So, if you are on a tight budget when you build your video editing PC, you might be better off investing more in a component that it’s much expensive and difficult to upgrade, such as the CPU.Ī CPU upgrade often implies a motherboard upgrade as well, so it can be very costly.īottom line is, invest as much as you can on your CPU and upgrade RAM later down the road if your budget is limited. Most motherboards come with 2 or 4 RAM slots you can use to plug in new RAM modules really easily. RAM memory is probably one of the easiest computer parts to upgrade.
Here is another screenshot where you can see Adobe Premiere Pro using 17+ GB of RAM.įirst, let me start by saying this. I often have to work on big projects and have tens of different sequences in Premiere Pro and insert AE sequences using the Adobe Dynamic Link feature.Īnd even if the raw footage I am editing is not very demanding in terms of resources, the amount of RAM Premiere will use will go up a lot. Using Premiere templates or plugins, transitions, or LUTs can increase the amount of RAM memory used too. One thing, other than the video resolution or bit-rate or code, that will eat up your RAM a lot is how big your project file is. You can see Premiere Pro in there eating up just 4 GB of RAM.
In fact here is a screenshot of how much RAM memory a simple 1080p project is using. In the Windows task manager under processes, the amount of utilized RAM rarely goes over 16 GB. Right now I am editing all my client videos on a PC that has 32 GB of RAM and I can’t say I need more. You can get started with the updated Premiere Pro via its Public Beta Forums.If you are willing to dive a little bit deeper into the topic please read on. Premiere Pro currently costs $20.99 per month from Adobe, or $52.99 per month as part of its Creative Cloud bundle that also includes Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and many other programs. We didn’t get pre-release copies this time, so we’ll be trying it out at the same time you are.
We suspect how long it stays in beta will depend on the reaction Adobe gets, and how many tweaks they need to make. The new version of Premiere Pro is available as a beta now, to anyone who has a license to the current version.
In fairness, Adobe has emphasized that the new design is still in beta, and they are looking for feedback from users, so things can still change. I know that will take some getting used to for me. Those workspaces are all still there but in the form of a small drop-down farther to the right. While those will be familiar to Lightroom users, it might cause a little head-scratching among those of us used to options such as Color and Effects. So the new header bar in Premiere Pro features three simple “modes” - Import, Edit, and Export. To that end, it’s trying to put common elements in similar places. The new header bar in Premiere Pro may not please everyone Re-Organized Header BarĪdobe is working on a consistent design language for its photo and video processing applications. All the existing functionality is there if you need it. You make a couple of simple choices about the format of your video, give your project a name and optionally a location, and then drag whatever media you want to start with into it.
With this new release of Premiere Pro, Adobe has taken what it learned from Rush and incorporated it into the New Project creation process in Premiere Pro (shown as the feature image for this article).
But in my case, I’m often assembling just a few clips from my travels or from reviewing a new camera or drone, and it seems like I have to re-learn how to get started every time.Īdobe itself showed there was a better way with its intuitive interface for Premiere Rush, which I’ve found myself using quite a bit just because it is simpler. Sure, if you’re assembling a feature film, or are a professional who does it every day, great. I’ve always been mystified by how non-intuitive it is to get started with a simple project in Premiere Pro. Finally, a Comprehensible New Project Window