HD is jerky and slow
Hello fellow Adobe users,
I am having some issues with prel 8. When I try to edit an HD video taken from my Nikon D3100 the playback is slow and jerky, basically uneditable. I've made sure that the presets are for HD editing when I begin a new project and I've tried video conversion software, but I lose the quality which I so dearly want. Please help me!
I work on a Windows 7 computer with 4GB RAM and an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU processor @ 2.50 GHz, if that is of any help to anyone.
Thanks in advance, Lucy
Lucy,
Welcome to the forum.
IIRC, that Nikon uses the MJPEG CODEC. This ARTICLE will give you a bit more background.
I use the tips in this ARTICLE for setting up my computer for an editing session. For Win7, be sure to see the Win7 Tune Up Tips, on Black Viper's Web site.
Can you also tell us about your I/O sub-system, i.e. your HDD's? This ARTICLE will give you some background. When working in HD (excepot for AVCHD & H.264, which are heavily CPU intensive), the I/O is the most important aspect for ease of editing.
Good luck,
Hunt
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shape = shapes[2];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==4)
shape = shapes[3];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==5)
shape = shapes[4];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==6)
shape = shapes[5];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==7)
shape = shapes[6];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==8)
shape = shapes[7];// changed colour here***************************
else if (flagshape==9)
shape = shapes[8];// changed colour here***************************
// shape = shapes[8];
System.out.println(shape.toString());
testJPanel.setShape(shape);
testJPanel.setVisible(true);
testJPanel.start();
infoJTextArea.setText("");
TimeNow.start();
* called by animation panel after shape is clicked
public void stop()
TimeNow.stop();
movingObject();
* this will compete with your animation
* ie, it will slow it down or make it appear jerky
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse moved", e);
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse dragged", e);
void saySomething(String eventDescription, MouseEvent e)
infoJTextArea.append(eventDescription
+ " (" + e.getX() + "," + e.getY() + ")");
infoJTextArea.setCaretPosition(infoJTextArea.getDocument().getLength());
private void movingObject()
TimeNow.stop();
//timeLimit;
testJPanel.setVisible(false);
resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
System.out.println("shape used: "+shapeChoice);
String mouse = infoJTextArea.getText();
String tick = timerJTextField.getText();
timeResultsJTextField.setText(tick);
try
// create a file called welch.txt
final FileWriter outputFile = new FileWriter("Backup_of_"+name+"s_results.txt", true);
final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
// converts data to a formatted string
final PrintWriter printstream = new PrintWriter(outputBuffer);
printstream.println("THIS IS A BACKUP");
printstream.println("The person's name is: "+name);
printstream.println("There age is: "+age);
printstream.println("Time taken: "+tick+" seconds");
printstream.println("The Shape and size was: "+shapeChoice);
printstream.println("It's colour was: "+colourChoice);
printstream.println("The mouse moved as follows: "+mouse);
//states what needs to be printed to the new file
printstream.close(); // closes teh printstream
catch(IOException eio)
//catchs the IO exception
if(temp<5.00)
ratingJTextField.setText("Thierry Henry");
else if(timeLimit<=10)
ratingJTextField.setText("Average");
else if(timeLimit<=15)
ratingJTextField.setText("You gotta be fat or something");
else if(timeLimit<=20)
ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
else if(timeLimit>20)
ratingJTextField.setText("DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING!?");
String rate=ratingJTextField.getText();
try
Statement st = dbcon.createStatement();
String cmd = "INSERT INTO users (Name, Age, Time_Taken, Rating, Mouse_Movement,Shape_and_Size, Shape_Colour) VALUES ('" + name + "' , " + age + " , '" + tick + "' , '" + rate+"','"+ mouse+"','"+ shapeChoice+"','"+ colourChoice+"');";
//creates a SQL statement and executes it
st.executeUpdate(cmd);
st.close();//close the statement
} catch (Exception eDA)
eDA.printStackTrace();
private void showData()
// pretend this takes awhile -> 3 seconds (count)
new Thread(new Runnable()
public void run()
