Lagging and audio cutting out

[Noah347163857vmm]

I'm editing a film and I'm having an issue where the video will suddenly lag and the audio will cut out. Also worth noting is that the audio meter doesn't read anything when the sound drops. My current workaround is to either pause and replay the footage or, if I need to watch an entire scene, export it and watch it outside of Premiere. I'm editing MXF and MOV files with embedded audio, if that's relevant.

[Carlos Ziade]

Try : Preferences > Audio Hardware > Input > None

[Noah347163857vmm]

Unfortunately, my audio hardware input is already set to "No input."

[Toxos]

Hello, 

It sounds like you're encountering some frustrating issues while editing your film. Before we delve deeper into troubleshooting, I have a couple of questions:

Have you checked if the audio cache creation is completed in Premiere Pro? Sometimes, incomplete audio cache creation can lead to playback issues.

Have you tried clearing the cache files in Premiere Pro? Clearing the cache can sometimes resolve performance issues by removing temporary data that may be causing conflicts.

Additionally, could you please provide the following details:

What version of Premiere Pro are you using?
Can you share your PC configurations, such as CPU, GPU, RAM, and storage setup? This information will help us better understand your system's capabilities and potential bottlenecks.
Once I have this information, we can explore other potential solutions to address the lagging video and audio dropout issues you're experiencing.

[Noah347163857vmm]

I've already tried clearing my media cache and it didn't work.

I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-8950HK CPU @ 2.90GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design, 32 GB RAM, and the footage is stored on a 5 TB external HDD.

[Toxos]

Could you tell us about the raw footage you're working with, specifically the metadata such as resolution, frame rate, codec, and file size?

Also have you created proxies for editing?

[Noah347163857vmm]

The files tend to be between 1–2 GB and are from two different cameras with resolutions of either 4096x2160 or 3840x2160 and frame rates of either 24.00 or 23.976. I'm having trouble figuring out how to check the codec.

I have not created proxies. What are those?

[Toxos]

Please Read this:

Solving Premiere Pro Playback Lag: A Quick Guide to Using Proxies

 

[Noah347163857vmm]

You've solved the issue!