Video Hardware

Hello everybody, I'm going to Orlando, USA, in May and I want to buy there a laptot for amateur (home made) video editing using Premiere Pro CC. Mostly all of my videos are recorded with a GoPro Hero4 Silver camera, the rest are 1080p recorded with smartphones or reflex cameras. The final result I'm looking for is 1080p 30fps video. For the editing, I mostly use up to 3 or 4 video tracks, I do some color gradding of the gopro footage, add some effects, tittles and transitions (I'll probabbly get some plug in like BorisFX for more effects and transistions)My budget is araund USD 900 to USD 1000, and my idea is to have fast preview playback when editing (it could be at half or quarter resolution)By the moment I'm using a 2nd gen intel i5, with 4Gb RAM and no video acceleration... so, This are two options I have been considering:A) Dell 15.6" Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Series (USD 900)Hardware highlights:2.6 GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core16GB RAM + 1TB HDD with 8GB SSD CacheNVIDIA GeForc

I just ordered a new laptop to run AE and PP. I'm curious what the best workflow would be with the drives. Specs are 17.3" UHD 4K eDP IPS-Level (3840x2160) Intel i7 7820HK 2.9-3.9 GHz Processor Nvidia GTX 1070 (8GB) Graphics 32GB 2400MHz Ram 1TB PCIe + 2x128GB SSD 1TB 7200RPM HDD Windows 10. Thank you, new to Adobe.

Hi,I use AEI have mono Xeon E5-2687w (8 core, 16 thread) CPU running at 3.4Ghz, with 64 Gb Ram (8 x 8 Gb) and 1xTitan GTX, with Windows 10 on SSD.In AE i have chose 3 Gb per thread (16x3=48Gb) for AE and keep 12 Gb Ram for Windows.I make footage with Sony action Cam Sony FDR-X1000VR, in 4K 100Mbits/s. Xavcs, 30p, MP4,H264.The computer need 53 minuts,for 5minuts and 33seconds of video, with effect for keep out Fisheye effect, as like it :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stmzNSCRI_M and i keep 4K from Effect by this way :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPE8jWJg-Os But i begin more long video than 5:33 and the computer need few hours.I think to will upgrade my computer with a second CPU Xeon E5-2687w ( 8 core, 16 Threads), then, 2 x Xeon E5-2687w ( 16 core, 32 Threads).The next motherboard : Z9PE-D8 WS-My first problem, this motherboard have only 8 (2x4) Ram slot, 4 slot for CPU1 and 4 slot for CPU2. Then, i was thinking to put 4x8 Gb per CPU in the motherboard . 32Gb for CPU1 and 32 Gb fo

Can i use Asus rog gl533vd for editing video on premiere pro and afterbeffect? Its use GTX 1050

Hi There!Does any body can say wich video is fast for Adobe Premier CC Asus GTX 780 DirectCU II or MSI GTX 1060 3GB Gaming X

I can't change the renderer settings in premire [Moderator note: moved to best forum]

I am about to purchase a new PC for my art and videography, but i am a complete noob when it comes to computers, my idea of RAM is a male sheep. can anyone direct me towards a suitable machine?

I do movie montage videos that require me to go scrub through a lot of 1080p mp4 movies and with my current setup the scrubbing isn't as smooth as i'd like (i.e. dropped frames while scrubbing).  I'd like to upgrade my pc to get super smooth scrubbing so I don't miss anything while scrubbing through the films.  I've noticed when I scrub low res dvd quality movies they are much smoother and I'd like to get this type of performance out of the 1080p mp4s.Currently I'm running an i5 4690k, a gtx 970, 16 gig ddr3 ram.  Premiere pro is on an ssd and the conforming audio files(which are huge for full mp4 movies, usually 2-3 times larger than the movie file itself) are on an "old school" internal hard drive I've had for close to 10 years.All that said, which computer components are linked to the smoothness of the preview scrubbing?  Video card, processor?  Do the hard drives play a factor?[Moderator note: moved to appropriate forum]

Hello Everyone!I'm looking for a new laptop, the HP Pavilion g6 that I currently own is a little slow for the Adobe CC app's I'm using. (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign). And it's about a 5-year-old Laptop... it is showing it's age.   I'm currently studying Web Design and Graphic Design, so I want my laptop to work well with the Adobe CC Suite. At the moment I'm looking at gaming laptops due to their high graphics and processing capabilities. (Unfortunately, there's a price tag to match!)So far the HP Omen 15t looks like a good option (OMEN Laptop - 15t gaming | HP® Official Store ), although some say the graphics are better for gaming than editing photo/video. What do you use?  What sort of specifications are important? Thank you in advance, - Jessica

my whole work station is blank. However I do have my options on showing in the tool bar. What can I do to bring in my whole work station?     .

