The problem is when playing back the edited video on the program monitor it’s very choppy. Also, some clips “appear” during playback like a ghosting effect, they actually encode like that as well. I can play the individual video clips in the source monitor smoothly. The encoded video playback is very smooth.
I would like to build a new computer but don’t want to dump the funds on that right now. I can go with the Phenom X4 processor but Adobe doesn’t mention that in system requirements. I’m just looking for the best part to upgrade right now. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
My comps are the same way with playback until the video is completely edited and done. Both have 8GB ram and my desktop has a 285GTX vid card, my laptop has an ATi Radeon something. The desktop is an AMD 3.2ghz quad-core processor too.
AVCHD takes a lot of converting powa. Even brand new, super fast computers get bogged down. Something about the algorithm is complex and a PC isnt designed for it or something. Wait it out, the end result video should work as normal. Editing will be a PITA until you convert it into something usable (MP4, etc).
I’ve been reading some forums about this and I guess it’s a big issue with Premiere CS4 and AVCHD. Some people are running 4-8 core processors and some are just running 3.0Ghz dual cores with good results. It’s weird but right now it’s very difficult to even edit for me, very choppy. Some things people have tried are closing anti-virus/spyware programs in the background and they claim that works as well. I’ll try some things tonight and see if it helps.
Is it an M2TS file right off the camera? The cam probably came with software to convert it that any computer should be able to handle, before you load any editing software like Adobe. I’d convert it only, and then open the new file in Adobe and everything should be good to go.
My Canon came with Pixela #(?). It’s only used to convert the file and it still effs my new comp up while converting. Once it’s done it’s just a giant MP4 file that any computer can handle.
Did you render the project before outputting it? Seems to make a big difference to me. I also have a pretty badass rig and HD editing is not as smooth as I would like.
I tried disabling my second monitor, closing the virus program, rendering, converting to different formats, it’s just still to choppy. Also, my CPU isn’t a 2.8 GHz, it’s 2.6. I’m going to order a Phenom II 3.0Ghz quad core maybe tomorrow. I’ve been meaning to upgrade anyway.
I’m on the Phenom II 3.2 quad core and it’s still like that. Just about anything out right now won’t help, trust me. I built my current desktop JUST for vid/pic editing and it’s still choppy on AVCHD.