DR 15 - Really Bad Playback

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mhumph

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DR 15 - Really Bad Playback

PostWed Sep 05, 2018 8:04 pm

To start, I am very new to DR, and video editing in general. I have been using Adobe Premiere Elements for a while, and looking at DR as an upgrade. So far I really like it but I am having a lot of trouble with the timeline playback. It is pretty much unusable.

I fear my computer may be under powered for this software. I am on a laptop with an 7th Gen i7, 8GB Ram, Intel 620 GPU and SSD. However, since this is only a hobby, purchasing a new computer is not an option.

I have found several article and YouTube videos that try to address this issue, but none of them have made a difference. The video I am working with is 1080p at 60fps. I have added an animated title (Text+) and transitions between the clips (mostly dip to black or cross dissolve).

What I have tried:
1) Playback - use Optimized Media if available
2) Playback - Proxy Mode - Quarter Resolution
3) Playback - Render Cache - User
4) Right Click Clip - Render Cache Fusion Output - On
5) Right Click Clip - Generate Optimized Media

As a note, when I set the Proxy Mode to Half or Quarter, the red/Blue line disappears from the timeline. I thought this was the render cache line.... Does that mean it's not catching with those settings?

Are there any other suggestions to try to improve playback of the timeline?

On a different note, is the Render Quality of DR significantly better than that of Premiere Elements?

Thanks
-M
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Re: DR 15 - Really Bad Playback

PostThu Sep 06, 2018 12:32 am

Yes, unfortunately your Intel GPU is underpowered.
If better hardware (like a decent desktop) is not an option, Resolve is not for you.
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Re: DR 15 - Really Bad Playback

PostThu Sep 06, 2018 12:50 am

'Fraid your GPU and ram are most probably the things holding it back. I'd say Resolve is more targeted at the workstation-type setup...

That being said - I'd try *not* using any of the 'Fusion powered' effects - so that includes Text+

During all of the beta for R15 I never found a good solution for using them and having decent playback

See if that is any smoother for you :)
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Re: DR 15 - Really Bad Playback

PostThu Sep 06, 2018 1:09 am

Ah - that is a bummer. So far, I really like the software otherwise.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.

-M

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