Video Editing with a 6-core, 2 graphics card system

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Video Editing with a 6-core, 2 graphics card system

Hi,

This is my first time messing around with video editing on my new MacBook Pro 2019 (6-core, 16 GB RAM). I upgraded from a mid-2014, so it is a massive jump in terms of the processor and graphics card. I did a test render using a 30 second 4k clip and activity monitor showed Adobe Premier Pro using up nearly 1,100% of the CPU to render a simple effect. Is this considered normal for video editing especially for 4k clips? If so, I guess I'm just a bit surprised by how much CPU processing power is needed for such a short clip. I'm not going to be using that many effects in my video projects, but I would like to understand more about what goes on during rendering, if anyone has any experience or knowledge about video editing.

MacBook Pro 16", macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 14, 2020 1:38 PM

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Johnb-one

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Feb 14, 2020 2:11 PM in response to ChrispyT

I can help you, ChrispyT---a little bit.....

It's my understanding that using Adobe Premiere Pro 2020 is a processor and video card intensive task. Along with what kind of video card you have on board and how much VRAM is present (either 4 gigs or with the upgrade, 8 gigs) plus the overall power of the video card, along with the amount of RAM on board does play a factor in everything. Perhaps Adobe Premiere Pro 2020 has not quite been optimized for Catalina, yet. Maybe it's close. I presume you have the new 16" MacBook Pro 2019, and not the 13" ??

Apple tends to favor form and thinness over function, trying to strike a compromise between the two. So, although you could expect much better video performance than previous MacBook Pro's (eg 2014 and earlier), unless you're willing to pony up the cash for a high end iMac Pro, which ,let's face it, isn't going to happen. You might want to check on the Adobe Premiere Pro support forums to see if they have any tips on how to optimize it to work the best on your 2019 MacBook pro.

If you're willing to spend some xtra cash, I don't know how much you have on hand, you might have to save up for a while, I'd suggest possibly an eGPU

anyways, just bouncing some ideas around....

john b

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ChrispyT Author

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Feb 15, 2020 6:43 PM in response to Johnb-one

Thanks for your reply.

I do have the 16". I'm not even doing that much video editing yet, mostly just testing. Basic rendering is eating up my CPU. Even rendering titles takes up 1,000% CPU and making my MacBook Pro reach up to 200°F. My MacBook Pro is definitely more than enough for me, as I'm mainly doing personal/school projects on here, but the constant high cpu logs in the Console and wakeup resources logs makes it seem like there is something not right with adobe or my computer. The diagnosticd process is constantly running on activity monitor as well.

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