I’m going to bet the H264 and XAVC codecs are the culprit here.
that’s a lot data to decode. So I am doubtful that drive speed is the issue here….
Transcoding to a friendlier format might be useful.
cMP = Mac Pro?
ProRes is an obvious choice.
Avid DNX might also be a good choice but might need to be added to your system.
Additonally, Adobe offers GoPRo Cineform built in. You might give that a whirl.
Once you do transcode…you should see more of the burden on the drives than the CPU’s…
as always….
test the workflow before committing.
hth,
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