Video Hardware

Hi guys. I wonder if there is any tutorial which describes how we should locate all Premiere Pro files, e.g. Media cache, scratch discs, footage and others files used in project, when we have more than one drive?Right now I have SSD M.2 1TB + 2x SSD 250GB + HDD 1TB (as an archive) and I would like to get the best performance in Premiere Pro/After Effects with this setup. I found a few guides, according to which Media cache and Scratch discs folders should be located on separate drive. But what if we have drives with significant speed differences (Read/write of SSD M.2 = 3500/3200 MB/s, standard SSD = 540/520 MB/s)? Thanks for your help!

Even though I enable cuda acceleration in premiere and the program recognizes the card, when I apply some effects a message appears on the screen (this effect requires GPU acceleration) does anyone know if it's on the card or in the program and how to solve it? 

Hello,I just got Premeire Pro and it is my first time using the software. When I started the software I got the message that my graphic card is not supported, I'm running on a Geforce 940 MX. The rest of my specs are below:Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200 U CPU @ 2.50 GHz 2.70 GHz8GB RAMThis is a fairly new Acer laptop from about 3 years ago.Thanks!

Hello guys   I have a AMD 3900X  32gb 3300 Ram AsRock X570 Pro4 and a Nvme 1tb Crucial p1 ct1000p1ssd8   I use a Sony A7III and record 4k 30fps 60mbs files. But i have such slow playback in the edition , to the point i rader use the laptop with a i7 8750h then the desktop. I started using proxys files for the first time but for me thats not a solution and only slow down my edition , traying to attach heach proxy files    Any update or any thing im missing here?  or Davinci resolve solves the problem?   Thanks     [Moderator note: moved to Vido Hardware forum to try to get assistance for this user.]

I built my computer back in 2014 when my focus was on Photography. I splurged on the processor(Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor) thinking this would take me well into the future before needing an upgrade. 5 years later my focus is Premiere Pro and some After effects. Rendering is painfully slow despite the fact that I have 32 GB ram. I have experimented with all the various settings for export and rendering, but have not found a way out of my slooooow video editing world. Still open to advice on better settings also.My big question now is, can I bring my current build up to speed by replacing the video card(EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB Video Card) or is my Mother board too old to allow such a thing?What card would be a good fit for an upgrade that would be compatible with my Motherboard? I have added an extra SSD for scratch disc and upgraded my c drive disk to 1 TB SSDI work with 4k files about half the time. Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4 GHz 6-Core ProcessorASRock X79 Ex

I'm looking at 3950x as an upgrade to my 5820k.  But dealing with 24 lanes is a bit of a headache.  I've got an old raid 5 setup for my media - an areca 1223-8i that uses Pcie 2.0 x 8. I'm toying with the idea of creating an external server and connecting via USB 3.1g2 or 10g ethernet.  Can anyone tell me how much of a performance hit I'd notice (both in terms of latency and sustained data rate) ie would timeline playback be impacted? I'm assuming I'd set it up as a Linux box, but could I do so and keep my data intact? Does it play nicely with NTFS?.  Offloading data is not an option at this point. I'd have to dump $1000 on drives.    

Hi, I currently am using a Quadro K2000 video card.  It seems to do the job.But I saw an ad for a used Palit GTX 760 2GB.  I was thinking of buying it to replaced the Quadro K2000.Is the videocard upgrade worth it?  Will I see a huge improvement in peformance when using Photoshop? COMPUTER SPEC>  I am currently using the latest Photoshop 2020 software. >  I'm using Windows 10 which is installed on a 500GB SSD drive>  computer has 16Gig of memory Any feedback on this topic is much appreciated. Thanks all!

Hi guysI’m looking to upgrade my current Dell M6700 laptop. I use it on the road mainly for assembly and basic preparation for final edit on return to the office. Occasionally, I’ve had to output a few small finished projects and those might include some Red Giant plug-in effects (basic, transition or maybe lens flare). I’m looking at an ACER Swift 3. It has the following specs: model number NX.H1MEK.005Series Swift 3 SF315-52 NotebookProcessor Brand: IntelProcessor Type: Core i7Processor Speed; 1.8 GHzProcessor Count: 4RAM Size; 8 GBMemory Technology: DDR4Maximum Memory Supported: 8 GBHard Drive Size: 1 TBHard Disk Technology: Hybrid DriveHard Drive Interface; USB 2.0/3.0Graphics Coprocessor: Intel UHD Graphics 620Graphics Chipset Brand: IntelGraphics Card Description: IntegratedGraphics RAM Type: SharedGraphics Card Ram Size: 8 GB Anyone worked with this or can anyone advise if this set-up looks like it could cope with PPr v 14? I’ve normally worked with NVIDIA cards. Any views welco

So I am not really a pc guy that understands everything. I do know the basics. A few years back I made a custom pc for premiere pro/after effects. This is what it contains    amd ryzen 7 3700x gtx 1060 6gb  16 gb ram    I don't download junk or viruses.  But over the past year I've been editing more and I just feel like premiere pro and after effects run slower than they should. Do I need to upgrade anything? If so what should it be?    [Moderator note: moved to best forum.]

