Video Hardware

Video editing hardware question: just upgrading laptop, which do I choose1) 16gb ram (upgradable to 32gb) & graphics card with 2GB DDR42). 8gb (upgradable to 16gb) & graphics card with 4GB DDR5?Both are 7th/ 8th gen i7

Ok, didn't end up getting my Son the new i7-7700k PC that we originally wanted to build, and after being told to look into the new AMD Ryzen chips, we have decided to build the following AMD Ryzen 1700X System instread, and i have already ordered the hardware ready to pick up next week.Case = Aerocool DS mATX Cube-Orange = $145PSU = FSP AS-650 FSP AURUM S 650W 80+ GOLD = $109Mobo = MSI B350M Mortar Arctic AM4 MATX = $135CPU = Ryzen 1700X = $515CPU Cooler = Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler = $99Cooler Bracket = Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit = $9Ram = G.Skill F4-3200C14D-16GFX 16GB 8GB X 2 DDR4 3200 MHZ = $295Graphics = MSI GTX-1060 Aero 6gb = $449System/Apps Drive = 256gb Samsung 960 EVO NVMe = $179TOTAL= $1935 (this Australian $$$)Ok, i think i will need to get a GTX-1070 8gb GPU rather than the 1060 6gb GPU, according to the expert in the following link, seems like even a GTX-980Ti 6gb performs better than the 1060 card, which i think is a bit odd, but anyway, i need to ask if this will be a goo

Current notebook has access to 4 drives. The OS is on:Drive 1 C: Samsung 960 EVO 250GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMeAlso has two Internal drives:Drive 2 😧 Samsung 960 EVO Series - 1TB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD Drive 3 E: 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard DriveAnd one external:Drive 4 F: Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB - USB 3.1 External SSDGoing by Harm M's. Guidelines, with 4 Disks it's suggested that beyond the OS drive, Premiere settings should be configured with Media/projects, Pagefile/Cache, and Previews/Exports on separate drives.Obviously the 1TB 7200 SATA is by far the slowest drive, so wondering which area of Premiere should I assign that drive to, and what's the best way to assign the remaining drives?😧 Media,Projects (which drive?)E: Pagefile, Media Cache (which drive?)F: Previews, Exports (which drive?)

I'm looking to have a custom laptop built for video editing. Is there anywhere, anybody that can review specs for a laptop that I'm looking at and verify it will work with adobe CC. I don't want to order and then find out that it's not completely compatible. Thanks

Hi Adobe family!I run a late 2014 5k iMac. Its 4.0 ghz, 32gb RAM, 1tb fusion(unfortunately, I know). I'm having a lot of trouble in lightroom. My sunset skies get stuck being pixelated sometimes for minutes. I don't remember this being a problem in the past. I also recently got a 42mp camera, and the files lag a bit. I was considering getting a new 2017 iMac, but Im not sure if its worth spending 3k to get up to a 4gb graphics card. I'm assuming thats the big issue, not the fusion drive. My photos are stored on a thunderbolt RAID drive with speeds of a little over 300mb/s each way. With high sierra coming out with support for egpu's, I'm wondering if thats a better answer. I do only have thunderbolt for connectivity though, not thunderbolt 3 that the egpu's that apple is selling require. I'd much rather spend $500 on an egpu, when everything else my computer does works fine. Can you guys tell me if A) It sounds like the graphics card is my issue?B) Have any recommendations of a graphic

All the discussions you see comparing cards are about things like rendering times and the like.I'm aware that there's not much in it between these 2 cards for that but I cant help wondering if the extra 4gb of memory helps with playing-back and rendering cuda effects in 4k?I've not been able to figure out whether my system issues (black screening, failed GPU renders, constantly having to clear the media cache etc) is down to my gtx970 and will be helped by a new GPU.  I'd love to get some input before dropping $1000!

I have installed several programs via the CC apps three of them will not launch.  Premiere Pro and the associated Media Encoder and After Effects.  When attempting to open/launch the programs I get an audible error tone, no on screen error.  I have:Installed and uninstalled from inside and outside of the firewallInstalled and uninstalled from the CC App and from the Adobe websiteReviewed the Install log and found no error on last install outside of the firewall.Tried running as AdminWhat else can I try?

