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Which “Optimize Memory For” setting is best ?
I don’t understand this..Or I think I’ve used it wrong..please help?
By default, Premiere Pro renders video using the maximum number of available processors, up to 16. However, some sequences, such as those containing high-resolution source video or still images, require large amounts of memory for the simultaneous rendering of multiple frames. These sequences can force Premiere Pro to cancel rendering and to give a Low Memory Warning alert. In these cases, you can maximize the available memory by changing the rendering optimization preference from Performance to Memory. Change this preference back to Performance when rendering no longer requires memory optimization.
Select Edit > Preferences, and select Memory in the Preferences dialog box.
In the drop-down list next to Optimize Rendering For, select Memory.
Click OK, close Premiere Pro, and reopen the project for the new preference to take effect.Does setting to MEMORY only benefit lower end systems with bottlenecks, or do you use this settting on higher end machines too?
I’ve always had mine set to MEMORY because I thought it would make better use of the memory. Now I have a higher end machine with 16GB of ram. And I just read a thread where someone said set it to peroformance if you want to see more CPU/RAM utilization..so now I’m confused…. Do I set it to PERFORMANCE or MEMORY w/ 16GB of ram (core i7 2600k @ 4.2ghz)? Also if you could explain why. Thanks!
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I set “for Performance ” only
Freelance Imaging & Video
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I have mine set for memory.
when you check the two boxes in the new sequence settings about
maximum quality a box comes up saying you should have it set
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As Chris pointed out, it depends on whether you make use of previews or not.
I rarely render previews, so I leave it on performance.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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use previews for the final render or just using previews in general?
How do you see what you’re editing if you don’t use previews? (unless Im understanding it wrong)
Btw, thanks for the answers thus far…Been using premiere for 3 years now and Ive always had it on memory but lately I’ve been reading conflicting things, especially now that I have a high end machine..
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By preview, I mean rendering your sequence. If you have a good GPU/Drives, you should be able to see most of your edits in realtime without rendering to a third party format.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Ah ok, I understand now. Yea my stuff plays back pretty smooth in real-time. Thanks for the info Vince.
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I was confused by that message as it can easily be misinterpreted.
It actually does not say that you should set it to Memory. It says that it is higly recommended to set it to Memory, as the Performance setting is meant for high performance systems only. I’ts merely a general warning.When rendering previews, PPro only every utilized my 6-core 4930K up to about 43% and only about 12 of my 64GB RAM was used. Once I set it to Performance, PPro used up to 100% CPU and 47GB of RAM right away (I’ve set the memory usage to leave at least 24GB RAM for the system).
I’m a happy camper now 🙂
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