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1. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
Bill Hunt May 31, 2011 6:20 PM (in response to CWoB)The edited video is very heavy in photoshop files...
Let's get this question out of the way early. What are the pixel x pixel dimensions of the PS files, and what is their format? Resolution (DPI/PPI) is meaningless in Video.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - I am PC-only, so if there is some Mac-specific issue, then I'll bow out quickly, but want to hit some "usual suspects," before I do.
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2. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
Stephen Eckelberry May 31, 2011 10:00 PM (in response to CWoB)Have you tried copying the timeline and pasting it in a new project?
Also, are you previewing on full, half or quarter res?
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3. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
CWoB Jun 1, 2011 4:40 AM (in response to Stephen Eckelberry)My photoshop Images are in standard Photoshop format optimized for compatibility. Image resolutions are 4976x2800. I have several zoom in fx to the images so keeping the resolution high is important.
I am in the process of trying to copy and paste the timeline into a new project. So far PrPro is not liking having to think that hard and it freezing when I try to copy the timeline. I had the preview setting at "high" because I need to see if the photoshop images are coming out clear enough. I did just switch it over to "automatic" and it did not make a difference. I will try "draft" next just to see what happens but the quality will be too low for what I need. I did not find a place where it had "full, half, or quarter res" options, only high, draft and auto. Is there another place where these settings can be changed?
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4. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
CWoB Jun 1, 2011 5:03 AM (in response to CWoB)Okay, Just got it to past into a new project. Seems to have done the trick. Only problem is that all my transitions are gone. I had well over a hundred transitions that were all custom lengths (both audio and video) and they did not paste with the timeline. Any way to fix this?
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5. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
Bill Hunt Jun 1, 2011 7:10 AM (in response to CWoB)Do you need all of those extra pixels in the stills? Are you panning the full 4976?
Two things to consider are that if you using, say a 1920 x 1080 Sequence Frame Size, you can only see that at any time, regardless of how large the images are in pixels. If there are extra pixels, i.e. the Pan is not using all 4976 pxls., I would Scale to just what you need in PS, prior to Import.
If you are doing any Scale in PrPro, its Scaling algorithms are not as efficient, as those in PS. [Note: CS5 and 5.5 are a major improvement on that statement.]
With many large stills (the max for CS4 is 4096 x 4096, if there ARE extra pixels, pushing those around will use up resources, and quickly. As a test, some years back, I was working on a "photo wall," and was using 4000 x 4000 images. The workstation had no issues with slowness, until I got to the 5th large still. By the 8th, the Project was too slow to edit. I had to wait for everything. Luckily, I have AE, and it handles large stills much more efficiently, and much differently, than PrPro. I just moved to an AE Comp, and completed the Project, finishing up n PrPro, after I Exported from AE.
Just something to think about. With Scaling in PrPro, this is one time, where bigger is not necessarily better.
Good luck,
Hunt
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6. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
Stephen Eckelberry Jun 1, 2011 11:03 AM (in response to CWoB) -
7. Re: slow down issue with Premiere CS4 on a Mac pro
CWoB Jun 1, 2011 1:34 PM (in response to Stephen Eckelberry)Thanks guys for all the help. I was able to get the final pieces for this project finished and exported. I'll use your tips and suggestions for my future projects.
Thanks again!
Jeremy