Can a Mac Mini handle digital painting at 4K resolution in the latest Photoshop CC? Anyone else use this setup? Thanks,Z

Hi there,I tryed everything but when i export Adobe Premiere CC 2017 (and Adobe Media Encoder also) user only one core at 100%, check my screenshoot. Any ideas?Thanks,

Was sind erfahrungsgemäß sehr gute Systemvoraussetzungen für Premiere Pro für HD und 4K Medien, die Teilweise schon mit einer Reihe von Effekten, Farbbearbeitung und After Effects Verknüpfungen (ebenfalls für Effekte o.ä.) belegt sind. Wie viel Arbeitsspeicher? Welche Prozessorleistung? Reicht die intergrierte Intel UHD Graphics 630 eines Mac Minis? Bitte um Erfahrungsberichte, danke!

Specs are:i7- 8700t16gb ram256 gb ssd1 tb hdddNvidia GTX 1050 with 4gb. Its an all in one which is why I am leaning more towards it, and trying to stick in a budget. I use photoshop, illustrator, indesign and premiere pro for my university studies- generally video editing is up to 8min long films, and not yet learnt any affects but will be learning video effects in future. The other option was the Dell XPS 8930 toweri7- 970016 gb RAM512 GB RAM1TB HDDGTX 1660ti - roughly the same price as I would need to get a monitor as well if I went the tower way. Any advice would help. Thanks,Nicole

Hey!I bought new PC and was expecting to work with 4K footage just fine without creating proxies, but I have been facing with Premiere Pro dropping frames (I am attaching video example of it, where you also can see performance of my PC -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3rWWEIzq8&feature=PC specifications:Intel Core i7-9700k, CPU 3.60Ghz, 8 cores,Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 4GB,32GB of ram,Z370m Mortar (motherboard),Windows 10,Footage, media cache and scratch files are located on Samsung 970 EVO 1tb drive,OS and Adobe Premiere is located on Samsung mzvlb256hahq-00000 256gb drive.All drivers are up to date, currently using latest Adobe Premiere version, tried downgrading it, didn't helped.Mercury playback Engine GPU Acceleration (CUDA) is enabled,sequence settings - AVCHD 1080p square pixel, 25 fps (droped frames also appears if I am working with sequence created from clips).I am working with Sony A7III 4K files (mp4), 25fps., no effects, color correction added,I know that these

Is Thunderbolt still considered the best connection for external drives in Premiere Pro? I am building a new 4K editing system. Thanks.

Hi there, I would so appreciate some advice. I am sorry. I am not that technically minded when it comes to computers! I am trying to configure a new Mac as my iMac has died. I principally use Lightroom and Photoshop occasionally editing in PP. Below are the options I am faced with, I have put the options I am thinking of going for in red but as I say I really don’t have much of a clue. At some point I might need to upgrade it to be able to edit 4K but not yet. What options would people go for? I would so appreciate any advice. Thanks you in advance 🙂 PROCESSOR:Mac Pro 5,1 - 6 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2009) Mac Pro 5,1 - 6 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2009)Mac Pro 5,1 - 12 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2009)Mac Pro 5,1 - 6 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2010)Mac Pro 5,1 - 12 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2010)Mac Pro 5,1 - 6 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2012)Mac Pro 5,1 - 12 Core 3.46GHz X5690 (2012) GPU / PCI-e slot 1:AMD Radeon 5770 1GB (Official Apple) (Refurb)AMD Radeon VEGA VII 16GB (10.

As the title suggests, I'm looking for a storage/workflow solution with lots of ProRes footage. I recently bought an external recorder (Atomos Shogun Inferno) which increased my storage needs dramatically. How do you handle big file sizes for both, editing and long term storage?I was looking at external RAID drives but the only feasible solution with enough throughput seems to be Thunderbolt based which my PCs don't have (yet).How do you handle the need for large and fast storage?

