any amount of money or m&m's in the world lol.

      I bought the "ashtray can" and sold it a week later.

      Agreed the tech is aging especially with limited throughput on SSD's using SATA at 3MBps instead of 6 but am hoping Apple with redeem themselves (hmmmmph) with the launch of the new Mac Pro.

      Had my fair share of plasticky pc's and yes they can kick ass especially with the faster RAM (twice as fast as mine) but for "built like a tank" quality and proper cooling nothing beats the Mac Pro 5.1

      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 12, 2018

      Some links that may help

      -Troubleshooting https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2261475

      -Premiere Pro Video Editing Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840

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      SAFEHARBOR11
      Participating Frequently
      November 12, 2018

      In Premiere, check File > Project Settings > General and see if GPU Acceleration (CUDA) is enabled. If set to Software, that would slow things down (happened to me the other day on an HD project!).

      Also, do you have a FAST, DEDICATED video drive? Don't put video assets on C: drive, should have a separate SSD or RAID for video storage.

      Thanks

      Jeff

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      djmattyzAuthor
      Inspiring
      November 12, 2018

      what speed should the SSD be?

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