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richardd31820739
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September 15, 2019
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File Size excessive from Premiere Rush

  • September 15, 2019
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I have seen posts elsewhere complaining about the excessively large file size created by Premiere Pro, eg thread "Estimated File size 322MB, Real File size 1.6GB" ), and I'm finding the same issue in Rush (Windows 10 Desktop version).   Yes I have read all the posts about reducing quality etc., but the file size is still excessive.    Unfortunately the solution of turning off hardware encoding as I have seen in a couple of forums including the thread above cannot be done in Rush as the option does not exist.        So... any solutions ?      Just for comparison, I did exactly the same project in the Windows 10 Photos App (yes you can edit Videos in there!)   and the output file size was much more sensible, and yes I was comparing apples to apples in terms of the codec and quality etc. as closely as possible.    Unfortunately the App doesn't quite have all the features I want. hence looking at Rush

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      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 16, 2019

      Hello Dangermouserd,

      Unfortunately, longer videos and/or 4K videos do take up a good amount of storage no matter what you do. A video that is over 1 GB in size, even in H.264 format, is completely normal, particularly if it is 4K and over 10 min. in length. How would you describe your video in terms of codec, frame size, and duration? File sizes in video are large, typically, and it's hard to get around that. What is the issue with 1 GB videos? Do you need additional storage?

       

      Hardware encoding doesn't affect the file size as much as frame size, frame rate, codec, and duration. I would say that it's not a significant factor when comparing it with a standard H.264 export.

       

      The Windows app has a different framework, uses different code, and encodes files differently than Rush. That would be difficult to compare, so I'd avoid doing so.

       

      Come back with further questions.

       

      Thank You,
      Kevin

       

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      marionp81845128
      marionp81845128
      Participant
      November 3, 2020

      Is there a solution for Premier Rush excessive file size?

      I am having the same problem and I did not add anothing to the video. I only trimmed the beginning and end and the file size increased. Please advise...

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        liladude
        Known Participant
        December 17, 2020

        I had 1 GB file, only clipped out 15 minutes in the middle, no titles, no transition, nothing, exported and voilà, 5.8 GB. Reduced from 1080p to 720p, still 3.6 GB (original 1080p 1.01 GB). This is not acceptable from a software I pay, I am glad I know command line and ffmpeg enough to fix this trash.

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