I meant to add, the H264 outputs from both Premiere and Resolve match online. It’s just frustrating because the material appears SO different when viewing in Premiere before export. There’s more trust in what’s behind the curtain than I’m comfortable with.

Hey Bob, without knowing your specs or what kind of media you’re playing back tough to say, but I’ve typically found that even when I’m on a high-performing system but having playback inconsistency, the problem is typically hard drive speed. If you’re editing off of a WD passport drive, not gonna work. An SSD? Different story.

Hey guys, I’ve recently been doing a lot of remote editing and color grading while traveling far abroad where I am limited to the obvious bad scenario of doing everything on my laptop. Please spare me the lectures about controlled environments and reference monitors. I know, and your advice over the years has helped me build a beautifully accurate…

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