playback in premiere is choppy h264

[Kevin Monahan]

Try these things:
•Follow these instructions: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/playback-stops-loops-soundbooth-premiere.html

If that doesn’t work, try the following:
•Import the footage via the Media Browser, not File > Import
•Drag n drop a clip to the New Item button to ensure you have the proper sequence settings.
•As was suggested, drop playback res to 1/2 or 1/4
•Try to play your clips from a different drive, not the T-bolt one.

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[Kyle Garvey]

Peter, how do I change my preview settings? it the sequence setting window it’s greyed out…
thanks,
Kyle

[Faris Danial]

Im having the same problem as well. 2 months back, everything was going well then suddenly my playback is reaally choppy after graded it.

[Adam Lewis]

I finally figured this problem out for me – i started getting the problem after upgrading to mavericks on a 2011 macbook pro i7

in the sequence settings “Composite in Linear Colour” was ticked – unless you have GPU acceleration, its noting going to play black properly.

Unticked and it worked.

Thank god.

Not seen this solution posted anywhere after a month of searching, so spread the word!