String results = "";
int count = 0;
boolean journeyOn = true;
while(journeyOn && count < 3)
try
Thread.sleep(1000);
catch(InterruptedException ie)
System.err.println("show interrupt: " + ie.getMessage());
journeyOn = false;
results += count++ + ", ";
infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(true);
}).start();
class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
RT host;
Timer timer;
Shape shape, xformed;
int x, y, dx, dy;
public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
timer = new Timer(-20, this);
host = rt;
/* if (rt.flagspeed==1)
timer = new Timer(-20, this);
else if (rt.flagspeed==2)
timer = new Timer(20, this);
else if (rt.flagspeed==3)
timer = new Timer(100, this);
//change speed here******************************
x = 0;//0
y = 0;//0
dx =2;//2
dy = 3;//3
//setBackground(Color.pink);
addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
int w = getWidth();
int h = getHeight();
if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
return;
checkBoundries(w,h);
x += dx;
y += dy;
repaint();
private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
Insets insets = getInsets();
if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
dx *= -1;
if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
dy *= -1;
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
if (RT.flag==1)
{g2.setPaint(Color.red);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==2)
{g2.setPaint(Color.blue);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==3)
{g2.setPaint(Color.green);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==4)
{g2.setPaint(Color.yellow);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==5)
{g2.setPaint(Color.orange);// changed colour here***************************
else if (RT.flag==6)
{g2.setPaint(Color.black);// changed colour here***************************
xfoI'm (being lazy and) using the older RT app posted on your last thread. I removed the
TimeNow timer from the RT class and used System.currentTimeMillis (as you requested) to
determine the elapsed time during the animation (see "startTest", "stop" and
"movingObject" methods). Also changed the DecimalFormat to NumberFormat and set the
"maximumFractionDigits" to "2" so it will truncate the fraction to two digits (more simple
than before). Made arrangements for the ShapeMovingPanel class to update the
"timerJTextField" during the animation (RT.updateTime method).
The MouseMotionListener is causing the animation to appear jerky and uneven. The
"mouseMoved" method is very busy while the mouse is moving. You might consider recording
the "mousePressed" events instead of the "mouseMoved" events, ie, the events where the user
is attempting to click inside the moving shape. It would allow the app to be more
responsive and might eliminate the uneven motion of the animating shape.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.Timer;
public class RT extends JFrame implements MouseMotionListener
//declares a number of swing componets to be used for the JFrame
private JTextArea infoJTextArea;
private JPanel showJPanel, startJPanel, helpJPanel, resultsJPanel;
private JLabel de4JLabel, de3JLabel, mainTitleJLabel, nameJLabel, ageJLabel,
deJLabel, de1JLabel, de2JLabel, timeJLabel,nameResultJLabel,
ageResultJLabel, timeResultsJLabel, ratingJLabel;
private JTextField nameJTextField, ageJTextField,nameResultJTextField,
ageResultsJTextField, timeResultsJTextField, ratingJTextField;
private JButton exitJButton, showJButton, loginJButton, startTestJButton,
tempObjectJButton;
private JScrollPane scroll;;
// creates and sets up a number of varibles to be used by the class
private long startTime;
private long endTime;
public int timeLimit = 0;
public int age;
public String name;
private JTextField timerJTextField;
ShapeMovingPanel testJPanel;
NumberFormat timeDec;
Random seed;
Shape shape;
Shape[] shapes = {
new Rectangle2D.Double(50, 30, 75, 25),
new Ellipse2D.Double(175, 125, 50, 50),
new Ellipse2D.Double(90, 100, 75, 35)
public RT()
timeDec = NumberFormat.getInstance();
timeDec.setMaximumFractionDigits(2);
seed = new Random();
shape = shapes[0];
createUserInterface();
private void createUserInterface()
Container contentPane = getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout( null );
// set up infoJTextField
infoJTextArea = new JTextArea();
infoJTextArea.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170 );
infoJTextArea.setEditable( false);
infoJTextArea.setText("\n Welcome to the reaction testing program, this " +
