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Jeremy Gadd
Jeremy Gadd
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Ultra Slow Playback

Jun 17, 2011 8:15 AM

I am using Premiere Pro 4.2.1. It was working ok until one day recently it started to run ultra slow. Playing back a standard definition AVI file on the Timeline is impossible. Probably moves about 2 frames per second. I'm not sure if it is a hardware issue but it was working fine, ie. I did not do anything to change the set up of the computer.

 

Here's the spec:

 

Custiom built computer:

 

INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6300 2.80ghz

ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU Mobo

450W PSU

Sapphire ATI Radeon 4600 Graphics - 512mb DDR-3

1 x 500mb HDD (for OS)

1 x Samsung 1TB HDD (for Video files)

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Memory

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit version

 

Graphics card has been updated to latest drivers. The card has VGA out and HDMI out. Was working fine using HDMI out to Hitachi HD TV for previews but for some reason has decided to run slow now. No obvious reason for it.




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  • ECBowen
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    1. ECBowen,
    Jun 17, 2011 10:17 AM   in reply to Jeremy Gadd
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    Is that a DV AVI file or another codec? Have you installed any other transcoders or players lately?

     

    Eric

    ADK

     
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  • Bill Gehrke
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    2. Bill Gehrke,
    Jun 17, 2011 4:16 PM   in reply to Jeremy Gadd
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    While you may not have installed anything new of course there are so many automatic update programs that of course that could be a problem.  How many processes do you have running when you open Task Manager in the Processes Tab after you check show all?  This would be before you start any programs after a fresh boot.  With your dual core CPU and only 4 GB of RAM you really need every CPU cycle and all the RAM that you can muster up.

     
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  • Jeremy Gadd
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    3. Jeremy Gadd,
    Jun 18, 2011 4:45 AM   in reply to Bill Gehrke
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    There are normally 15 processes running at start up. I've even tried closing most of them down, especially disabling anti-virus. This does make a difference to the general running of the computer but minimal difference to Premiere. The issue is with running a separate monitor for previews ie. Preview Monitor - Playback Settings - External Device. Iused to be able to select teh Hitachi HD TV via the HDMI output from the ATI Radeon card. Used to work ok, but now doesn't.

     

    In terms of codecs how can I find this out? I'm using Windows 7.

     
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  • Harm Millaard
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    4. Harm Millaard,
    Jun 18, 2011 6:45 AM   in reply to Jeremy Gadd
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    There are normally 15 processes running at start up

     

    That is (almost) impossible. Both Bill and I pride ourselves that we know a bit about tuning, but we can not realistically get below 30-40 processes.

     

    Check with Process Explorer and post a screenshot of all your processes.

     
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  • Bill Gehrke
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    5. Bill Gehrke,
    Jun 18, 2011 9:08 AM   in reply to Harm Millaard
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    Apparemtly you forgot to check the "Show processes from all users"  With it not checked I have 6 processes shown!

     
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  • Jeremy Gadd
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    6. Jeremy Gadd,
    Jun 18, 2011 11:48 AM   in reply to Bill Gehrke
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    Ok I did forget to do that.

     

    I've attached a screenshot.

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  • Harm Millaard
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    7. Harm Millaard,
    Jun 18, 2011 12:13 PM   in reply to Jeremy Gadd
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    So it was 58, not 15. Diligent killing of processes can help you.

     
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    8. Jeremy Gadd,
    Jun 18, 2011 12:53 PM   in reply to Harm Millaard
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    Which ones do you suggest?

     
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  • Bill Gehrke
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    9. Bill Gehrke,
    Jun 18, 2011 1:47 PM   in reply to Jeremy Gadd
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    Well my personal list which may not be practical for everyone i have posted here.

     

    You might do a few at a time to make sure it is not something you are using.

     
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