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Matthew28833364umby
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March 12, 2023
Question

Premier pro becomes laggy or unusable when I add photos or perhaps too many clips

  • March 12, 2023
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Hi,

 

First I would like to say that my computers specifications greatly exceed premier pros requirements.

 

I have been making videos using premier pro and putting in edits etc like anyone else does.

 

However, I have found that when my video exceeds the 7-10 minute mark and/or if I add in a photo it all of a sudden becomes extremely laggy/unusable. When I try to move on the timeline, I cannot see it moving. I can play the video, but I cannot make any further edits unless I undo/remove the previous clip or photo. 

 

This is very annoying for me as I don't understand what the problem is.

 

I have tried all the helpful tips I could have found such as rendering the clips to become green bars but even when I did that the problem is still the same. 

 

When this happens, sometimes it crashes as well.

 

Does anyone have a solution to this?

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    Pierraxl
    Participant
    July 21, 2024

    Same problem here, with 440 clips it become unstable with a 3090 + 12900k + 64G RAM 3600mhz

    Can only use it well if it's down 200 clips.

    Solution is to separates your sequences.

     

    All the answer above are the same answer everybody gives mindlessly to everyone everytime there is a problem with premiere pro and it never solve anything. 

      Richard van den Boogaard
      Community Expert
      Richard van den BoogaardCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 24, 2023

      16 GB of RAM is the bare minimum of what Adobe advices these days in their hardware specifications: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/hardware-recommendations.html

       

      I have 128 GB in my system... which is from early 2017.

       

      Have you checked the performance statistics of your system when you're experience these lags?

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 13, 2023

      Hi,

      Are you on macOS or PC? If you are on PC and have an NVIDIA card, install the 528.49 studio drivers. Report back after doing so. Hope to help.

       

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
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      Matthew28833364umbyAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      March 13, 2023

      PC. 

      I've tried everything and still no fix. Only solution at the moment is to export video and then just continue edits on it as a new project. 

      Kind regards, 

      Matthew Kwong 
      Mathematics Teacher 
       

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 14, 2023

      Hi Matthew,

      Sorry about all this. Can we get more info about your computer system and those images? Are they larger than the sequence size? Are you scaling the images? We're flying blind here, so help us out with more info. That would be tremendously helpful.

       

      Thanks,

      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
      Peru Bob
      Community Expert
      Peru BobCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 12, 2023

      What are the pixel sizes of your images?

      What are the complete computer specs, including hard drives (how many, what kind, what is on each, what capacity, and how full)?

      Peru Bob
      Community Expert
      Peru BobCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 12, 2023

      Delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files:
      https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clear-your-media-cache-in-30-seconds-in-premiere-pro-2020/m-p/11017257/thread-id/260446?page=1

      If that doesn't work, try resetting the preferences:
      https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-reset-trash-preferences-in-premiere-pro/td-p/8236158?page=1

      If that doesn't work, try resetting the Workspaces:
      Reset a workspace
      Reset the current workspace to return to its original, saved layout of panels.
      1. Do one of the following:
      • Click the Workspace menu icon and select Reset to Saved Layout.
      • Choose Window > Workspace > Reset to Saved Layout.
      from here:
      https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/workspaces.html

      If that doesn't work, try Preferences > Audio Hardware and set Input to None.

      If that doesn’t work, try updating or rolling back your graphics driver directly from the video card manufacturer’s site. If NVIDIA, do a clean installation of the latest Studio Driver (NOT the Game Driver)

      If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and import the old one into it.

      Also, please help us help you:
      https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-what-information-should-i-provide-when-asking-a-question-on-this-forum/td-p/3929027?page=1

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