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mustbebelize
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December 2, 2018
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NVIDIA Quadro K4000: GPU Acceleration

  • December 2, 2018
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I just installed a nVidia Quadro K4000 (included on list of recommended video adapters for GPU acceleration)  on my Dell Workstation 7910 running Windows 10 Pro with 64GB memory and dual (2) 8 core processors Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 v3 @2.40 GHz.   I also installed the latest nVidia software (411.95-quadro-desktop-notebook-win10-64bit-international-whql).  C drive, Cache drive and Media drives are all SSDs. 

Nonetheless, I'm still getting a red render bar at the top of the timeline even with my regular raw footage from Sony HXR-NX5U in AVCHD format and HD MP4 formats from my Canon XC10. 

Note that 2 months ago, my nVidia Quadro 6000 with the previous version of Premiere worked perfectly with a yellow bar even with effects added.  However, I was informed that nVidia no longer supports those cards so they won't be compatible with newest version of Premiere.  That's fine - that's why I installed the nVidia Quadro K4000.

So a couple of questions:

  1. 1.  In my preferences settings - memory, I can select Performance or Memory for "Optimize rendering for".  I don't see a Mercury Playback Engine option as before.
  2. 2.  Is the CUDA settings in the nVidia software?
  3. 3.  Is the nVidia Quadro K4000 at the low end of the totem pole for Premiere Pro?  May that be the reason?
  4. 4.  If so, with video cards selling all the way to $10,000 which is the best middle of the road under $2000 video cards that will work with Premiere Pro.
  5. 5.  Can it be the CPUs even though they are 8 core CPUs, they are not the latest generation?
  6. 6.  So in order to use Premiere Pro efficiently, all components have to be new technology at the minimum at this point?

Thanks for your assistance.

Paul Pollard 

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    MPE hardware (cuda) option is in your Project Settings under General.

    FAQ: Why is my GPU not available for Mercury Pl... |Adobe Community

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    mustbebelize
    mustbebelizeAuthor
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    December 3, 2018

    Thanks for your responses.  It's been about two years since I've had to make CUDA changes in my preferences.  I was pretty sure it was in the preferences section under the Edit button.  Anyway, there it is under the Project Settings - General setting.  That did it.  That turned it yellow and also turned on the Immersive Effects.  Thanks!  I really got turned around when the upgrade rejected my original nVidia Quadro 6000 that had cost a pretty penny.  OK, back to work!!!

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
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    December 3, 2018

    As for CPUs, late-generation fast cores are better than more cores older/slower. "Fast" would be say above 3.8Ghz. and 8-10 cores there or above gives (according to say Puget Systems and Safeharbor computing) the best utilization of other resources.

    That said, there are some people using older gear that are still getting good performance. Partly it's in understanding how the "lanes" of the mobo are setup so one puts cards & other pieces of gear connected in the right spot to avoid conflicts. Which is above my computer knowledge ...

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    December 2, 2018

    MPE hardware (cuda) option is in your Project Settings under General.

    FAQ: Why is my GPU not available for Mercury Pl... |Adobe Community

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