[Neil Moger]

Hi John

Thanks for your reply.

Actually it seems my problems may be linked to a fairly well documented overheating/shutdown issue with certain iMac models when carrying out certain processor intensive tasks (in my case particularly AE, PPro & Adobe Media Encoder) – particularly when equipped with larger amounts (16bg)…

As described in (exhaustive and exasperating) detail here….
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2473276?start=270&tstart=0

Some people say reduce the RAM, some say replace with HYNIX, some say suicide is the best way…

In contemplating 🙂

[Neil Moger]

AE is carrying out far more calculations per frame than Premiere – so its a less responsive experience – I would never cut audio in AE;

There are ways of making AE more efficient (in terms of RAM, memory etc) but at the end of the day your never going to get a Premiere like experience in AE.

Using the audio waveforms in AE, as well as markers, can also make things easier – you dont really need to hear the track if you can see the waveform…

In the end it is quite a personal choice – but with anything longer than 30 seconds – id personally usually end up using Premiere>AE link.

[Neil Moger]

Hey Santita,

For me that would depend on the project; if its basically a video edit with some motion graphics, then Premiere with Dynamic Link to AE is perfect – I find managing and editing assets in AE really painful… if its mainly AE comps then you could assemble and export directly in AE…

I guess it depends to what extent your storyboard is fixed – and to what extent you need some editing flexibility…