"program is designed to test your reactions in a \n"+
" number of different situations.\n"+"\n Please " +
"enter your name and age, or select show previous results.");
contentPane.add( infoJTextArea );
scroll = new JScrollPane(infoJTextArea);
scroll.setBounds( 20, 420, 550, 170 );
contentPane.add( scroll );
startJPanel = new JPanel();
startJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
startJPanel.setBorder(
new TitledBorder( "WELCOME -PLEASE ENTER YOUR NAME AND AGE:" ) );
startJPanel.setLayout( null );
contentPane.add( startJPanel );
//sets up a JPanel
mainTitleJLabel = new JLabel();
mainTitleJLabel.setIcon( new ImageIcon( "title.png" ) );
mainTitleJLabel.setBounds( 30, 10, 520, 170 );
mainTitleJLabel.setHorizontalAlignment( JLabel.CENTER );
startJPanel.add( mainTitleJLabel );
//creates a newJLabel
nameJLabel= new JLabel();
nameJLabel.setBounds( 52, 200, 70, 35 );
nameJLabel.setText("Name:");
startJPanel.add( nameJLabel);
//creates a new JTextField
nameJTextField = new JTextField();
nameJTextField.setBounds( 130, 200, 300, 24 );
startJPanel.add( nameJTextField );
//creates a newJLabel
ageJLabel = new JLabel();
ageJLabel.setBounds( 52, 245, 100, 35 );
ageJLabel.setText("Age:");
startJPanel.add( ageJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
ageJTextField = new JTextField();
ageJTextField.setBounds( 130, 245, 300, 24 );
startJPanel.add( ageJTextField );
//creates a JButton
loginJButton = new JButton();
loginJButton.setBounds( 440, 200, 90, 24 );
loginJButton.setText( "Login" );
loginJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
startJPanel.add( loginJButton );
loginJButton.setEnabled(true);
loginJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
// not necessary to pass events to these methods...
Login(); // calls the Login method
//creates a JButton
showJButton = new JButton();
showJButton.setBounds( 200, 320, 180, 24 );
showJButton.setText( "Show previous results" );
showJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
startJPanel.add( showJButton );
showJButton.setEnabled(true);
showJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
showData(); // calls the showData method
//sets up a JPanel
showJPanel = new JPanel();
showJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
showJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder( "PREVIOUS RESULTS:" ) );
showJPanel.setLayout( null );
contentPane.add( showJPanel );
//sets up a JPanel
helpJPanel = new JPanel();
helpJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
helpJPanel.setBorder(
new TitledBorder( "HELP DETAILS:" ) );
helpJPanel.setLayout( null );
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( helpJPanel );
//creates a newJLabel
deJLabel= new JLabel();
deJLabel.setBounds( 23, 390, 530, 35 );
deJLabel.setText("Details:");
contentPane.add( deJLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds( 25, 100, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("You are about to start the reaction test, when you " +
"press the start button it will begin.");
helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de1JLabel= new JLabel();
de1JLabel.setBounds(160, 145, 530, 35 );
de1JLabel.setText("Simply catch the moving item and click.");
helpJPanel.add( de1JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
de2JLabel= new JLabel();
de2JLabel.setBounds( 20, 380, 70, 35 );
de2JLabel.setText("Details:");
helpJPanel.add( de2JLabel);
//creates a JButton
startTestJButton = new JButton();
startTestJButton.setBounds( 185, 205, 180, 60 );
startTestJButton.setText( "START" );
startTestJButton.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
helpJPanel.add( startTestJButton );
startTestJButton.setEnabled(true);
startTestJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when search is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
startTest();
//sets up an animation panel
testJPanel = new ShapeMovingPanel(this);
testJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
testJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("Click the moving object:"));
testJPanel.setLayout( null );
testJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( testJPanel );
// this is causing the animation to appear uneven
// you can try the app with and without this to see
// testJPanel.addMouseMotionListener(this);
//creates a newJLabel
timeJLabel = new JLabel();
timeJLabel.setBounds( 440, 330, 100, 35 );
timeJLabel.setText("Time:");
testJPanel.add( timeJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
