FIXED issue: Timeline performance in Premiere Pro 23.1

[Francis-Crossman]

This issue has been fixed in Premiere Pro version 23.2.  Please update to get the fix.

Interactions in the Timeline can become less responsive over time. This can include scrubbing with the playhead, selecting clips, moving clips around, or switching between multiple open sequences.

The issue predominantly affects macOS.  Windows may be affected to a lesser extent.

The issue can be more pronounced on older or slower hardware configurations.

If you are experiencing this issue: update to 23.2 to get the fix
The workaround in version 23.1 is to Close and re-open the active sequence  

[BB3: Yannick & Hauke]

Thank you for the info!

Is this issue related to the high CPU usage of 23 in comparison to 22?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/premiere-23-extremely-slow-and-cpu-consuming...

I hope it is 🙂

Thanks again!

Looking forward to the fix!

[Francis-Crossman]

We have a fix in hand!  The fix is in Premiere Pro beta version 23.3 build 22 which was made available just this morning.   In Creative Cloud Desktop, go to the Beta section and click "check for updates" – Beta info and FAQ   I encourage you to download the beta and let us know if it fixes the issue for you.

[BB3: Yannick & Hauke]

I worked with the beta yesterday and it seems that the issue of lagging timelines is solved!

The interface itself is sometimes still lagging (especially the fading of e.g. the autosave box), but this just a small inconvenience.

[natencasey7]

Just a quick note. I just switched to a new Macbook M2 Pro, and the problem didn't resolve until I made sure my OS was updated to 13.2.1 as well. I was on 13.2 and tried PP 23.2, 23.0 and event went back to 22.6.4. Seems to be working now, being on Ventura 13.2.1 and PP 23.2. 

[BB3: Yannick & Hauke]

I had that too. My workaround was closing and reopening the specific sequence.

It's not great, but at least it's a workaround.

Hope it helps!

[Rob217717683hsl]

Still having this issue in Premiere Pro 23.2.0 (Build 69) on MacOS.

Also experiencing to a lesser extent on my Windows machine (but also, this is a more powerful desktop compared to my 16" Macbook Pro).

Want to add that clearing preferences fixed the issue for about 5 minutes before it returned to sluggish performance.