Playback lag and dropped frames! AGAIN!!

[Hisham27217741wqgx]

I'm facing severe lag with playback and of course, dropped frames!

This is not the first time this has happened, usually every 2-3 updates this problem occurs and I have deadlines just like many other people do!

To give you a brief, my hardware:

- 64GB RAM

- RTX 4070

- AMD Ryzen 9 processor

- Windows 11 64bit

- 4k Monitor

- Changing audio hardware input to all options available

- Working off a 5th generation 2TB SSD

I'm using NRAW raw files transcribed using REDCINE X PRO since adobe still doesn't support Nikon raw files. they are 12 bit. 

I have already tried the following:

1- Changing audio hardware to no input.

2- Changing codecs (all of them)

3- Playback quaity (all of them)

4- deleted media cache files

5- reinstalled studio driver (and rolled back to previous versions)

NOTHING IS WORKING!! someone please help!

[Ann Bens]

General advice when facing deadlines: do not update.

I would revert to previous version and when project is done update and start fresh.

[Hisham27217741wqgx]

thank you very much for the helpful reply. Doesn't solve anything. Even the previous version has issues. 

[R Neil Haugen]

What codec are you using in RedCine?

Have you tried using Nikon app to convert from RAW?

[MyerPj]

What do you mean for this: 

2- Changing codecs (all of them) - transcoding source clips to different formats or ?

Also

3- Playback quaity (all of them)

For a baseline, keep everything at Full and High Quality. I've not seen lowering this help perfomance in PP. (AE yes).

[Hisham27217741wqgx]

I mean the playback codecs in premiere pro (Prores and all its variations). Nothing seems to work except for using proxies. Playback quality (full, 1/2, 1/4)

[R Neil Haugen]

1) Still curious about have you used the Nikon software and

2) is that an internal SSD? And hopefully not the one that the OS/Programs are on ... nor the cach files ...

[MyerPj]

<<I mean the playback codecs>>

We don't pick those do we? It's whatever flavor the video asset comes in.

So you're saying plain old ProRes files will not play nice either?