Hello i a want to buy a laptop which i will use also for video editing. I say also because mostly i edit on my desktop. Someitmes i am out and do some pre assembly or editing of short clip. So generally no strong job inb it.Now my budget is around 1000 and i need to choose between mobility and performanceI would like mobility , but a 13" or 14" laptop at that price has a i7U core generallyAt the same price i can get a hq core but with a 15'6 " laptopNow..i need hq is better, but i ask to who experienced that..How much better?what effectively change and in what part of the editing job i will see the difference?Do i have to sacrify portability  to have a reasonable, or decent performer laptop?thanks a lot[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Hello,I am working on getting quotes to upgrade my department's multiple video editing workstations.  We have a decent budget so going a bit high end.  We will only ever output to 1080i, but want to be able to use 4K assets in the near future.  I want to encourage our editors to use After Effects more, right now our systems are slow and thus they seldom use AE.Here's the build I had in mind...CPU:    Intel Core i9 7900XMobo:   ASUS TUF X299 MARK 2RAM:   64GB DDR4 3000MHzPSU:   1000W EVGAGPU:  GeForce 1080 Ti 11GBSSD1 (boot):  512GB  Samsung 850 ProSSD2 (cache):  512GB Samsung 960 Pro M.2Cooling:  Liquid CPU coolerVideo I/O:  Black Magic Studio 4KNo media storage needed, we are connected to a file server via fiber.I would love some feedback about the suitability of this build for fast renders in both Premiere and After Effects as well as smooth editing in After Effects.Thanks!

I'd like to edit 4K smoothly at max resolution without creating proxies, and on Mac. These would be h.264 clips from Sony mirrorless and I'd like to have Lumetri enabled with a LUT typically. What Mac can cut it? Thanks!

As have many others, I am looking to order a custom laptop for Adobe CC '17. I know just enough with computers, but not enough to feel comfortable without getting some feedback. I am looking to be portable, therefore the laptop, but also to potentially be able to have up to two additional screens connected.  I mainly use Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Encoder for Video Editing. Most projects run from :30 TV spots to 5-10 minute videos. I'll mainly edit and output 1080. There may be a need to bring in 4K but not output. My budget is between $2000 - $2500. I've searched reviews and have been looking at the following laptop from XOTIC PC. Sager NP9153 (Clevo P750DM2-G)15.6" FHD 16:9 IPS LED-Backlit Display with Matte Finish w/G-SYNC Technology (1920x1080)Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Edition Preinstalled (Clean Install | Drivers Only | No Bloatware)7th Gen Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700(3.6 GHz - 4.2GHz, 8MB Intel Smart CacheNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) GDDR5 (PASCAL) DX1232GB (2x16GB) DD

Greetings!System info:Premiere Pro 2017.0.1GTX 1080SSD 0 Raid (hardware)Xeon E5-2630 2.20 GHz (2 processors)128 GB RamProblem:Adobe Premiere is lagging, freezing when using "Play" button. Fine when scrolling timeline.File type: MXF, 2k.Also strangely, when this lagg occurs, task manager reports 100% CPU usage. Also after the start up "play" lag, it countinues fine, at 2% CPU usage.I could not find anything on this matter, a few older threads around the web with no answers. Can anyone help me out please?Thank you![Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Take a loot at this setup. I'm editing lots of 4k footage from a Phantom 4 pro and soon a Panasonic GH5. Most importantly i'd like a fluid 4k playback in the timeline with the full quality setting within Premiere - although I could also live with fluid playback at 1/2 quality. Will be converting lots of H.264 to Prores, so this should run quickly as well. CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor​ for $309.99Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ​for ​$89.99Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory for $280.99Storage OS: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive for $89.99Storage Project files: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive for $169.00GPU: Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card for $486.98Any hints where I could potentially save cash / which components potentially are overkill?Also do you see any bottlenecks?Many, many thanks for any comments, it's much appreciated! Cheers, Marcial

Hey guys, help me please to choose a laptop under 2000$ or even under 1500$I would like to buy a nice laptop around this price, so I can do my work in my travel. I'm a motin designer, but sometimes I also work as a colorist or video editor, so i need fairly powerful laptop. I was thinking about ASUS ZENBOOK Pro UX501VW, but now I'm thinkig about buying used Macbook, but I'm doubting.Software that I use are usually After Effects, Premiere, DaVinci, Cinema4D, Illustrator, so if you have some idea what i could buy to work in all these programms that will be great!Help me please with advice, I need your wisdom!

I shoot youth football with Sony HD camcorders, AVCHD 1920 x 1080, 60i.  I'm looking at, maybe, five more years of a 25 year run, and my 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 is on its last leg.  I've always made do with the old stuff; used Premiere Pro 1.5 up to 2014.  I'm looking at an open item iMac from Best Buy, and am wondering if you guys and gals think this machine will suffice for my needs:Late 2015 iMac (Retina 5k, 27 inch) 17,1Intel Core i53.3 GHz (one processor)4 Cores256KB L2 Cache per core6 MB L3 Cache16 GB  1867 MHz DDR3 (although I can spiff for 32 GB)AMD Radeon R9 M395 2048 MB (gee, I wish it had a GeForce card in it...I like CUDA)I am a Creative Cloud subscriber and use PPro CC 2015, I guess because anything newer made my Mac Pro 3,1 cry (i.e. freeze up like an old man skinny dipping at the North Pole).  My old machine has 18 GB of 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM, 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel XEONs, four SSD drives, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 with 1024 MB on board, and it

4k footage and my now more extensive use of cineform codec means my 7x2tb raid 5 is now no longer cutting the mustard.Its running on an areca 1223 8i with sata drives on windows  (HGST enterprise).I tend to do small projects but end up keeping quite a lot of media, filling up my raid. Problem is that I dip into this media quite frequently, so it needs to stay on a relatively fast drive.  I could ditch the raid altogether, or replace the drives with say 4x6tb drives giving me room to keep adding. or I could go to raid 0, and get used to doing daily backups (I've had a bad experience with raid 10, was a waste of time when it came to data security).I'm open to ideas, though - like an external solution with a more modern file system....?

