Video Hardware

I'm upgrading my computer to an iMac and I'm wondering if these specs would work for editing 4-5 minute 4k videos in AAE with limited effects, nothing crazy. Specifically I want to make sure that the CPU and GPU are strong enough to handle 4k editing and rendering in a reasonable time. Is the 405$ upgrade from the Radeon Pro 580X with 8GB of GDDR5 to the Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB of HBM2 necessary? That's a lot of money and if the Radeon Pro 580X is good enough I really don't want to spend the extra 400$, but I will if it's the difference between laggy and seamless editing. Any help appreciated, thanks!SPECS3.6GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz24GB 2666MHz DDR4 memoryRadeon Pro 580X with 8GB of GDDR5 memory2TB Fusion Drive storageMagic Mouse 2Magic Keyboard - US English

I haven't been on the forums in a while so I don't know if anyone has posted anything about this, but the PPBM8.com site seems to be gone.  I keep getting a 403 error, in addition is gives me a 404 error.  This is happening on PPBM8 and PPBM6.Can anyone tell me if the site is coming back up or is it gone forever?ThanksDave

Dows premiere uses the hardware video decode functio of modern videao cards? system: Windows 10, latest. CUDA onhardware accelerated in setting: onMy graphic card (GTX970) or any modern card offers hardware decode for h.264 file format. (8 bit only).  (The new RTX 2060/70/80 even better, offer videodecode for h.264 /h.265 /vp9 in 8 or 10 bit.)https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-decode-gpu-support-matrix- VLC player. When i play back a h.264 video with external program like VLC player, Windows taskmanager show30-50%  activity for video decode. CPU is 25%. 4K source is played bask smooth. - Premiere pro, same 4K video. In task manager no videodecode activity. I tested 8bit source: 1920 /3840 /4096 and 8K. All the same. No video  hardware decode support. Playback is missing frames. 100% cpu.Question.Premiere is NOT using hardware video decode form my videocard. Is this as intended? ()Why is PP not using video hardware decode for the source monitor. Playback videos in

I'm spec'ing out a new Mac Mini (to replace my ancient Mac Mini), on-which I'll be doing prosumer-level video editing. The Mini's stock GPU is trash, so I need to go with an external GPU.Adobe's official/short list of officially-supported Mac Metal cards fall into two camps:OldNewer—but exclusively sold to Apple, not individual consumers (i.e., all the AMD Pro cards).The obvious problem with #2 is that I can't buy one. What I can buy are the RX variants of those same cards. So, I called Adobe tech support and asked, "hey, will Mac Premiere work if I use an RX Vega 64?" He said no — I should only stick to their officially-supported GPUs.So, I'd like a second opinion. Can anyone in this forum confirm whether an RX Vega 64 will or won't work?

I'm looking at Dell series. Particularly the G3. What are your suggestions for $700. No snarky comments please.-A Mobile Editor

Dear allUnfortunately, the time has come to buy a new PC to run my Creative Cloud apps.I am primarily web/digital design, graphic design and some video editing.The machine I am replacing is a 5 year old Dell, has 16gb of RAM and uses an nVidia Quadro P4000 2gb video card.I'm wondering what would be the optimum/minimum spec to successfully run my CC apps and my work? I'm less interested in a 'brand' and more interested in thoughts on number of cores (is CC licensed 'per core')?, RAM, processor speed etc.I've got about a maximum of £2 - 2.5k (excl VAT) to spend.It would have to be a PC not a Mac. To be honest, it's at times like these I realise how pathetically little I know about the hardware I use! I've generally always used Dell as they have been pretty reliable, but as I say I'm less interested in the actual brand.Any thoughts welcomed.Regards

I have an Nvidia GTX 1080, so my Intel UHD 630 is by default not enabled. My BIOS doesn't have any option to turn on my onboard graphics, so I had to connect a second monitor to it. That way I could activate Quick Sync and successfully tested it with Handbrake. In Premiere (13.0.2) and Media Encoder the hardware acceleration in the h.264 export options it is not grayed out, but when I try to select it an error message appears, telling me that the hardware of my system doesn't support hardware acceleration with the current options. I know that Quick Sync is not working with CB and 2-pass encoding, so what else could be the cause?UPDATE: For some videos hardware enconding is working, for others not. The only differences are the frame rate and the field order. When it's working the field order is progressive and the frame rate of the source 23,987 fps and of the output 23,976 fps. When hardware encoding is not available the field order is upper and the frame rate 25 fps of both source and

About to get the new dell xps 15 fully loaded i9, 64gig ram etc...Im thinking of pairing the labtop with an external eGPU to give the laptop abit more boost.However, i haven't found to much info on this external eGPU's feature for adobe on the forums or anywhere else. Is this still new territory?I did came across a few youtube vids from nab 2019 and a few older ones from last year on people testing mulit eGPUs and adobe...But i feel the information is dated, more experimental testing and not really working.Anyone running a labtop connected to an external eGPU?Setup recommendations?I guess buy a box and just shove the latest graphic cards into them?Theres some info or little info on the blackmagic epgu or Razer Core x performance...thoughts?

