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bdpbs
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July 29, 2021
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Premiere 2021 so slow, laggy editing experience all around

  • July 29, 2021
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I'm using Big Sur and a new 2019 Mac Pro with dual AMD w5700x. Premier 2020 works fine, 2021 is laggy all around, dragging items, hitting play pause all happen moments after you try to do each thing, pause/play expect a 10 frame lag, drag an item to replace a clip, expect a .5 sec hickup while you wait.

 

The laggy pause in particular is making accurate editing a real chore, this is unacceptable! 

 

I see people complaining about this from all platforms far and wide, please don't ask me if my continueous thumbnails are on, they're not. For some reason everyone has a laggy and crappy experience on this version of premiere.  Feel free to ask me redundant questions about my particular settings, but it is clear to me this is all on Adobe to fix it.

 

Using 2020 version whenever possible for now...

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    default702lsoal1olj
    Participant
    October 20, 2021

    I bet Apple's fix is to download Final Cut Pro! From what I'm reading there isn't a good fix. I'm about to haul two iMacs tp the landfill. We bought them to edit video and it doesn't work!!!!

     

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    lucyb91785867
    Known Participant
    October 18, 2021

    I am having the same terrible experience! I simply can not get any work done!! I have even had to resort to installing a cracked version of 2019 and guess what, it runs so much smoother and without your Creative Clout having to keep my system clogged! How long is it going to take premiere to fix this!? I mean I avoided so long to update because I was afraid this was going to happen and yet so many years later and you still make such an unreliable product and you expect us to pay for this frustration? And don't ask me system setups please... I have been working between premier and avid etc for over a decade. I have gone through all possible troubleshooting methods and it has been greatest waste of my time and energy. We expect it to work!

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      Michael Grenadier
      Legend
      October 19, 2021

      Lucy, Please tell us your system specs: OS version, Premiere version, amount of RAM, Hardware specs including graphics card and your source properties and sequence settings.   Does your system meet minimum specs

      https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html

      Updates usually make greater demands on your system...

      I recently installed a program that monitors ram usage on my 2012 macbookpro which has the maximum of 16 gigs installed on it.  It gives you a clue when an app is using too much ram.  I often see premiere gets progressively more sluggish as I work and "Cleaner One Pro" seems to be able to clear the ram.   I've just had it installed a couple of days, so no guarantees.  

      And higher resolution and frame rates can cause performance issues.  A proxy workflow can usually boost performance.

       

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Legend
      July 29, 2021

      BDPBS,

      Sorry, are you running 15.2 and have nested sequences in your Timeline? Show us a screenshot. If so, remove audio from that nested sequence and place it on the Timeline. Does the problem go away?

       

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      bdpbsAuthor
      Participant
      July 29, 2021

      There are no nested timelines, so that doesn't help in this case, however my comments really are regarding all around performance and not a single project file. The previous version you mentioned 15.2 was just as laggy however I'm using 15.4 since at least a few work days now. 

       

       

       

       

      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
      Legend
      July 29, 2021

      Hey there,

      Sorry for the performance issue. That sounds pretty bad. I have some things you can try here that I hope will get you out of this jam, because this doesn't sounds right.

       

      What I would try next is deleting all traces of residual media cache from the previous version - that can really muck things up. Best way to do that is to first choose File > Close All Projects to ensure you don't have multiple projects open. Then, choose Premiere Pro > Preferences > Media Cache and then click the button to remove all media cache. Close Premiere Pro.

       

      Reboot the system to clear the RAM cache. 

       

      Press the Option key as you launch Premiere Pro and take a second to delete Preferences, as well. Now you are starting fresh and you should now launch this project and this sequence. How is it performing now? Let me know. Hope I can help.

       

      Thank You,

      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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