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my PC and is currently looking to a Asus x299 Mobo with 32 Gb ram. Will moving from an i7 7800 6 core CPU to i7 7820 8 core CPU be worth the extra money?The 7820 is 65% more expensive than 7800 here in Norway/Frode

hi,I'm looking to buy a second hand laptop of work on temporarily.This is the laptop:https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADVENT-Roma-2001-Celeron-DELIVERY/dp/B007JUWFV6Would this be ok for CC in terms of speed and size?Thanks!

My goal is to edit 4k straight from my Sony a6500 and Phantom 4 Pro (h.264 files) directly in PP without creating Proxies. I just want to drag and drop and edit, applying Lumetri and a LUT for the most part. Should this configuration make it possible?AMD Ryzen 7 1700GTX 1050ti16gb DDR4 2400500gb m.2 Drive for OS, PP, and Project / FootageI'm trying to get this built for under $800-900Thanks!

Cutting a feature doc with Premiere, and in many ways it's great. Handling various formats, ease of title creation and adjustments. Interaction with photoshop and AfterEffects. Great.But...when it comes down the actual nitty gritty of editing -- moving in and out of source clips, trimming -- or even just moving through timelines, I'm getting lots and lots of headaches, pauses, drives spinning...Most frustrating is when I'll be playing a clip in a timeline. Pause then go to play the clip again 1 second later, and now I'm forced to wait 30 seconds for ALL of my G-Raid's to flash and spin and do something so that this clip that was playing perfectly well a moment ago can resume.This is frustration #1 -- something is happening wherein my drives are holding things up, their flashing, spinning, and I'm waiting. I'm not sure what they're doing but it's grinding the cutting down to a halt. Any solutions out there? G-Drive is telling me the issue is not with them because the drives are made to

Just overclocked my 5820 to 4.2Ghz.  I've tested it, seems very stable, temps are fine, no throttling. DRAM now at its stock speed of 2400, rather than 2133 that "auto" was setting it to.  Rendering seems improved, general system responsiveness is good... BUT whereas premiere used to be able to handle mp4s with no problem, now it stutters and spits the dummy - even 1080 ones seem to give it trouble. A  higher res timelpase (4k) - I have to wait 30 seconds before I get a single frame displayed in the source monitor - it just says media pending. Even a 1080 one it taking 10 seconds+.  Once loaded the 4K one plays OK in the source monitor, but drag it to a 1080 timeline and the playhead will move, but it'll just show 1 frame.Anyone else out there overclocking and can help?

Hi,I try to have the best processor (bi-processor) xeon V4.Do you have an abakus?Thx[moved to hardware forum by mod]

19:12WalterHola me contacto para hacerles una consulta por si me pueden ayudar. Necesito una PC para editar con Adobe premiere. Realizó montaje y corrección de color para largometraje. No hago vfx. Y necesito PC para editar en 4k de archivos de la cámara blackmagic. Que micro es mejor para editar en 4k en adobe premiere y hacer correccion de color. Intel i7 7700k o ryzen 1700x? Principalmente me interesa saber cual tiene mejor performance para la reproduccion /playback. No me interesa la diferencia del tiempo de render. O ninguno de estos micros sirve? Con respecto a la placa de video cuál es mínimamente que necesitaría? Gtx 1050ti, gtx 1060 o rx580? Mí presupuesto es ajustado. Perdón por las molestias. Saludos[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Hi there,So I'm hoping to learn a number of new skills in After Effects, but my MacBook Air doesn't really have what it takes under the hood to run the program very well. Rendering anything more than the most basic effects is nearly impossible. I'm hoping to get into beauty work, color work, motion graphics, 2.5D, lighting, etc, and I'm looking to buy a new computer in order to learn these things. I've seen this page: https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-After-Effects-144/Hardware-Recommendations.​ But I'm wondering what popular consumer computers meet these requirements. I'm especially hoping to buy a Mac, and even hoping to buy a laptop, but if that won't work, then I'll take any recommendations. What relatively simple computers can handle After Effects? Thanks in advance.

Like the title says, can I buy a cheaper Quattro card that outputs 10bit for an HDR monitor, but actually render and do live playback with a stronger GTX card like a 1070 or 1080?