How do I share a project between my PC and Mac?

[YB90]

I have a Desktop PC at home and a Macbook Pro.

I wanted to know if it's possible to work on a PP project using both devices. So I can work on it at home and on the go with the Macbook.

Is it just as simple as storing all files on the cloud or would I need to do something else. I'm still fairly new to this.

[jasontcox · Accepted solution]

There are a few different ways to go about it. Yes, in THEORY the "cloud" is a possibility but due to the generally (very) large file sizes of video files AND most people's slower upload speeds, it can be very tedious and impractical to do so. Again, possible, but it could take HOURS to upload video files to Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

What's more practical is keeping your project file and media on an external hard drive. Then you can literally just "plug and play," and open the project on either Mac or Windows. You dont need to do anything special with the project file, just make sure you're running the same version of Premiere on both systems.

Side note, cloud editing IS getting a little easier day by day. If you haven't seen it already, there is a little brother to Premiere coming out soon, codenamed Project Rush. You can learn more here. Project Rush | Adobe video editing software, mobile & desktop

But it's not for everyone and wont have nearly as many features as Premiere. But hope those details help!

[YB90]

I'm just learning now it takes ages to upload to the cloud lol

With an External HD, doesn't it run slower in PP as it's reading off the hard drive?

[jasontcox]

Against all logic, actually no. Actually, in MOST scenarios, you get BETTER performance by having your media on an external drive instead of the internal drive (assuming it's a half-decent hard drive). It has to do with the amount of data a computer has to read off of a drive at one time. It's harder for your computer to read/run the operating system, Premiere AND videos files all at once from one drive than it is to read/run the OS and programs on Drive A and media from Drive B. Again, assuming you have a decently fast external drive.