Seeking Tips for Optimizing Performance in Adobe Premiere Elements

[mans.io]

Hello everyone,

I've recently started using Adobe Premiere Elements for video editing and I'm thoroughly enjoying the experience. However, I've encountered some performance issues, especially when working with high-resolution footage or complex projects. I'm looking for tips and best practices to optimize the performance of Premiere Elements on my system.

1. Hardware Considerations: What are the key hardware specifications (like CPU, GPU, RAM) that significantly impact the performance of Premiere Elements?

2. Settings Adjustments: Are there specific settings within Premiere Elements that I can tweak to enhance performance, such as preview quality or rendering options?

3. File Management: How does the organization of video files and project files affect performance? Should I be storing my files on an external drive, or is the local storage preferable?

4. Plugins and Effects: Do certain plugins or effects put more strain on the system? How can I use these effectively without compromising performance?

5. Rendering and Exporting: Any tips for more efficient rendering and exporting of videos, especially for longer or higher resolution projects?

I'm eager to learn more and make the most out of this fantastic software. Any advice or resources you could share would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Bill Sprague · Accepted solution]

My view is that the basic needs for high resolution video is a computer with a faster Intel i7, 16GB or more of RAM, an NVIDIA GPU and a SSD.   The SSD makes a very big difference.  I keep my program, source and output files on a single SSD.  It needs to be big enough to have room for the temporary scratch diskes.  There are a couple settings in the General tab that can help.  For output, don't select too high a bit rate.  

What is your current computer configuration?