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January 19, 2017
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Preview Playback Too Fast

  • January 19, 2017
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Whenever I import anything to my timeline and try to play it back it plays back probably 20-30% faster than it should. Even the timer counts the seconds way faster than it should. But if I do work on it and export it, the exported file will play at normal speed. On a maybe related note, I keep getting a message about not having enough space for the disk cache and no matter what I do it still says that... could that have anything to do with it? Should I just disable the disk cache thing? (I honestly don't know what it does) I don't know what else to say about it I couldn't find anything else about this specific problem so if you can find anything please link it to me. I am just extremely frustrated right now because it's impossible for me to properly edit anything like this.

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    Correct answer Roei Tzoref
    it plays back probably 20-30% faster than it should.

    check your preview panel. try and reset it and see if that solves your problem

    if it does not, check your composition frame rate is the same frame rate as your footage. also, provide more information about your setup and show some full screenshots or screen capture if possible

    I keep getting a message about not having enough space for the disk cache and no matter what I do it still says that... could that have anything to do with it?

    probably just ignore it and click "never again" on show warning. I leave it ON to have an indication if I accidentally got my cache drive too full for some reason (say from unnecessary temp files)

    This warning appears if you have the disk cache size set to greater than 80% of the available space on the drive. To make the warning go away, set the disk cache size to 80% or less of the free space on your drive, or like most of us - just click "never again" and don't bother with it. of course the exception is if you are using a system folder for a cache disk that is very low on disk space. you don't want to empty the system disk because of cache files.

    6 replies

    2221.ch
    2221.ch
    Participant
    September 23, 2020

    hey, where is this panel please, i have my premiere on french.

    thanks

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    Ronald24847155c8ra
    Participant
    September 6, 2023

    As said before, this is for after effects, not premiere 🙂

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    Stellar_sincerityB839
    Participant
    June 23, 2020

    OMG THANK YOU Roei, you saved me HOURS of frustration. 

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    Joel 17472020
    Participant
    June 10, 2020

    Omg thanking I have been dealing with this problem for a week now finally glad to find someone that has the same issue seeming Youtube videos weren't helping 

    alejandroa59315371
    alejandroa59315371
    Participant
    February 7, 2017

    Thank you so much, I've feel stupid now! haha never again will this happen !

    Roei Tzoref
    Roei TzorefCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 19, 2017
    it plays back probably 20-30% faster than it should.

    check your preview panel. try and reset it and see if that solves your problem

    if it does not, check your composition frame rate is the same frame rate as your footage. also, provide more information about your setup and show some full screenshots or screen capture if possible

    I keep getting a message about not having enough space for the disk cache and no matter what I do it still says that... could that have anything to do with it?

    probably just ignore it and click "never again" on show warning. I leave it ON to have an indication if I accidentally got my cache drive too full for some reason (say from unnecessary temp files)

    This warning appears if you have the disk cache size set to greater than 80% of the available space on the drive. To make the warning go away, set the disk cache size to 80% or less of the free space on your drive, or like most of us - just click "never again" and don't bother with it. of course the exception is if you are using a system folder for a cache disk that is very low on disk space. you don't want to empty the system disk because of cache files.

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      SavesterAuthor
      Participant
      January 20, 2017

      Just needed to reset it! Thanks a lot, very helpful screenshot!

        Roei Tzoref
        Roei Tzoref
        Legend
        January 20, 2017

        Great! thanks for the feedback.

          Dave_LaRonde
          Dave_LaRonde
          Inspiring
          January 19, 2017

          Three things:

          1) Purge all memory & caches.

          2) What kind of camera shot the footage?  I hope it wasn't a cel phone shooting at a variable frame rate.  They make apps that force phones to shoot at a FIXED frame rate, which is what you need for AE.

          3) Your frustration is GUARANTEED to continue until you get some basic After Effects training.  Go here:

          After Effects tutorials

          For best results go through it step-by-step.  AE is just too quirky and complicated to try to dope it out on your own... and it doesn't help that most current version comes with a huge laundry list of bugs.  You don't know if a problem's operator error or software error!

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