Premiere Pro Stuttering Video Windows 11

Hi Shane,

Sorry about this, man. That stinks. The new rig sounds good, but sometimes a new setup can get in the way of smooth operation. Without seeing any details about your UI, a problem like this can be hard to diagnose. A short movie can help a lot; if you have time to make one.

The easiest thing to check is to use one of the stock workspaces and then choose Window > Workspace > Reset to Saved Layout.

The other common issue is to check Preferences > Audio Hardware and make sure those are set correctly. A setting to "No Input" for Default Input can often work with new systems like this. Finally, choose Project Settings > General and ensure that the Mercury Playback Engine (CUDA) is set correctly for the Renderer. Please also make sure you have the latest GPU drivers for your NVIDIA GPU.

If your hardware is OK, then the problem may be this H.264 media, which is often difficult to handle (especially if it has a variable frame rate), playback, and export. You can go a couple of different directions in dealing with media like this:

1. If the H.264 came from a film camera, you can either create proxies or transcode the footage using Media Encoder.
2. If the H.264 footage came from a game stream, mobile device, drone, or similar, and especially if it contains a variable frame rate, you can use Shutter Encoder to record the footage back to a better flavor of H.264 or, even better, use a broadcast codec like ProRes LT.

I hope the advice helps.

Thanks,
Kevin