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Chris Sollart
Chris Sollart
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February 23, 2017
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Stuttering video in Premiere Pro CC 2017

  • February 23, 2017
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I am trying to edit a video in Premiere Pro CC 2017 but when I play the clip in either the Source or Program windows, the video does not play smoothly.  (audio plays fine)

I'm using a PC with Windows 7 with 8GB RAM. (which I know isn't much but it's been working for me so far).

The files that I am trying to edit are MP4 (.MP4)

I had the same problem when trying to edit .MOV files and found that if I simply renamed the files and changed the suffix to .mpg, it totally solved the problem.

Should I try that with these files or is there something else I should do?

Thanks!

Chris

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Correct answer excited_Genie16B8

You might give proxies a try.  H.264 is a bear to edit, the included Cineform presets should help out significantly.

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excited_Genie16B8Correct answer
Legend
February 23, 2017

You might give proxies a try.  H.264 is a bear to edit, the included Cineform presets should help out significantly.

stefan_gru
stefan_gru
Inspiring
February 23, 2017

This might help: Work offline using proxy media

    Chris Sollart
    Chris SollartAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 24, 2017

    Working with Proxies is the BEST way to go!  Thanks!

    bucksommerkamp
    Community Expert
    bucksommerkampCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 23, 2017

    One thing that's helped me is to step down the resolution of the source and program monitor windows to 1/2 or even 1/4 if the footage is complicated. It won't affect the final output, but it will let your machine display the clips more smoothly at the expense of a little fidelity. You could try that setting and see if it helps without affecting the project.

    Chris Sollart
    Chris SollartAuthor
    Known Participant
    February 24, 2017

    That didn't make enough of a difference for me but thanks for the suggestion! 

    Using Proxies worked FAR better!

    stefan_gru
    stefan_gru
    Inspiring
    February 24, 2017

    So glad this worked out for you!

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