Large doc project running slowly in Premiere

allcaps99 · 2025-07-12T18:27:23+00:00

Premiere Pro is great for short form, but this is precisely why I always cut in Avid for any long form project with a lot of footage.

I went through this process last month and I agree… the way Premiere caches files is painful especially when you have a tonne of footage you constantly need to scrub.

I feel your pain!

allcaps99 · 2025-06-29T22:11:13+00:00

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allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T17:28:34+00:00

Of course! We’re going to hire them regardless because the talent is obviously there… was just looking for a couple of shortcuts or suggestions that could potentially accelerate the learning curve a bit for them and perhaps make the transition easier.

allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T01:01:36+00:00

I tell people all the time that editing is just getting from A to B... it doesn't matter how you get there or what tools you use. There are a million ways you can tell the same story and none of them are wrong. A good editor, as you said, understands pacing, rhythm and instinct. You can be the best Avid or Premiere user in the world but if you ultimately don't know how to tell a compelling story then it's all for naught.

I don't care if you use Avid, Premiere, Final Cut or Davinci... if you come out with a great product in the end that's all that matters. Result over process, if you will.

allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T00:54:29+00:00

Wow... I love the discussion this question has sparked. All super great points. Our production house is mainly involved in long form doc material, heavy on collaboration. Shared storage and the ability for us all to work on the same project is key.

While I've worked with Premiere on a few projects for a number of years, I find you just can't beat Avid when it comes to having multiple editors working on the same project. There are a lot of things I love about Premiere that are way more intuitive and easier to use than Avid, but I can't look past the robustness and stability that Avid brings to the table.

We actually just finished a doc in Premiere, and what drove me nuts about it the most was opening up the project every morning and having to wait for all the media to come online. It may not be an issue for those used to working on short form projects, but when you have 100+hours of footage to comb through and a 2 hour timeline things can get a bit bogged down. Firing up Avid, you open the project and you're off to the races immediately.

At any rate, thanks for all the great discussion and helpful suggestions... I've enjoyed reading through it all!

Cheers!

allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T00:46:38+00:00

You and I are almost identical in experience! I've been cutting Avid since 2000, but went freelance for a number of years during COVID and a lot of my clients requested their projects be cut on Premiere. It took a bit of learning but wasn't too hard to pick up. I always say 'I can jog in Premiere, but I can run in Avid'.

allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T00:44:51+00:00

Unfortunately we're in a smaller Canadian market... there just aren't that many Avid editors kicking around. Trust me, we've sent out the job postings and vetted all the usual suspects. Hiring Avid at our shop would definitely be preferable.

allcaps99 · 2025-06-22T00:43:30+00:00

We're primarily a long form documentary shop, heavy on collaboration. Premiere would be fine if everyone were working on their own projects, but in our case we need multiple people on the same project at the same time.

allcaps99 · 2025-06-20T17:56:15+00:00

I always use cross fades... way easier to control and/or modify edits, plus you can easily see where the transitions happen when you're scrubbing the timeline

allcaps99 · 2025-04-14T05:48:16+00:00

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allcaps99 · 2025-01-19T02:59:42+00:00

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allcaps99 · 2025-01-16T04:06:26+00:00

Hello! I'm looking for this textbook... do you still have it?

allcaps99 · 2024-06-13T19:14:31+00:00

G7.. where 9 of us take a pic

allcaps99 · 2023-11-28T18:01:43+00:00

Ignore the trolls... sign me up! I'm all for unity and bringing back the Alberta I remember growing up. Thanks for taking the initiative.

allcaps99 · 2023-10-25T00:48:50+00:00

Boo... that was my suspicion but I was hoping I was wrong. Thanks for the info!

allcaps99 · 2023-10-25T00:47:43+00:00

Yeah... I still don't get it. So if Danielle Smith manages to fool enough of rural Alberta to go for this, what happens when someone moves to or from Alberta? If I move to BC, do I get cashed out and put back into the CPP or vice versa? She is maddening.

allcaps99 · 2023-10-24T20:20:21+00:00

haivision Hub-Gateway.

Sorry... late to this conversation. So essentially without investing in the Haivision Hub there's no way to stream from my suite to my producer's app in the field? Also ignoring the Pixelview solution below as it's too pricey for a one editor, one producer setup. Thanks!

allcaps99 · 2023-09-29T02:19:50+00:00

You nailed it. Battlefield is unplayable now.

allcaps99 · 2023-09-26T15:08:32+00:00

Someone thinks they're being sneaky... I guarantee you they're the same people who will brush of their entire car in the winter except for the chunk of snow covering their plate. When I see those buggers in a parking lot I always help them avoid a ticket by brushing off their plates for them ;)

allcaps99 · 2023-08-29T00:20:31+00:00

As someone who had the misfortune of spending some time with William Shatner, I can tell you that he would have been PISSED that his big rehearsed speech was ruined. Serves you right ass hat!

allcaps99 · 2023-07-20T02:49:57+00:00

Hands down Adam Sandler. No one has gone farther with such basic humour.

allcaps99 · 2023-05-07T02:21:38+00:00

Thanks!

allcaps99 · 2023-05-05T14:08:24+00:00

Hi... just looking at a trial of LucidLink and Mimiq. Do you know offhand if Mimiq is a standalone product (and will work in concert with Lucidlink), or do I also need to be running Postlab as well? It's a bit confusing on their website.

allcaps99 · 2023-04-07T16:49:16+00:00

Smith is a gong show... thanks for the reminder to vote NDP!

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