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chrisc91041678
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May 7, 2017
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4K Choppy playback - unable to edit

  • May 7, 2017
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Hi all, hoping someone could assist me with this issue. I recently upgraded my PC with the following specs;

  • Gigabyte AMD FM2+/FM2 A88X HDMI 1.4 Dual-Link DVI-D D-Sub Triple Monitor ATX Motherboard, GA-F2A88X-D3HP
  • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory F3-1600C9Q-32GXM
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti FTW Gaming Graphic Cards ACX 3.0, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6258-KR
  • i7 4 core processor

I'm currently running Windows 8, and using Premier Pro 2017. I recently recorded 4k footage using my DJI Phantom 4 Pro Plus, and when I import it in PP, and go to watch the playback it is extremely choppy and laggy, making it impossible to edit. I tried rolling back to an earlier version of premier pro (2015) but I experienced the same issues. I also tried working with proxies but it did not alleviate the issue 100%. I was under the impression that my PC would be able to handle PP. If anyone has any suggestions or fixes, I look forward to hearing them. Thank you!

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bucksommerkamp
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bucksommerkampCommunity Expert
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May 7, 2017

Another thing to try: switch the monitor window to 1/2 or even 1/4 resolution (drop down beneath the monitor window). It will reduce the resolution you see on-screen as you edit (remember it's probably a small window anyway), but won't affect the final outcome at all. It has come in very handy for me. Output will still be at full resolution, you just won't have all the choppiness as you play from the timeline and edit.

I hope this helps!

Buck

R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
May 7, 2017

Good addition ... although something I'll add, as  many new to the "new" proxy setup in PrPro don't understand: PrPro will ONLY use the original media for any exporting.

Some folks here have requested the ability to have PrPro make and export from the proxy media, just to get something quick as a rush type output for the project director to view. But currently, only the original media is used for any output form.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
Horshack
Horshack
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May 7, 2017

Neil, a trick to get Premiere to render with the proxies is to make the original footage unavailable (remove drive, change folder/file name, etc...). When this is done Premiere will render from the proxies, preceded with the following warning:

R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
May 7, 2017

The problem is with the form of the media. DSLR and drone media are highly compressed using the long-GOP form. This is quick to do in camera, but the devil to de-encode in the computer while the CPU is simultaneously trying to do all the demands of the NLE.

Especially with 4k media.

On import into PrPro use an ingest preset to make Cineform proxies. You can switch from original to proxy and back at the click if an icon. And edit smoothly.

Neil

Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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