Our AMD FirePro W4190M graphic card is not supported by Premiere, so I'm using the internal GPU Intel HD Graphics 620 for encoding to h.264. Unfortunately this causes colored stripes when there is a still image or mogrt on another track. Is there an option to fix this?

Hi there! In order to decide the type (SSD or HDD) and storage capacity of new disk I need to know where Adobe programs do the rendering (if all programs perform the same way e.g. Illustrator and Premiere) Assuming we have two different disks: the rendering uses the disk where the source files are stored or the disk where the program files are installed? Let me pose the question in a different way: if source files are stored in a HDD and the program is installed on an SSD will the rendering be slower compared to an SSD storage? Thank you.

Question for you all.I am a tech at my firm and we have recently hired a video editor who will be working in Premier Pro. This individual is currently using a newer Mac book Pro with an AMD Radeon Pro 560 GPU, 32GB RAM and an i7 intel processor. When looking at the recommended GPU's here<https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html> the AMD RP 560 is listed. With that being said, this user is having slow rendering times when editing video's. This individual is mostly doing work in 1080p but occasionally in 4k. I did a bit a reading and found that Premier Pro is better suited when using Windows CUDA GPU's.For all you video editors, I am wondering your opinion here. Do you prefer to use Mac or PC? What Hardware configuration do you recommend?

Hi,I am thinking about getting a used macbook pro with an Intel HD4000 Graphics with 1024mb memory. I was wondering if it will support hardware acceleration during editing and rendering with Media Encoder. As far as I know onboard graphics dont support hardware acceleration in Premiere. Looking forward to hear the feedback. Thanks...

My current old PC (Intel i7 (first generation i-7 950 quadcore) 3,06 GHZ, Asus Sabertooth X58 mainboard, Geforce GTX 570 graphic card, 6 GB RAM) has some problems and I'm thinking about replacing it but I'm on a budget.I'm currently thinking about buying a MacBook Pro 13,3" (2,3 GHz Dual‑Core Intel Core i5, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD (+ external SSD), Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640).I travel from time to time in long distance trains and would love to use this time for editing. At home I would use the MacBook with a big external screen.I'm doing small projects on a non-professional base (3 to 20 minute films) with DSLR/DSLM material (Panasonic G85, DJI Mavic Pro). I do some warp stabilizer and Lumetri. My workflow includes the creation of proxy and I'm fine with sticking to proxies. I don't care if the final render process takes some time.Do you think this MacBook is sufficient for my editing needs? I'm aware that a non-mobile workstation would provide better performance, but doesn't allow to

Hi!I need to know which GPU I should buy. It will need to work together with After Effects, Premiere Pro and Mac OS![Moving from The Lounge​ to a more specific support forum - Moderator]

Hello,I am wondering if I should upgrade my entire current system or just parts. I've used this in the past to edit 1080p with some rendering and ecoding. Not bad, but not great. I recently got a DJI Mavic Pro 2 and 4k camera and am looking to export 4k with color grade, etc. Most will be for family/kid vids, under 10 mins. YouTube and Facebook stuff for family and friends. My workflow is to proxy down to 720p, but im looking for faster render and encode times, especailly when using motion graphics. Ideas?Here is what I have:Windows 10 Proi7-4790K @ 4GHz16GB RAM2 x Nvida GTX 760 4GB GDDR5C:\ APPS and OS - Samsung 840 SSD 128GBE:\ VIDEO - 500GB SATA 7200G:\ SCRATCH - 1.5TB SATA 7200750w Power SupplyATX Case with 8 drive baysSpare Parts:2 x Samsung 840 SSD 128 GBOriginally I was thinking of upgrading:New MOBOi9-9900k32 GB RAMA couple Samsung 860 SSDsRAID setup

Would appreciate some advice about what type of modern HDD would be best for video storage in my system.  Are NAS drives a good choice for internal storage? Need to replace 5-year-old Seagate Barracudas (legacy from my old system) probably with a pair of 4TBs.   Should mention my new system has an i7-8700K w/ 32BG Ram and two M.2 slots.  I use a 512GB M.2 SSD for OS/Software and another 1TB M.2 SSD to hold media for active projects.    Are 7200rpm NAS drives the way to go for additional storage?  Given all my other fast components (and better transfer rates for newer HDDs) would I notice much speed difference with large cache 5400rpm drives?    Any particular brands or model lines seem to be more quiet and/or reliable?  Thanks in advance for any info or suggestions.Mark