I have a 2009 27" iMac with 16 GB DDR3 RAM.I am thinking about slapping on an SSD and some DDR4 RAM. Would that help an old system with my specs run Premiere a bit faster and more efficiently?Also, does anyone know about upgrading graphics cards in any iMac?Thanksabunch[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Hi all,I have a quick question regarding multiple drives for Premiere Pro.I have the following drives in a Windows 10 system:1x SSD 960GB2x WD Black 7200rpm HDMy question is this: which of the following two options would yield the best performance in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Lightroom?Option 1SSD for OS and scratch diskRAID0 on 2x HDDs for live project filesOption 2SSD for OSHard drive 1 for scratch diskHard drive 2 for live project filesI'd also note that redundancy is not an issue in this system, I'm only looking for performance here - I have an external RAID6 12 bay system for storage where files are regularly backed up (plus online and 3rd level alternate location backup)Any help is is most appreciated!

probably a loaded question but...Looking to setup Laptop with Premiere Pro and After Effects, etc.  Currently work is also re-evaluating the MacPro trash can and converting over to a Windows workstation as well.That said, I personally have one of the mid 2009 Macbook Pro 17", I love it, but it can not handle Premiere Pro 2017, I am currently running 2014 software and until I get a newer laptop do not plan to upgrade software.  My office is running 2017.I like the real estate of a 17" monitor one reason I'm looking to Windows, also looking to faster renders etc.  I despise the bouncing beach ball, and long renders that could be faster.Pros and Cons of either system?  not looking to break the bank, but can spend money on the right set up.Thanks in advance for any info 🙂

Hi everyoneI have a laptop with the specs mentioned in the photo below. I run a test with Premiere Pro CC 2017 v. 11.1.0 and I created an AVCHD 1920x1080 25p sequence from a clip on my bin, 1-minute long, that contained 4 clips with applied Lumetri color filters to them and an alpha graphic on top with motion keyframes. Upon hitting "export" (Match Source, 20 Mbps bitrate) actual export time was exactly one minute. When testing with a 2-minute sequence, it was a bit more than two minutes. Are those export times normal for my system? Could they be faster? Also, I notice that when exporting timelines that are 30 minutes long or even an hour, export stays at 99% for quite some time until export is complete. Why is this?[Moderator note: moved to best forum]

Hi there, Just about to commit to a new computer for editing on Premiere. Using a laptop at the moment, with plenty of go but a woeful graphics card. This is how the spec looks at the moment (apologies for the format issues with pasting!) I am on a fairly tight budget, but would be willing to spend an extra £100 or so if there were any obvious areas where a modest upgrade would improve performance.Sorry. I'm a journalist rather than a pro editor, so delving into computer specs scares the pants off me.... especially when it means forking out my own money!Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-6800K (3.4GHz) 15MB CacheMotherboardASUS® X99-A II: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB ReadyMemory (RAM)16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)Graphics Card6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!FREE Rocket League with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!1st Hard Disk5TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 128MB CACHE2nd Hard Disk5TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 720

Hello, I'm using GTX 760 since 2 years suddenly it just giving me errors in with window 10 driver issue i think, I thinking to give AMD RX580 8GB a try for PR CC 2017what do you guys think?

So a long time ago in a galaxy not so far away I bought the cs6 student master collection in anticipation of building my own workstation and making videos for a youtube channel. Now I finally have the money to build a nice rig to game and video edit with and was wondering if my new build will work with the old software. Here is my build...Windows 10CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K Broadwell-E 6-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80671I76800K Desktop Processor - Newegg.com GPU: GEFORCE GTX 1080 AMP EXTREME ED-Newegg.com Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Memory Kit Model CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 - New… Second question...The new AMD Ryzen Cpus are looking very powerful at an affordable price. Would these also work for CS6?Third question.Would this graphics card be better than the gtx 1080 listed above and work with CS6? XFX Radeon Pro Duo R9-PROD-8VRW 8GB 4096-Bit HBM PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com

with a $3000 budget what is the most effective laptop for editing intense effects in 4k in after effects and premiere pro?

