Yes, always use Media Browser. I have three drives: an SSD for the system, a 1 TB hard drive for projects and assets and a 1 TB hard drive for scratch files. I’m wondering if RAM could be an issue. I do have 32 GB, but perhaps I need more? Today, after playing for 20-30 seconds, the timeline would stop dropping frames and play okay, although I’d get occasional audio drop out for a couple of seconds shortly after starting to play a clip in the timeline. CS5 was so solid for me, I’m kicking myself for upgrading. Tempted to go back. Thanks!
Steve Pender
Family Legacy Video, Inc.
https://www.familylegacyvideo.com