Playback freezes consistently. I can still move my playhead just nothing plays.

I'm editing on the m1 max and for some reason after a while of editing my playback sort of freezes on one frame. I also noticed that I can get it to freeze quicker but clicking off of premiere and dragging a clip into it.

I then tried to switch into a different workspace and it just crashes.

My workflow is straight forward and the codecs are well within the Max's capabilities to utilize. Here were some "solutions" I tried that didn't work 😞

1. Clearing the cache

2. Downgrading Premiere Pro to 22.2

3. Updating my OS

4. Switching off GPU acceleration - this option is greyed out for me and I'm not sure how to change it

Anyone else dealing with this? Any suggestions would really be appreciated! Thanks!

System specs

M1 Max

Premiere Pro 22.4

Footage specs

• h.264

• mp4

• 10 bit 4k 24fps - Fx3