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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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      M Armstrong
      Participant
      November 18, 2022

      I've also experienced the increased file sizes from Adobe Premier Rush. Trimming a short 7.5 MB clip ballooned to 21.3 MB. Investigating landed me on this thread. Inspired by the original post from @richardd31820739, I used the native Windows 10 Photos App to trim an additional fraction from the video and used the "Save a copy" function. That again reduced the video to just 7.2 MB. Clearly, something is amiss with Premiere Rush, but this might be a workaround for some people until Adobe gets the problem resolved.

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      November 19, 2022

      Hi M,

      If you just need to trim a clip, check out quick actions in Adobe Express. https://helpx.adobe.com/express/using/trim-video.html

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      M Armstrong
      Participant
      November 19, 2022

      Thanks for the tip; however, my main point was to simply point out that using another editor aside from Adobe Premier Rush to trim a slight amount will correct the file size issue we're all experiencing.

      That said, I still need to explore other Adobe video editing tools, though I'm hesitant to pursue that for fear that they'll offer the same file size concerns.

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      Mictic
      Participant
      September 20, 2022

      Can´t believe that´s still the Case. :(( This file sizes are not acepptable to use online.

       

      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      September 20, 2022

      Mictic,

      I am sorry that the file sizes are unacceptable for you. Please file a feature request here.

       

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
      Kevin-Monahan
      Community Manager
      Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      August 25, 2022

      Hello,

      I will try to explain what's going on with source file sizes and exported file sizes and why they can be confusing when the exported file is much larger.

      A highly compressed source file from a mobile phone is usually smaller than an exported H.264 file, (especially if it contains additional music, titles, or effects). However, a source file from a RED cinema camera can be larger than an exported H.264 file.

       

      When exporting, a new video must be created using different encoders and tech built into Premiere Pro. Encoding files in Premiere Pro uses different tech than that used to record the files in an iPhone or RED camera. So, the export file sizes are bound to be different than the source file sizes.

       

      The export settings are the things that determine a video's exported file size, not the source file size. If you need to reduce the video file size, you can use different export settings for smaller frame sizes, lower bit rates, a different codec (HEVC, for example), etc. 

      It is difficult to adjust your expectations about the exported file size. This is especially the case when you have a compressed source file from a mobile phone and expect your export to be around the same size, and that just doesn't happen.

       

      I hope the info I provided helps you understand the dynamics.

       

      Thanks,
      Kevin

      Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      devrap
      Participating Frequently
      August 25, 2022

      Thanks for responding, Kevin. My concern is that I and so many who posted here are using the absolute lowest export settings (this is from Premiere Rush and not Premiere Pro, by the way--though they probably use the same codecs) and finding the files at the very lowest settings to be huge. Much bigger by far than any other video editing platforms.

       

      And again, many clients/projects have hosting/memory limits. For instance, Vimeo Plus would allow only 1 Premiere Rush-exported video per week to upload. This is a serious performance issue.

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        richardd31820739Author
        Participant
        August 26, 2022

        Hello Kevin, I'd like to reinforce one point that devrap makes; "Much bigger by far than any other video editing platforms."   So regardless of the source video format, other platforms can edit and export to a reasonable file size (including the Windows 10 Photos app, which is hardly the most sophisticated), whereas in Rush, even choosing the lowest settings results very large files.  So the take-away is not "it can't be done" but Rush can/will not do it, which is a serious deficiency.

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          marianjway
          Participant
          August 12, 2022

          I am also having this problem and most of the time I just put up with it, but on Tuesday I edited a file that ended up as 4.76GB (fram a start of approx 1GB), then today I performed the same operations (cutting parts out and adding a fade when I did so) - and a similar number of operations on a similar size video - and it has grown to 18.1GB and is completely unusable. I would love to find a solution to this. 

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          IDRA_MMVega
          Participant
          July 21, 2022

          Yep still same issues in July of 2022. 600 MB file size, took out 30 minutes of the file that were not needed and boom... 2.5 GB

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            DrDug
            Participant
            July 20, 2022

            Even though there appears to still be no resolution, I wanted to just add onto the conversation by saying that I'm having the same problem as everyone else. Rendering is taking forever since the files are so large. 

              mmowrer
              mmowrer
              Participating Frequently
              April 5, 2022

              Also having this problem. I just did some trimming for 4 videos with no issue, now the 5th one is taking a 872.5 MB video and blowing it up to at least 8859 MB. Literally 10X as big. No added effects or text.

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                Szilard23092697otc9
                Participant
                February 10, 2022

                Same problem here, Teams recording, input 112MB, no change of resolution or framerate, original lenght was 46 minutes, trimmed 12 min from the beginning, the resulting file size set to automatic is 4501MB... If I manually degrade everything to the lowest quality and resolution, it goes down to 650MB. Had this problem earlier too, but hoped, that Adobe finally resolves it in the not so cheap CC package we use, but apparently nothing changed. I move away from Adobe solutions for video, can't afford to reencode everything just to get to an acceptable size with same quality on the end... No cookies for you, Adobe!

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                  MarkPizz
                  Participant
                  September 18, 2021

                  So I was working with way bigger files to see what would happen. I had 24 videos, roughly 2Gb each which totalled 50Gb about. All I did was edit them together into one long video and the file size went from 50Gb to 364Gb. This is absoultely unacceptable. Especially since it's a paid program. Its been 2 years since this thread and there has been no fix.

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                    casmith1
                    Participant
                    January 30, 2020

                    Was there a resolution for this issue? I have the same problem. I started with a 208GB file (16min video), uploaded to Rush, made a few cuts here and there (resulting in about 1minute shorter video) and exported it. I did not add anything. At 1080p (default settings), the file was 817GB. I tried 740p and got a 433MB file. What would the export file be twice the size as the file I started with?

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                    richardd31820739Author
                    Participant
                    January 30, 2020
                    ?No unfortunately no one could help with this which was disappointing. I ended up giving up on Rush because of this file size blow-out.
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                      jadilt
                      Participant
                      February 24, 2023

                      Very sorry about this and that I lost track of this discussion. I'll continue to investigate as to why this could have happened. Wishing you luck in all your creative pursuits. 

                       

                      Regards,
                      Kevin


                      this comment was in Dec, 2020, now it's Feb, 2023, i persuaded my bosses to buy me a creative cloud Subscribtion becasue i believed Adobe has a Solution for everything, i ended up sending them waaaay bigger files than the original ones i recieved! and that did not make them happy because they cant send the clients back with tripple+ file sizes, i assume there was no solutions in recent updates from Rush, anyone found a solution during all this years ? or do i accept my boss's suggesion ? to switch to another Software ? im comfurtable using Adobe Apps but this is a big issue

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