Very Slow Imports

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April 30, 2017
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I'm getting extremely slow imports with WAV files into my project. No matter which way I import a WAV, it takes up to 20 seconds to import one file. Premiere freezes and shows the busy icon the entire time.

My system:

Windows 10

Intel i7-5960X @ 3ghz

32gb RAM

OS drive: Corsair 240gb SSD

Project drive: 7.2gb RAID 0 on 2x4tb WD Black Drives

Any ideas on why this is happening?

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jayomeara

Participant

I've got the same issue here. Importing any file, audio, stills, or footage, causes the machine to beach ball for a few minutes before everything goes back to normal.

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vanlazarus2013Author

Known Participant

Anyone get any solution suggestions or workarounds from Adobe?

chrisw44157881

Inspiring

did you clear media cache before opening premiere? it could be stuck in a peak file generation loop.

try importing your old project into a new one.

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vanlazarus2013Author

Known Participant

Imported the project into a new one. Imports are still slow, but seem not as slow as the other older project.

Importing one image file (TIF) into a project on my very speedy machine should be near instantaneous (like it was in all previous versions!).

Sigh.

I upgraded to the latest version because I really wanted to use the new Essential Sound interface (showcased by Adobe at NAB2017). Should have realized that it would lobotomize my work-flow in other more significant ways.

Kristian Gabriel

Participating Frequently

This can happen when video card drivers are not updated (and sometimes when it is updated to a new--more "buggy" version). Importing WAV files--Premiere has to generate Peak files to display the waveforms in the timeline, source window, etc. This can take a long time with larger projects--but should not be happening on smaller ones. I have a system that has pretty much all the specs yours has and my wav files are coming in very quickly--here are some things to try:

Check your video card driver situation (update if need be)

Clean your cache database under PREFERENCES > MEDIA CACHE. Sometime the peak file cache gets a little weird and/or can corrupt--causing a slow-down with peak file re-generation

There could be other things--but this is a good start. Good Luck!

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vanlazarus2013Author

Known Participant

Cleared my unused media cache, installed the very latest NVidia drivers, restarted Premiere... Exact same problem. Why should I be surprised that a CC release has horrible bugs?