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Adam Speedy
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November 24, 2022
Question

Premiere Pro 2023 slow and sluggish compared to 2021

  • November 24, 2022
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Actions are so slow on Premiere Pro 2023.

Hitting space to play the timeline can take around 2 seconds for the video to start playing. Trying to change any values under Effect Controls is also much slower.

Ironically, when I made proxies (Cineform Low Quality), the performance got even worse.

 

I have tried:

  • Clearing media cache
  • Using the latest Beta version (slightly better, still bad compared to 2021)
  • Disabling & Enabling CUDA
  • Turning playback quality to 'high'
  • Different proxy types
  • Removing & reattaching the proxies
  • Scouring the forums and the web in search for answers

 

Sadly nothing has helped yet.

Like few others, I have also noticed it not using the GPU as much as it is using the CPU.

 

My computer specs:

 

  • Nvidia GeForce 2080
  • 128GB DDR4 RAM @ 3400mhz
  • intel i9-9900k CPU

 

The fact that Adobe is also removing older versions from the Creative Cloud means that I cannot use PPro 2021, as Media Encoder no longer works with it as it was removed. It claims it's uninstalled.

This is very frustrating and I am very close to cancelling my subscription.

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    Kevin-Monahan
    Community Manager
    Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    July 11, 2023

    Hi,

    This thread is getting to be a catch can for all performance-related issues. Many of them are not related to one another. The community can't seem to help the variety of performance issues some of you are having. Sorry for the frustration.

     

    I advise you to create a new post with concise details about your system and media rather than generically complaining about performance. Using the format given in the pinned post, How do I write a bug report? Kindly write up your bug report and post that here in the Bugs forum so that your issue can be triaged directly.

     

    Thanks,
    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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    Harikrishnan Subramaniam
    Participant
    June 22, 2023

    Ecaxtly facing the same issue, been editing a 2 hours tv show with the older version of premiere pro and i never had any issue, but after updating to the latest one, cant even change the text on the project file. it freezes and pops out a low memory exception error message 

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      Passionate_difference5EDE
      Participant
      June 15, 2023

      Omg I am not the only one! The lag is just ridiculous. It starts out fine and then 10-15mins into editing the UI just chokes on every command. I had better results on 23.0, but 23.4 makes me want to pull my teeth out. All the bells and whistles features are pointless Adobe unless the software doesn't work properly in the first place. Please sort it out. 

      PC
      RTX 3090
      128gb ram

      5950X

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        LTA DO VIDEOS
        Participant
        July 11, 2023

        Oh man me too. 

         

        PC

        RTX 3070

        64gb ram DDR4 3000

        Intel core i7 13700k

         

        Mod note: Edited for content. 

        shaund20095421
        shaund20095421
        Participating Frequently
        June 8, 2023

        Avid's the standard for TV and film but not so good for multi format content creation. Definatley worth the effort to learn career wise.

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          defaultlosvfxdc9ggb
          Participant
          June 19, 2023

          Thanks! I will look into it.

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            whisen82
            Participating Frequently
            May 18, 2023

            Just started a new project on 23.4 and have gotten through the first segment with no real issues. I did have a couple times where I had to restart using Canon raw footage. But, a quick restart of Premiere not the system fixed it both times and then no issues with ProRes after color round trip from Resolve. 

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            whisen82
            Participating Frequently
            May 19, 2023

            Ya, I've got to say after a couple of days the issues seem to be gone 🤞 Finally!

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              Harold218260762hbe
              Participant
              May 15, 2023

              Has anyone tried 23.4? 

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              Disclaimer
              Participant
              May 1, 2023

              I have a beefed-up pc and experience the same debilitating performance. It gets worse and worse as I add videos and sequences to the project file.

              Ryzen 9 5950x 

              RTX 3080TI

              128GB DDR4 RAM

              Program and cache on SSD.

               

              What more do I need??? Why are the thumbnails so slow to load? In the past couple months, everything on my pc has been slow. Is it the geforce experience? I can't figure out WHY THIS IS HAPPENING!

                davez
                davez
                Known Participant
                May 2, 2023

                It isnt our machines. I built my (very rpobust) PC several years ago and no issues at all up til the latest "upgrade".

                If all is fine on one version, then magically it all tanks with the next revision, IT IS THE REVISION.

                 

                I rolled back to the older one and all is perfect again.

                 

                Not our machines.

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                  Angus5C0C
                  Participant
                  April 27, 2023

                  I 100% feel the same way. I can't believe how slow it is! And I'm on a very powerful computer.. 

                  32GB Ram

                  3.7 Ghz 6-core Intel Core Processor
                  Radeon Pro Vega 48 8GB Graphics Card

                  And over 600GB's of internal hard drive space available...

                   

                  Is this really not enough to run the program I need to use for work day in, day out smoothly?

                  Jorge Jaramillo Hdz
                  Jorge Jaramillo Hdz
                  Known Participant
                  April 18, 2023

                  23.3 it's seems more slow and sluggish than 23.2 with Lumetri and Adjustment layer.

                   

                  Anyone else with this problem?

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                  Adam SpeedyAuthor
                  Known Participant
                  April 15, 2023

                  Hello, OP here back after a few months. I just tested the 23.4 BETA with a new project and it's still slow and underperforming. What on earth, Adobe? Why is this so hard for you to fix?

                   

                  Ironically, my proxies are making things slower on 23.x - the same proxies in 21 are working beautifully. What a joke

                   

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