Premiere Pro only good for 3GHz machines?

[LABachlr]

I read somewhere, I think it was in the specs of the software, that Premiere Pro is really only good for machines that are 3GHz or higher.

Is this true?

[BJ_M]

no - but it helps

[LABachlr]

OK. Thanks. What would be the minimum CPU speed it would need to function well?

Would 1.5GHz be sufficient, or not even?

[peregrin]

check out the OS requirements it says Windows XP on the website, no other OS mentioned, will it work in Win 2000, and if they're recommending 3Ghz, you'll probably need it and more

[LABachlr]

OK. Thanks. It won't work in Win2k. I actually tried, and it wouldn't even install. Just said it wasn't compatible. I'm actually planning on swapping out the HD on this laptop and installing a 60GB, partitioning it into 3 partitions, and having it be a dual boot machine with Win2k & XP.

And you're probably right about the 3GHz issue.

[BJ_M]

xp only need apply ....

[racer-x]

It works great on my AMD Athlon XP 1700 with 768 MB DDR Ram. Im running XP with no SP upgrades. I did have to do a minor Reg-edit for a Preview Play back bug, but no biggie.

If your running an Athlon, it must support SSE instruction.

[LABachlr]

Cool. Thanks, racer. What was the regedit you had to do?

[devinemi83]

Hmmmm, 3 GHz huh? Wonder how well it would do on my 500Mhz celeron? LOL

[racer-x]

LABachlr wrote:

What was that regedit you had to do?

Issue

Digital video stutters in the Source or Program Monitor windows of Adobe Premiere Pro. Also, the Adobe Title Designer may take a long time to start, or Adobe Premiere Pro may unexpectedly crash.

Detail
Adobe Premiere Pro is using DV Playback as its editing mode and Direct3D for displaying desktop video. (To determine what Adobe Premiere Pro is using to display desktop video, check the Playback Settings portion of the General Project Settings.)

Solution: Disable Direct3D.

Disable Direct3D for use in Adobe Premiere Pro by editing the Windows registry.

To disable Direct3D:
1. Choose Start > Run and then type REGEDIT in the Open field. Click OK to start the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the following registry key: My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Premiere \7.0\Settings\PlayerDV.
3. Double-click DWORD ForceGDIDisplay_01 to edit the entry's DWORD value.
4. Change the value data from 0 (zero) to 1.
5. Close the Registry Editor.

Background Information

Direct3D is a component of Microsoft's Direct X. In some cases, a video display card's Direct3D drivers fail to relay the correct information to Adobe Premiere Pro, resulting in stuttered video and unexpected crashes. This same miscommunication also delays the start of Adobe Title Designer. Disabling Direct3D for use in Adobe Premiere Pro, and using GDI for display instead, prevents any issues associated with Direct3D. Using the registry switch to disable Direct3D for Adobe Premiere Pro still allows other applications to use Direct3D.

[LABachlr]

Thanks, racer.