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Choosing your hardware Professional video & audio

Choosing your hardware


Optimizing your system for Premiere Pro and After Effects
This guide is a companion document to our System Requirements pages for Premiere Pro and After Effects.
It provides additional information on system components and considerations for optimal performance.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud gives you all Building a system for video production
of the Adobe video tools: The four key variables for a great video production system are:
world-class design, web,
and photography apps; and
• Memory
Adobe Stock for sourcing • Graphics (GPU)
fresh footage and Motion • Storage/Hard Drives
Graphics templates. Get high
• Processor (CPU)
performance editing with
powerful color, graphics,
Memory
and audio tools, integrated
workflows, collaboration Professional video workflows rely on system memory. A good video editing workstation should have at
features, and support for least 32GB of memory—and as much as 128GB.
the latest formats. With
regular updates and learning
Graphics
resources, Creative Cloud The GPU is used for on-screen rendering and export, priority areas for video production. Premiere Pro is
puts everything you need at engineered to take advantage of the GPU. After Effects is also GPU-optimized.
your fingertips.
www.adobe.com/go/video • Your graphics card should have at least 4GB of memory (VRAM)
• If needed, multiple GPUs, including eGPUs, will speed up rendering and export

Important note about graphics drivers


For optimal performance, make sure you have the latest drivers for your GPU, including integrated Intel GPUs.

Storage/Hard Drives
Fast storage is critical for video production. Use solid state NVMe or SSD storage. Unless you have a fast
RAID array, spinning disks generally do not offer sufficient speed for HD and 4K video production.
• NVMe flash memory drives with Thunderbolt 3.0 connectivity are excellent
• SSD drives with USB 3.1 connectivity are also good - but have a 4TB limit
• An optimal setup has three drives:
• System Drive for OS and applications
• Drive for the Media Cache
• Media Drive (or shared storage)
• If you only have two drives: use a fast external drive for your media and Media Cache.

What is the Media Cache?


The Media Cache is where Premiere Pro stores accelerator files, including peak files (.pek) and conformed
audio (.cfa). Premiere Pro can make thousands of call to these files every second).

Processors
For CPUs, clock speed matters more for After Effects. Multiple cores have more impact for Premiere Pro. The
sweet spot for running both applications is a fast CPU with 8 cores.
• Core i7 or Core i9 Intel processors or AMD equivalents are strongly recommended
• A fast clock speed means 3.2 GHz, or higher
• 8 cores are ideal for Premiere Pro. The application can use more cores, but without significant added
benefit. Depending on the task, Premiere Pro runs at 93-98% efficiency with 8 cores.
Important note about H.264 and H.265
H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) are a widely used capture formats for DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, action cameras, and
phones. H.264 is also the preferred format for uploading to YouTube and social media sites. These compressed
Adobe Premiere Pro is a professional formats are well-suited for capture and distribution, but they are processor-intensive for post-production.
video editing application. If you work with H.264 and H.265, consider Intel Core i7 and Core i9 processors, which offer Quick Sync
hardware acceleration, supported in both Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Who uses Premiere Pro?
• Editors & Filmmakers AMD and Intel Xeon processors work well for other formats, such as cinema camera formats, (e.g. RED,
• Broadcasters & brands Sony Venice, ARRI) and broadcast formats (e.g. XDCam HD).
• Online content creators
• Production companies
Upgrading your system
• Corporate & event videographers
Adding memory is the easiest and usually most impactful place to start if you want to upgrade your
• Students & educators
system to improve performance for both Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Upgrade Premiere Pro system in this order of priority:


1. More RAM — up to 128GB if your motherboard supports it
2. A faster GPU (or additional GPUs) for faster rendering and export
3. Faster (or more) NVMe or SSD drives
4. Faster CPU

Upgrade your After Effects system in this order of priority:


1. More RAM — 128GB is a good target for top-of-the-line systems.
2. Faster (or more) SSD or NVMe drives
3. Faster GPU (or additional GPUs) for faster rendering and export
Adobe After Effects is a motion
graphics and visual effects 4. Faster CPU
application.

Who uses After Effects? Additional considerations


• Motion graphics designers How can I speed up export?
• Broadcasters & brands
A second GPU (same class GPU as the primary GPU) can provide substantial speed increases for export.
• Editors & filmmakers
Creating Previews during your edit can also accelerate export times.
• Visual effects artists
• Designers & animators How can I optimize for multicam workflows?
Assuming you have a good system, performance for multicam workflows is more dependant on your project
setup than your hardware. Expert users create their own project templates to standardize their setup.

Do I need an external reference monitor?


A calibrated reference monitor connected through external transmit hardware is highly recommended
for accurate display of interlaced and color critical content. Proper monitoring of HDR content requires an
HDR-capable external display.

What is the best display setup for video editing?


This is a matter of personal preference. Because the Timeline is such a central element in the Premiere
Pro UI, an ultra wide 37” display combined with a second reference monitor is an excellent option.

What about multichannel audio?


Simultaneous monitoring of multichannel audio requires a multichannel sound card. On Windows the
sound card should be ASIO-capable.

How much does my workflow affect performance?


Our Best Practices guide for working with native formats has suggestions for designing your workflow to
ensure optimal performance with your hardware.

For more information, visit the System Requirements pages for Premiere Pro and After Effects.

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