New articles up from Puget Systems:Premiere Pro CPU performance: AMD Ryzen 9 3950XAfter Effects CPU performance: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X   Please give your opinions about this CPU and how it works with Adobe DVA apps below.

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It's time for computer deals and I need a new editing computer badly. I have been limping along with an ancient Mac Pro tower, which I have loved. However, the new Macs are going to be outrageously priced (min of $6K for the entry-level) so it is time to start thinking Windows 10, and this is where it gets sketchy for me.I need to edit in 4K in Premiere and I use the full Adobe suite. I will also probably use Davinci Resolve for color grading. Obviously, the more RAM and faster striped-SSD drives I use, the better. But when it comes to video cards, which is best? Nvidia? Cuda cores? Do I need two cards for the best performance? How does that even work? What is SLI? I am a creator, not a network admin.Is there a "best features" editing platform document for Premiere users here in 2019?

HiI am using my PC for editing 4K videos and the performance is very slow. In particualr I am surprised that premier pro is not using my GPU. My CPU usage goes to 97% during rendering and although I have selected mercry CUDA acceleration my GPU usage is only 7%.  Before I go and try other software want to eliminate any issues. I am using windows 10 pro and all of my drivers are the latest.  system specswater cooled Intel Core i9 7900x 12 core CPU @ 4.5GHZ 64GB DDR4 RAMNvigita GTX1080 8GB video card2TB Evo pro NVMe SSD for referrence it takes ~5 min to render 10 minutes of 4K video, renderign the same project using my mac laptop that is significantly less powerful than the PC only takes 2.5 min. For tother similar tatsks such as RAW image processing, the PC is suually 10x faster than the laptop   thanks  

HiI need to buy a new laptop for work when i travel. I used to have a Dell Inspiron 17 which gave me really good results, but it is already 4 years old and its graphic card (intel) started to fail when doing exports. Now, i am about to buy a new Dell Inspiron 15 7000, intel 7 8th gen, 16 ram, and a graphic card NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) MX250. It is not listed under the recommended by Adobe graphic cards, but Customer Service told me to ask here in this forum. Can anybody give me some orientation with this? I edit with 2019 Premiere Pro version.

Hi, after using Premiere Pro CS6 for years, now we have access to CC (Win10). I have the choice between the Nvidia Quadro K2200 mit 4 GB GDDR5 (2 DisplayPorts und 1 DVI) and the Quadro P4000 mit 8 GB GDDR5, 4 DisplayPorts (within Fujitsu workstation). At the moment using two 27'' monitors with WQHD (2560 x 1440). But in a short while two 4K UHD monitors (3840 x 2160), same size (esp. for working in InDesign, showing/editing large format documents).   Question: does it make a difference esp. in Premiere Pro (or Photoshop) using the P4000 instead of K2200? Disadvantage of the P4000: it's louder, not as quiet or even silent as the K2200.   Thanks a lot! mycc   PS: in the past I have "well known" issues with the Nvidia processor of the K2200, sometimes Premiere freezes or the CUDA acceleration is disabled. Thats one reason for this "choice" ;), for trying another card.   [Moderator note: moved to best forum]

I just downloaded Pr last week on my Mac laptop (specs below), but playback is just so crazy slow, even after figuring out how to use proxies. Proxies worked once, everything was smooth... but when I returned to the project the next day, it was lagging again. I almost want a refund. So I just want to hear your opinions on what's the best computer to use, OR what you're using. Desktop vs Laptop / PC vc Mac (My laptop specs) MacOS Catalina 10.15.1 Processor 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB   [Moving from generic Start/Help forum to the specific Program forum... Mod][To find a forum for your program please start at https://community.adobe.com/]

I checked out a couple of threads on upgrading a system to an SSD and/or M.2 chip, and they all got fairly quickly into discussions of special accelerators, cache placements, and other stuff that went beyond and above what I suspect a lot of basic video users (especially users of Premier Elements) really need. So, I'd like to at least try to create a thread for non-IT experts, on the basics. If any experts want to chip in, and either post some corrections, or additional useful info, please do, but please accept and respect the basic premise, goal, and "target audience" of this thread.Briefly, computers have reached the following point: Storage devices currently come in three main flavors:HDD: A Hard Drive Disc (Slow, cheap, mass storage)SSD: A Solid State Drive (Fast and a little expensive)NVMe   [NOTE -- NOW MAINLY CALLED M.2 CHIPS/DRIVES] Non-Volatile Memory Express (Super fast and expensive) Typical SSD drives can be seen in links like this:https://www.amazon.com