"For improved performance, choose a disk cache folder on a fast hard drive or SSD separate from your footage, and allocate as much space as possible."Hi,I'm currently running a RAID 0 with 2, Samsung 970 PRO M.2 drives (full desc. below). Now I'm a bit worried that my workstation is not optimal for After Effects, considering all my video files, my OS + AE application + Disk Cache are all going to this one drive (since RAID 0 combines both of my M.2 into one drive making it a lot faster, but less stable). Also running 64GB DDR4 RAM @ 3400 MHz.(SAMSUNG 970 PRO M.2 2280 512GB PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3 64L V-NAND 2-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7P512BW)Here's a comment by 2 different individuals regarding this:The rules are different with SSD drives versus mechanical HDD's. SSD drives have a latency in microseconds where as mechanical drives have a latency in milliseconds. This means SSD drives can read and write far more files in a given time segment than mechanical drives. I

Hi allI am looking to upgrade my PC and was looking for some advice as to what spec to look for. My current set up is OK but when using InDesign and my publications start to get full of images it really struggles and sometimes locks up.I am using Adobe cc 2019. Using mostly Indesign, photoshop, illustrator, acrobat and a bit of Premiere Rush. Currently using: Windows 10Intel Core i5-2500 cpu16 gb ram64 bit OSAMD Radeon HD 6450 graphics card.Any tips on what to go for really appreciated.Thanks in advance

Hi,I wonder what would be the most recommended or powerful PC-Built (windows) for primarely use of After Effects, Cinema4D and Premiere?I have a budget of 5000€.What would you recommend?I also wonder if it makes sense to built one beast (whatever that means with the budget) or go for second hand or smaller builts, but more of them and setup a renderfarm?Speaking of renderfarms: what solution for a renderfarm can you recommend. Assuming I have one powerful working machine (eating up my budget) and maybe getting some second hand or custom built render-slaves for a lower price?Happy to get some input!Thanks and best,r

Sorry for a question, do the nvidia gtx 1060 6gb or gtx 1070 8gb cards work at premiere pro cc 2015.10.4?thank you

Our company does not allow MACs, sadly, so I am going to be using this on a Dell laptop. I'm being asked by my IT group what requirements are recommended to ensure the speed and efficiency needed to run programs like Premier Pro smoothly. It can take hours currently to use the program both on our network as well as the laptop alone.Can anyone recommend specs to run all Adobe Creative Suite programs optimally?Thank you.Jeff[Moderator note: moved to best forum.]

Now that Harm isn't here anymore the hardware forum is severely limited. Bummer.I am thinking of going to place that built my custom computer for new mobo. Got win 10. I'll buy new license for it.What I really want to do is keep the programs and data on SSD drive I use for root.So that even remotely possible ? After a few days please move this to hardware, but just leave for a couple days here if you can..so the older members might see it.Thanks !

Hello everyoneI am going to try and keep this as simple as possible.I plan to get a new PC soon and I am driving myself a bit crazy trying to find the right combination of specs. Here are my questions. Keep in mind I will be editing HD 24,30,60fps and hopefully one day 4K in the same FPS. It will be mostly business videos with talking heads and some lower thirds, transitions and minor graphics.1. In terms of processor vs video card, which is really more important? For instance, is an i5-9400F 2.9 Turbo boost up to 4.1 ghz / 9MB Cache / with Front Side Bus 8GT/s / H310 motherboard with an Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB DDR5 better than an i7 8700 3.ghz turbo boost 4.6 ghz  / 12mb cache but with an integrated intel UHD Graphics 630 card? I just want to know for my purposes if I will notice such a huge difference between the i5 and i7? My gut tells me to go with i5 since it is 9th gen and it already comes with the GTX1650.Each unit would have 16gb DDR 4-2666 (upgradable to 32gb)  and the i

I have been using Premiere Pro and 4 other CC applications for the last 3-4 years as a hobby and business. Over those years, I have experienced a TON of crashes. Some saved by my macbooks ability to preserve the file and others by having autosave on.Recently, I upgraded my computer. Went from 4 cores to 6, 16GB ram to 32, M.2, RAID the whole nine. I've gone through several iterations to improve my machine thinking, it just isn't powerful enough.At this point, I 100% believe the premiere just not good enough. The only good thing that happened in the upgrade is export time... yay. Instead of waiting an hour, I now get the same file out in 10 min.Computer Specs:i7- 8700 6 core 3.7Gygabyte Z73032GB DDR4 RAM250GB M.2 System driveTwo 1TB M.2 in RAID0 for footage and live editing10TB HDD for scratch and archiveLiquid CooledMSI GTX 1080and 6 fans to keep airflowMy CPU never really peaks during editing, my ram hovers at about 50% usage and my GPU never seems to be active (Even the CUDA is set).

Considering purchasing a dell xps 15 laptop with:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Graphics with 4GB GDDR5 vRAMCould someone tell me if this is tested with Premiere. I cannot see it on the list of recommended hardware although similar models areThanksChris