Adobe Premiere Pro CC v.7.xx - Manual (Page 94)

Setting up your system
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Set up a DV or HDV system
Set up an SD-SDI, HD-SDI, or component system
Set up a file-based system
Set up an S-Video or composite system
Specify the default audio device
Specify ASIO device settings (Windows only)
Specify whether to render audio when rendering video
Specify the duration for preroll and postroll pauses
Specify scratch disks to improve system performance
Move or clean the Media Cache Database
Optimize rendering for available memory
For Premiere Pro system requirements, see the Adobe website .
For lists of various categories of hardware compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro, see the Adobe website .
Jeff Sengstack provides detailed tips for optimizing a computer system and Premiere Pro for performance on the Adobe website .
To run a series of performance tests on your computer system and determine how to optimize for performance with Premiere Pro, see this page .
This thread on the Premiere Pro forum provides recommendations for setting up disk drives for optimum performance and reliability.
For details about CUDA processing, the Mercury Playback Engine, and GPU processing, see this thread on the Adobe Premiere Pro user-to-user
forum .
This thread on the Premiere Pro user-to-user forum includes several experienced users’ suggestions for practical system requirements for Adobe
Premiere Pro.
See this page for resources about optimizing performance.
See this video for an After Effects and Premiere Pro performance workshop from video2Brain.
See this video for a performance tip: stopping software not relevant to your work.
See the FAQ entry : “What computer and components should I buy for Premiere Pro?” for advice about a good computer system for editing.
Set up a DV or HDV system
DV/HDV setup
A. Computer and computer monitor B. 6-pin FireWire port and connector C. 4-pin FireWire port and connector D. DV/HDV camcorder E. RCA
jacks and plugs for L (white) audio, R (red) audio, composite video (yellow); jack and plug for S-Video (y/c) F. HDMI port and connector G.
Television monitor
With this setup, you can capture audio and video from a DV or HDV source. You can monitor the signal on a TV monitor while editing. Finally, you
can export any sequence back to videotape.
1. Connect the DV or HDV camcorder or VTR to the computer using a FireWire cable.
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