Need help for Adobe Premiere CS5 run better in my laptop

[Mikcheck]

Hello all. So i had to buy a laptop for editing HD footage and i choose one with this specifications:

Intel
i7-4700MQ
2.4 GHz
DDR3L
RAM 16 GB
1TB 5400rpm
NVIDIA GT745M - 4 GB
Windows 8 64 bits
4 USB3 Ports

So the program and videos run nice but when i start to add more layers and more effects, the playback become more slower and sobbing. I know that that must be because of having only one 5400rpm drive.

So i would like to know if with one more drive (an SSD one), things will become better and faster?

Something like this? http/www.kingston.com/us/ssd/v#sv300s3

Sorry i'm noob regarding computers and i would like to know your opinions on how i can solve that sobbing problem and have a smoother and better editing. Please help me!

Thanks you all. Best regards.

 

[ACTechy]

Sure, a faster drive could help, but you probably need to add that graphics card to the Adobe back-end files, so Premiere can take advantage of it's CUDA cores (that will help with playback quite a bit). Here's what should try (not a risky process, don't worry):

- Right click on Notebook and 'Run as Administrator'
- File > Open > C: > Program Files > Adobe > Premiere Pro
- Scroll to the bottom
- Open the file 'cuda_supported_cards'
- At the top of the list add: GeForce GT 740M (note: enter it exactly like that, caps included)

Save and close. Start Premiere and click new project, then see if under the 'General' tab it says 'Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration' in the dropdown under 'Video Rendering and Playback' ...if it does, you should see a substantial increase in rendering/processing speeds. If it doesn't say that, try these steps again.

The thing about adding an SSD is, unless you have dual hdd bays, you'll sacrifice that massive amount of storage for something quite a bit smaller (unless you pay thousands for a big SSD). Storage which you'll need for videos.

Good luck!

EDIT: found this here on Tom's, just to educate if you're not familiar with Mercury Playback Acceleration: http/www.tomshardware.com/reviews/adobe-cs5-cuda-64-bit,2770-2.html

 

[Mikcheck]

Thanks ACTechy. I really need to create a new project?

Well i have one hdd drive with 1TB but only 5400rpm, and as i have space for other one, i was thinking about an SSD with 250g. So i'd install the software in the SSD drive and all the videos in the other one.

 

[ACTechy]

Thanks ACTechy. I really need to create a new project?

Well i have one hdd drive with 1TB but only 5400rpm, and as i have space for other one, i was thinking about an SSD with 250g. So i'd install the software in the SSD drive and all the videos in the other one.

You don't have to create a new project per se, it's just a quick way to see if the change worked.

That's a good plan. I'd put OS and Adobe on the SSD, all other docs/media on the HDD. You could get away with a 120GB SSD and save some cash as well. When you do this, just change the location of all your 'My Docs' folders to point to the HDD (by right-clicking the folders and changing the 'Target'), and you'll never have to think about it again. That's what I did on my machine, works like a charm.

 

[Mikcheck]

ACTechy thanks that what i'll do in the near future!

I'm trying to do that in cuda_supported_cards but when i'm going to save it says access denied, why? Thanks.

 

[ACTechy]

ACTechy thanks that what i'll do in the near future!

I'm trying to do that in cuda_supported_cards but when i'm going to save it says access denied, why? Thanks.

You need to run notepad as administrator. Just right click on the icon and choose run as admin, before you open the file.

 

[Mikcheck]

Hi. I've tried and i have that option now. To take benefit from it, i have to start a new project or it will improve the one i'm already working? Thanks!

 

[ACTechy]

Hi. I've tried and i have that option now. To take benefit from it, i have to start a new project or it will improve the one i'm already working? Thanks!

Glad it worked. It engages automatically, once you start Premiere now. You can always double-check by going to the 'Project' menu then Project Settings > General and you can see if GPU Acceleration is enabled.

Another tip, go to Edit > Preferences > Memory and you can allocated more of your 16GB to be used by Premiere (I'd leave 2GB for 'other/background programs).

 

[Mikcheck]

Thanks a lot man. i didn't know stuff like that.

The minimum i can use for other programs is 3GB, i can't use 2GB but i've increased the memory used by premiere from 10 to 12,8. Thanks!

 

[ACTechy]

Thanks a lot man. i didn't know stuff like that.

The minimum i can use for other programs is 3GB, i can't use 2GB but i've increased the memory used by premiere from 10 to 12,8. Thanks!

Nice. No problem, hopefully you'll see some performance gains!

 

[Mikcheck]

Yes i noticed immediately, even when i open Adobe is faster.

Hopefully, when i add an internal SSD drive for the software, things will work perfectly well.

 

[ACTechy]

Yes i noticed immediately, even when i open Adobe is faster.

Hopefully, when i add an internal SSD drive for the software, things will work perfectly well.

There's a whole nother area of Adobe optimization when you get talking about drives. Adobe programs use drives for caching/scratch disks, so if you set them up right, you can get even more performance: http/help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WSF08BCDDB-FCD7-40a2-8290-8872EE725E6B.html#WS369BD79A-5DF9-48d8-9F49-6B56026087C8 scroll down to the "Specify scratch disks" section for more info.

 

[Mikcheck]

Ah you mean to separate the different files in the project when we have more than 1 drive?

 

[ACTechy]

Ah you mean to separate the different files in the project when we have more than 1 drive?

Not necessarily separate the project, but tell Adobe where to cache files during the project to allow for quicker recall and access

 

[Mikcheck]

Yes that's interesting!

By the way and a little off topic. I've exported a video in Adobe and uploaded it in youtube, but why in the resolution settings i dont have HD and the maximum is 480p when my footage are all HD?

EDIT: I did it already, iv'e exported in H.264 with the preset Youtube Widescreen HD and now i can see in 720p.

 

[ACTechy]

Yes that's interesting!

By the way and a little off topic. I've exported a video in Adobe and uploaded it in youtube, but why in the resolution settings i dont have HD and the maximum is 480p when my footage are all HD?

EDIT: I did it already, iv'e exported in H.264 with the preset Youtube Widescreen HD and now i can see in 720p.

Good call, yeah the Premiere presets are really helpful for that stuff; making sure the video is optimized for whatever playback option.