Optimizing Hard Disks

from: After Effects & Premiere Pro Performance Workshop

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This lesson shows you how performance is affected by hard disk setup and how you can configure hard disks for optimum performance.

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After Effects & Premiere Pro Performance Workshop

After Effects & Premiere Pro Performance Workshop

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This chapter introduces you to the foundations of performance in both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. You'll learn about key components involved in streamlining your video production workflow, such as using keyboard shortcuts, safeguarding your work, and avoiding workflow bottlenecks.

Introduction: What Is Performance?
- This lesson provides a quick overview of this video training course and the components of performance.
  
  The Components of Performance
  
  01:59
- In this lesson you will learn how to avoid losing and redoing work by updating your software, using auto-save, and planning your work before beginning.
  
  Planning Your Work, Updating, and Auto-Saving
  
  03:55
- This lesson shows you how to speed up your work by learning and customizing keyboard shortcuts.
  
  Learning and Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
  
  05:39
- You'll learn about the general flow of data in video work, and get an overview of where bottlenecks might be, by watching this lesson.
  
  Overview of Data Flow and Common Bottlenecks
  
  03:11
This chapter explains the system requirements for Premiere Pro and After Effects and walks you through the ideal configuration of hardware components such as hard disks and CPUs. You will also learn about ways to accelerate rendering and previews to optimize program performance.

Hardware Components
- In this lesson you'll get an overview of the system requirements for Premiere Pro and After Effects, as well as a look at the PPBM5 service for testing performance of computer systems for Premiere Pro CS5 and CS5.5.
  
  Overview of System Requirements
  
  08:44
- This lesson shows you how performance is affected by hard disk setup and how you can configure hard disks for optimum performance.
  
  Optimizing Hard Disks
  
  09:51
- In this lesson you will see how After Effects and Premiere Pro can both be set up to take advantage of all of the CPUs that you have in your computer.
  
  Optimizing CPUs
  
  05:42
- This lesson demonstrates how Premiere Pro uses CUDA to accelerate and improve rendering.
  
  GPU: CUDA
  
  07:16
- In this lesson you'll see how OpenGL is used to accelerate previews in After Effects.
  
  GPU: OpenGL
  
  06:24
This chapter is full of useful tips on maximizing program performance with program features like rendering multiple frames simultaneously, using proxies, adjusting resolution settings, and isolating your work area.

Settings, Tasks, and Workflow Tips to Improve Performance
- Shutting down unneeded software can give After Effects and Premiere Pro the resources needed for optimum performance, as you'll see in this lesson.
  
  Stopping Software Not Relevant To Your Work
  
  05:56
- This lesson teaches you how to configure Memory & Multiprocessing settings to take advantage of 'Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously' multiprocessing.
  
  Using 'Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously' Multiprocessing
  
  05:41
- Proxies and pre-rendered compositions can accelerate your work in a composition. This lesson shows how they work.
  
  Pre-Rendering and Proxies in After Effects
  
  07:46
- You'll learn how to speed up previews by changing resolution settings in this lesson.
  
  Lowering Resolution for Previews
  
  04:05
- You can isolate what you're working on by soloing layers, setting a work area, or using a region of interest, as you'll see in this lesson.
  
  Isolating What You're Working On
  
  05:18

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