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Lagging with vectors.

  • July 5, 2022
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Ok so all the rest of my premiere pro work has run fine in the past, it has never lagged and workflow has been smooth. however when working on a recent video , I decided to use a vector for a world map. Basically a vector is an image you can zoom in and out from and it doesn't loose its quality. Anyway whenever I try and do anything

on whether it's use the write on effect or even put text over it a red bar appears instantly and it becomes immensely laggy. No one I have seen has had this problem so Id appreciate it if you could help , thanks!

 

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Correct answer Ann Bens

Oh lmao , should I make it way smaller then , so like downsize alot. If so will I still be able to move around the image like I am able to now , and what size would you recommend for the vector?

 


There is no vector feature in Premiere. As said before image is rasterized.

For panning and zooming no more than twice the size of the sequence settings.

Try Ae.

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Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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July 5, 2022

If you want to use the write on effect use After Effects.

In Premiere its a non gpu accelerated effect. Run only on the cpu: hence the laggynes.

Premiere does not do vector images: they get rasterized on import.

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    Morley25135373csjtAuthor
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    July 6, 2022

    So does that mean I can't use vector images at all or just that I need to change settings to be able to use them , thanks.

    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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    July 6, 2022

    Sorry to ask again, do I have to turn the vector into another type of file? For premiere to be able to work on - laggy.


    If you're not going to swtich to After Effects, open the artwork in Illustrator and scale it up to the largest size that you'll be using it at in Premiere Pro (I typcially do this with a duplicate, adding "_mod.ai" to the tail of the filename.

     

    Then export the Illustrator artwork as PNG.  (File > Export As... > Save as Type PNG).

    It's not required, but it can be easier to work with stills in Premiere Pro if the width and height is proportional to the Sequence Frame Size.

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