Playback Lag while using Premiere on the M3 MAX 48 GB Macbook, Will Give $10 if fixed

[Daniel33376560un22]

I'm experiencing playback delay on the new macbook when editing gaming footage recorded at 1080p, I've talked to many other editors using the m3 and m2 chip & they experience little to no lag. I'm optimized to the max & don't know where my problem is, heres my setup.

- All footage is on an SSD

- Project files on computer

- media cache goes to one folder on the computer

- Scratch disk cache goes to one folder

- Playback preview is always 1/4

- Ram stored for premiere is 42/48 gb

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hello @Daniel33376560un22,

Thanks for the bug report. The team will require further information. See: How do I write a bug report?

"Gaming Footage" is typically poorly acquired media. A video stream is recorded with a variable frame rate and a Long GOP codec like H.264 or HEVC. Editing this kind of footage is not ideal. Transcoding it to an editing codec solves this problem. One can also use proxy files. Let me know if you need help with either process.

If Media Encoder cannot transcode the footage, an FFMPEG-based freeware can work well. Many use Handbrake, but I prefer Shutter Encoder because it offers editing codecs. You can also transcode back to H.264 with a constant frame rate. That works OK, but many editors prefer ProRes or ProRes LT for an easier editing session. Other editors shun the file sizes of these codecs and go with H.264 instead. Either way should solve yuour problem, it's just that editing is much smoother with ProRes codecs.

I apologize for the frustration. I hope the advice helps.

Thanks,
Kevin