Hello,I am going travelling around the world for a year and would like I small laptop that can handle minimal video editing with little stress/ slowness whilst doing it.I will be mainly editing gopro hero 5 videos, which shoot in 1080p/2.7k/4k.I have come across this laptop which is small, light and packs a punch regarding specs for my price range (not looking to spend more than £600 ideally, unless it's a necessity for what I want to do.). 13 inch and smaller is what I am aiming for due to backpacking.Toshiba Satellite Radius P20W-C-106 12.5" 4K Intel Core I7-6500U 2.5GHz 8GB 256GB Win10 2in1 Laptop In SilverWould this be suitable to just edit videos in premiere pro, throwing some music in the background, etc. Really basic stuff.I stress Adobe premiere because it is what my girlfriend is used to editing with at work and she will be doing most of the editing.Any advice welcome, thank you.[Moderator note: title modified for clarity, moved to best forum]

Hi All,So I am in the process of finally upgrading my edit suite and I am running into some issues (as is per the course with any upgrade 🙂 ).First some tech spec:Mac Pro (Early 2008)2 x 2.8 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon24 GB memoryNVIDA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB video cardPremiere Pro CC v11 (2017.1.1)Deckling Studio 4K running version 10.9.3Ok with all that out of the way here is my issue I am running into.On playback setting if I want to be able to play my timeline out to my external display I need to have ENABLE MERCURY TRANSMIT selected. However when that is selected I cannot play any 4K clips in my source monitor on premiere no matter how low I set my resolution. This problem only happens with 4K footage ... HD footage plays fine.  Before the upgrade I no problem playing back 4K footage in the source monitor as long as I lowered the resolution (and that was with a Decklink Studio HD card). Now with the upgraded system even when I lower the 4K resolution I still can't get 4K

I need to buy a new pc laptop that can handle premiere, I'm just starting out so I don't want to spend a ridiculous amount of money but at the same time I don't wanna buy a cheap piece of junk, any advice?

Hello,My department primarily edits 1080p video for small projects(simple 3 min videos or trailers) and we are looking to do more AE with our work. We are looking to purchase a Mac for a new employee, but I'm having trouble finding reliable advice on which mac to get. The '16 MBP seems like a poor choice, and from what I've read, AMD doesn't always play nice with PP and AE, although I've seen conflicting data online. Can anyone advise as to which mac is best for us? We have a few terabytes of video, but will never get into 4k or any 3d rendering. Mac Pro is overkill, seems the best route is either an iMac(current or used?) or an older MBP. Thoughts?Thank you!

My current PC from 2010 is on his end. When I editing HD images, he uses almost the whole memory of my 4GB. It also runs on a Windows 7 system. I have making a tender with below the specifications- Cooler Master N200- Corsair CX650M Builder Series 650 Watt Modulair- Intel Core I7-7700 Boxed Kaby Lake- Asus Prime B250-M-A- Corsair Black DDR4 DIMM 16 GB geheugen- MSI Geforce GTX 1050 Ti V2 OC 4GB- Western Digital Black 1TB SATA harde schijf- Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250 GB- Sunix Firewire 1394A with internal port- Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64-Bit OEMMy question now is of I can easy edit FULL HD and 4K images with this set?. I do not play games on the PC. What is your advice?Regards,Michel (Holland)

Hello,  Been tearing my hair out for over a week now trying to select a laptop for the purposes of video editing. Been researching countless forums and youtube best of list and still unsure of what to pull the trigger on in regards to a decent machine. As of last Monday, I knew zero in regards to hardware so I have given myself a crash course in processors, video cards and while I have learned a lot, but apparently I have a lot left to learn. lol I have recently purchased a Mavic Pro drone and one of the many formats it shoots in is 4k. I have ruled out the obvious more logical choice of a desktop because I need the portability. I also would like a 17-inch screen to work with and to ensure correct color judgment, a 4k screen.  To that end, after much searching, I think I found the machine for me, but I would like to ask the experts your opinion. I have been using Lightworks on my severely underpowered 4 year old laptop and was considering Davinci Resolve for the new one, but

Good Evening All,Can anyone suggest ways I can make Adobe Pr CC 2017 (latest version) use more resources so as to speed up rendering times please?My machine has a gub of RAM, SSD for C: , HSSD for 😧 and loads of processor available yet its only using a small amount. Can this be increased or allocated better in Prem or Media Encoder or is it the GPU on my graphics card - an NVidia GT630 - that's my bottleneck please? See snip here mid-render of an 6 min HD film which took about 25 mins maybe to do.Thanks in advance,Luke !