I discovered a really odd issue today when prepping some files to import into Prelude CC 2014. When I selected a folder with some files, they started loading then suddenly started flickering. In the folder listing next to the thumbnails the folder was flickering as well. This only happened with some folders and not others. It didn't happen with the folders on my memory card connected via card reader but it did happen to my internal drive and an external drive.
I don't believe it has anything to do with the file location, but the files in the folder.
I think it has something to do with files that already have had the .pek files created for them.
The problem appears to have fixed itself when I deselected the option in the preferences from saving media cache files next to originals when possible. I also cleaned the Media Cache Database.
Here's the info for my system:
Macbook Pro Retina
Internal SSD hard drive
External G-Tech G-Drive Mobile USB (USB3)
SDHC memory card plugged into internal memory card reader
Files in the folders that worked were a variety of .jpg, .mp4, .mov, and a lot of others
Files in the folders that didn't were pretty much all the same files but some had .pek files with them already or had previously been imported into Prelude or Premiere.
Some of the files that were in the folders that worked fine had been created or imported into Prelude or Premiere so I honestly don't know what the problem is. What I see happening is like Prelude goes to read through the files, something has a problem, it restarts the process, repeat, repeat, repeat. I can hit "cancel" or select a different folder and it will stop the refresh/flicker problem.
When I view the folder in Finder while this is happening, I can see the .pek and another one or two files appearing and disappearing as the flicker/refreshing is happening in Prelude.
