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Hi,
My computer is having a hard time playing back GoPro files, not to mention the lousy performance when trying to move the "slider" (no idea what it is really called), in the timeline. And when I say lousy, I really mean terrible. Anyhow. What I have done in the past is use 5DtoRGB to "convert" the GoPro files to ProRes LT. After doing that, I was able to playback AND move the slider around all day long, without any issues! Super smooth!
My guess to why the ProRes files playback smoothly, even though they are now 4 times the size of the original files, is that they are not as "compressed" as the GoPro files. Correct? Less compressed means less decoding DURING playback, Correct? If this is the case, wouldn't a RAW file, which is not compressed at all (at least from my understanding) be way easier on your system than a compressed file?
The reason I ask is, some videos on YouTube "measure" the power of a video editing PC, based on how good it can playback RAW files??? But if RAW is not compressed, shouldn't it be easier on your system?
Thanks
EDIT: Dell PowerEdge T620 Server running Windows 10 Pro. Dual Xeon 2620, 64Gb RAM, 2 x SSD in RAID 2 for OS, 4 x HDD in RAID 5 for data, GTX 780 Ti.
My computer is having a hard time playing back GoPro files, not to mention the lousy performance when trying to move the "slider" (no idea what it is really called), in the timeline. And when I say lousy, I really mean terrible. Anyhow. What I have done in the past is use 5DtoRGB to "convert" the GoPro files to ProRes LT. After doing that, I was able to playback AND move the slider around all day long, without any issues! Super smooth!
My guess to why the ProRes files playback smoothly, even though they are now 4 times the size of the original files, is that they are not as "compressed" as the GoPro files. Correct? Less compressed means less decoding DURING playback, Correct? If this is the case, wouldn't a RAW file, which is not compressed at all (at least from my understanding) be way easier on your system than a compressed file?
The reason I ask is, some videos on YouTube "measure" the power of a video editing PC, based on how good it can playback RAW files??? But if RAW is not compressed, shouldn't it be easier on your system?
Thanks
EDIT: Dell PowerEdge T620 Server running Windows 10 Pro. Dual Xeon 2620, 64Gb RAM, 2 x SSD in RAID 2 for OS, 4 x HDD in RAID 5 for data, GTX 780 Ti.