Peter Northall
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So the issue is a ‘Memory Leak’ bug in PP v 12.0. I reinstalled an earlier version and the problem has disappeared. Adobe say they’ll have an update in December to fix it. All I have to do now is repeat all the work in the project to date as it won’t launch with earlier version. Thanks Adobe. Grrr.
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Hmm, I’m not sure you’re right Greg. The system is pretty solid if not the fastest, and examining active processes shows the cpu as barely breaking a sweat. If I close PP after Encoder starts crunching then memory use drops to about 20%! I’ve found some forum threads on a Memory Leak bug so I’ll return to previous install of PP and see what happens. Watch this space! Thanks again for being engaged here. P.
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Hi,
Well I had a look at process explorer… tbh most of it is way beyond my skillset, but I do see that Premiere (not Encoder) is using most of the memory.
I’ve now added an additional 16Gb DDR3 RAM, with no real change.
I load the project, which is currently about 3500 clips, it takes a minute or so and by the time its loaded memory useage is indicated at about 35%. Strangely, for 5 mins after loading has finished and while nothing else is going on, indicted memory use continues to climb until it hits 99%, where it hovers most of the time.
I don’t know what to make of all this or where to look for any answers. Any further help appreciated.
Win 10 Pro x64
PP CC 2017
AMD 8350 8 Core 4 GHz
32Gb RAM DDR3
NVidia GeForce GT630
System disc 250Gb SSD
Dedicated files disc 6Tb 7200 -
Hi Greg,
Thanks for your reply.
I don’t have enough knowledge to evaluate this myself, but I’m surprised. My PC isn’t exactly slow, it handles most tasks with ease. My concern arises because a colleague with a 5 yr old iMac handled this task with no problem at all. My PC is about equivalent in performance, if not better. All I’m trying to do is encode data. There’s nothing even on the timeline yet. Why is it unable to queue and load data as necessary, within the parameters of available memory? I don’t dispute what you say, but I’ll be grateful if you will help me understand it better.
Thanks again.
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The toggle proxies button makes no difference to exporting. Full res is always used (as long as it’s online).
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OK, so I went into the loft and got my desktop unit down. It’s a fast AMD FX 8 core, should do the job?
Brings me to my next question…
I’ve watched and read various tutorials about the PP proxy workflow, I’ve created my own ingest/proxy preset, tested it and am about ready to set it up to create the proxies of the whole 5TB (I expect to be leaving the PC chugging away for a day or two) however I’m puzzled by what seem to be limitations in setting the output (proxy) file size; in an ideal world there would be a function (preset) whereby I could create a proxy file to a simple percentage of the original file, ie: 10%, and then apply this to the entire file structure that I want to import. The reason is that I have a relatively complex file structure incorporating material shot on a variety of cameras (full frame/super 35/HD & 4K) spread over many days.
Do I have to set up a preset for each different format and then apply that to each appropriate file folder individually on import?
I’m making certain assumptions here which may be wrong. I’m not very experienced with PP.
Any further help much appreciated.
Thanks,
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Thanks for your reply. The main file type is mxf with additional mp4 from gopro, osmo & sony, plus a little mov and mts (5D & Lumix).
I’ve used VLC but the process is sooo slow, I really need to get it on a timeline so I can shuttle. Wondered if there’s something I’m not aware of in PP that might help this – other than ultra low res playback which kind of defeats the purpose (need to know if shot is sharp etc). I suppose what I’m looking for is something to avoid leaving my PC for a week while it creates proxies for all this. -
OK, thanks for input. So what’s the best way to do this? Should I use 2 drives with identical rushes then export an EDL each time I switch from one machine to the other?