GoPro 4k/60 footage playback in Premiere extremely choppy

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January 31, 2018
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I'm running a brand new iMac and my Premiere is playing back my GoPro 4K/60 FPS footage really poorly. Note that in Quicktime it plays back full resolution flawlessly with no issue whatsoever. I can go super fast, pause, backwards, anything I want, and it is precise and instant. In Premiere, even in 1/8 resolution, it is HORRID. Clearly something is wrong here. Any ideas?

Specifications:

Computer: 2017 iMac 27", 5K display, OS High Sierra 10.13.2, 4.2 GHz core i7, 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM, Radeon Pro 575 4 GB Vid card

Premiere: 12.0.0 Premiere Pro CC

Footage: GoPro Hero 6 Black 4K/60 FPS

Note I have no other issues with any other video files in Premiere, and I have edited many different setups on this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Correct answer Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

Hi SMwesley,

Though tempting to do so, comparing QuickTime Player's performance should not be compared with performance for the same media in an NLE.

Long GOP 4K at 60fps is no picnic for an NLE. My advice? More a smooth editing experience, spend a little time creating proxies or transcode to ProRes 422 or LT. Let us know how that works for you.

Thanks,
Kevin

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Hi SMwesley,

Though tempting to do so, comparing QuickTime Player's performance should not be compared with performance for the same media in an NLE.

Long GOP 4K at 60fps is no picnic for an NLE. My advice? More a smooth editing experience, spend a little time creating proxies or transcode to ProRes 422 or LT. Let us know how that works for you.

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

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Pardon my naivety, but if the video files were too cumbersome for smooth performance, then why would it have the exact same behavior being played back at 1/8 resolution as it does in Full resolution? Note I have edited RED footage which is 4K and it has no issue whatsoever. Not even a little bit. I feel it has something to do with the GoPro compression codec maybe?