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February 25, 2017
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Need a new cpu to run Premiere

  • February 25, 2017
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Hi everyone. I am looking for a new cpu that would run Premiere smoothly. I am currently on windows 10 but may have to switch to a mac (have to do Apple ProRez delivery's). The Mac Pro (trash can style) is just too expensive, and the mac mini is probably too slow so I was looking at an iMac. But a lot of what the affordable models have only have is an i5 processor. Would Premiere still run smoothly with something like that especially if I am editing 4k footage. Any advice would really be appreciated.

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    Peru Bob
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    Peru BobCommunity Expert
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    February 25, 2017

    CPU is the processor.

    Do you mean that you need a new computer or a new processor?

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    gjkiiiAuthor
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    February 25, 2017

    New CPU..I am currently on windows....but now a lot of my deliveries are now going to be apple prorez so I will need to work on a mac.

    RoninEdits
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    February 25, 2017

    About 2000 dollars budget but no on proxy editing.....


    the i5 cpu isn't going to be very good for 4k, it would be ok for HD/1080p. there is a 21" imac with an i7 cpu, but it only has the intel graphics, no amd or nvidia which are more powerful for video editing. so if you want to go the mac route, you may need to look for a used 27" imac with an i7 and R9 M295X 4gb or M395X 4gb. even the i7 in the imac may struggle if doing complex timelines with heavily compressed media.

    its possible to custom order a new i7 6-core pc for around $2k that would be more powerful, but then you would have to figure out how to get the final file(s) as prores. there are some third party programs/plugins that offer prores encoding for windows, but most of those seem to be custom encoders with compatibility issues and not the real prores codec from apple. another solution would be to buy a cheap mac, new or used for $500-1k or less, and use it to transcode the final file(s) to prores for delivery.

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