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Participant
August 2, 2025
Question

How to make playback delay quicker?

  • August 2, 2025
  • 2 replies
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When I press spacebar to playback my timeline, there is a couple seconds of delay. It's not the biggest issue in the world but when editing fast-paced jumpcuts and precise timing which needs you to keep replaying videos, these seconds of waiting add up and get really annoying. 

It's very inconsistent, sometimes it plays back instantly and sometimes I have to wait for a few seconds of lag. I have tried putting the preview resolution all the way down, cleared cache and there is plenty of storage. 

 

Any ideas?

2 replies

Community Manager
August 26, 2025

Hi andrey_7747,

Are you still experiencing this issue? Let us know if Peru Bob's suggestion of making changes to Audio Hardware preferences helped in solving the issue.

 

Thanks,

Sumeet

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 2, 2025

Hey Andrey,

Thanks for posting. Try pressing Shift at launch and deleting the media cache. Let us know how it works.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Participant
August 5, 2025

did not work. 

everything is lagging now even worse than before it is impossible to edit 

Community Manager
August 5, 2025

Hi andrey_7747,

Sorry about the poor experience. Would you mind sharing a screenshot of Audio Hardware preferences window in Premiere Pro? Also, let us know the version of Premiere Pro you are using & the system specs.

 

Thanks,

Sumeet