Daniel Waldron
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I feel your pain. I have a 2012 MBP that I used to use full-time for editing. Now, it can barely open Word or a web browser without beach-balling. Your computer is 5 years old and unfortunately they slow down over time. The mechanical hard drive physically slows down and there is nothing you can do about it, unless you want to update to a solid state drive. Even those slow down due to the write/erase process and blocks of memory wearing out.
Unless you have a time-machine backup, it can be incredibly hard to move back operating systems on a Mac. You can try to reformat your Mac and start fresh without all the junk that accumulates over the years. It will probably speed up a little bit. Your best bet, as someone else suggested, is to use a proxy workflow until you decide to get a new computer.
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Good idea, but it the orange seems pretty close to the skin tone/clothing color of the actor on the right. Probably best to just do it manually with masks. How much time it will take depends on the amount of movement in the shot and with the actors.
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Yes, you can edit just like normal. Renders and exports will always use the original high-res footage. If you would like to see your high-res footage in your sequence as you edit, you simply need to toggle the proxy button on and off.
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4K H264 files take a lot to decode and DJI’s codec is notoriously slow in Premiere. Like Tero mentioned, transcoding is a good option. Or you can create proxies (DNxHD is a good option) so you can edit smoothly, then with a click of a button have the high-res original media back online.
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I would also convert your footage to DNxHD or ProRes, which is easier for Premiere to handle.
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What are the footage specs and what are your computer specs?
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I’ve also used the method Dave described. It’s very simple and effective. Definitely going to check out Post Haste though.
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Sound design and color grading are often used to distinguish flashbacks from real time. It really depends on the look and tone of your film as to how you want to approach it.
A few ideas are warmer tones, vignettes, softer image, film grain, or directional highlight blurs. Use some sort of whoosh or drone sound effect to snap in and out of flashback. There is an old tutorial here on Creative Cow that shows how to replicate the look of the flashbacks in the Bourne movies.
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You can use a particle system like Element 3D or Particular to get a decent looking effect. I would start there. I think Element 3D even comes with some textured 3D rock models.
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100 GB is tiny. You can buy a decent 4 TB external drive on Amazon for around $100. I’m assuming you shot on a GoPro or something comparable, in which case it is already very compressed. Don’t reduce it further if you can avoid it.