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JohnVo
JohnVo
Inspiring
April 21, 2017
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media cache vs project scratch disk question ?

  • April 21, 2017
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hi

i have bought a ssd only for the scratch disk to increase the performance and yes it helps a lot

my operatin system is windows 10 pro 64bit

may i ask you 2 questions?

1) in the  preferences -> media ->media cache files & media cache  database -> to the new ssd

2) in the Project -> scratch disks -> it's always set c:\users\myname\documents\adobe/premiere....

1) question

may i know the different between the preferences media cache & scratch disks?

2) second question

can i setup always my projects to use my new ssd as scratch disk?

thanks

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Correct answer Vidya Sagar

Hi Giovannivolontè,

Thanks for posting in Adobe forums.

1) Media cache files are auto generated files when media is imported into Premiere Pro which is used by Premiere Pro in various ways like displaying waveforms in a timeline.

     Scratch disks include captured Video, captured audio, video previews, audio previews, project autosave etc.

2) It is recommended to use scratch disks location same as the project, but it can be configured to SSD as well.

Thanks,

Vidya

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excited_Genie16B8
Legend
April 21, 2017

I disagree with Vidya's recommendation about Scratch sharing a location with the project.  I do believe it's better on it's own, dedicated drive.

Simply point the location to the root of the new SSD, and it should stay there for all future projects.

    chrisw44157881
    chrisw44157881
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2017

    Excellent rundown of each part per storage speed:

    Importing Media

    Conforming Audio

    Generating Peak Files

    Multistream Playback

    Render Previews

    https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-2015-4-Storage-Optimization-854/#Conclusion

      JohnVo
      JohnVoAuthor
      Inspiring
      April 22, 2017

      hi

      great link !

      i have bookmarket

      can't find deep information about *ims file and why they are always stored on my main ssd

      about the link  , about the peak files , audition cc and premiere again they store in the main ssd even the peak files

      thanks

      Vidya Sagar
      Adobe Employee
      Vidya SagarCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      April 21, 2017

      Hi Giovannivolontè,

      Thanks for posting in Adobe forums.

      1) Media cache files are auto generated files when media is imported into Premiere Pro which is used by Premiere Pro in various ways like displaying waveforms in a timeline.

           Scratch disks include captured Video, captured audio, video previews, audio previews, project autosave etc.

      2) It is recommended to use scratch disks location same as the project, but it can be configured to SSD as well.

      Thanks,

      Vidya

      JohnVo
      JohnVoAuthor
      Inspiring
      April 21, 2017

      hi

      thanks

      It is recommended to use scratch disks location same as the project, but it can be configured to SSD as well.

      but does premiere keep the project scratch settings settings? how can i store scratch settings?

      i mean i would like to create a new project and have always the same scratch settings ,i know and i get your advises but i would like to try the second ssd i bought for scratch disk

      thanks

      R Neil Haugen
      R Neil Haugen
      Legend
      April 21, 2017

      Once you've started setting a specific location ... PrPro then will display that as you start a new project.

      Neil

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