timerJTextField = new JTextField();
timerJTextField.setBounds( 480, 335, 60, 24 );
timerJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(timeLimit));
timerJTextField.setHorizontalAlignment(JTextField.CENTER );
timerJTextField.setEditable(false);
timerJTextField.setBackground( Color.YELLOW );
testJPanel.add( timerJTextField );
resultsJPanel = new JPanel();
resultsJPanel.setBounds( 16,16, 560, 375 );
resultsJPanel.setBorder(new TitledBorder("HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS:"));
resultsJPanel.setLayout( null );
resultsJPanel.setVisible(false);
contentPane.add( resultsJPanel );
de3JLabel= new JLabel();
de3JLabel.setBounds(20, 200, 530, 35 );
de3JLabel.setText("Below is also the movements you made with your mouse, " +
"you may exit the program now.");
resultsJPanel.add( de3JLabel);
de4JLabel= new JLabel();
de4JLabel.setBounds(135, 245, 530, 35 );
de4JLabel.setText("Thank you for trying the Reaction Testing program");
resultsJPanel.add( de4JLabel);
//creates a newJLabel
nameResultJLabel= new JLabel();
nameResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 55, 50, 35 );
nameResultJLabel.setText("Name:");
resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJLabel);
//creates a new JTextField
nameResultJTextField = new JTextField();
nameResultJTextField.setBounds( 140, 55, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( nameResultJTextField );
nameResultJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
ageResultJLabel = new JLabel();
ageResultJLabel.setBounds( 62, 90, 100, 35 );
ageResultJLabel.setText("Age:");
resultsJPanel.add( ageResultJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
ageResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
ageResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 90, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( ageResultsJTextField );
ageResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
timeResultsJLabel = new JLabel();
timeResultsJLabel.setBounds( 62, 125, 100, 35 );
timeResultsJLabel.setText("Time taken:");
resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJLabel );
//creates a new JTextField
timeResultsJTextField = new JTextField();
timeResultsJTextField.setBounds( 140, 125, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( timeResultsJTextField );
timeResultsJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a newJLabel
ratingJLabel = new JLabel();
ratingJLabel.setBounds( 62, 160, 100, 35 );
ratingJLabel.setText("Your Rating:");
resultsJPanel.add( ratingJLabel );
ratingJTextField = new JTextField();
ratingJTextField.setBounds( 140, 160, 300, 24 );
resultsJPanel.add( ratingJTextField );
ratingJTextField.setEditable(false);
//creates a JButton
exitJButton = new JButton();
exitJButton.setBounds( 235, 310, 90, 24 );
exitJButton.setText( "Exit" );
exitJButton.setBackground( Color.WHITE );
resultsJPanel.add( exitJButton );
exitJButton.setEnabled(true);
exitJButton.addActionListener(
new ActionListener() // adds an action listener,anonymous inner class
// event handler called when exitJButton is pressed
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
System.exit(0); //closes the programme
}); // end anonymous inner class
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
System.exit(0);
// set properties of application's window
setTitle( "Reaction Tester - CMT3991" ); // set JFrame's title bar string
//setSize( 1280,995 ); // set width and height of JFrame
setSize( 608, 650 ); // set width and height of JFrame
setVisible( true ); // display JFrame on screen
//** set up of method main */
public static void main( String[] args )
RT application = new RT();
application.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
} // end method main
private void Login()
try
name = nameJTextField.getText();
age = Integer.parseInt(ageJTextField.getText());
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(false);
helpJPanel.setVisible(true);
infoJTextArea.setText("\n Welcome "+name+" you will soon know how " +
"fast your reactions are");
catch (NumberFormatException exception)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,
"There is either a blank field or a number hasn't been entered",
"Input Type error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
//shows this is something has been entered wrong
private void startTest()
helpJPanel.setVisible(false);
shape = shapes[seed.nextInt(shapes.length)];
testJPanel.setShape(shape);
testJPanel.setVisible(true);
testJPanel.start();
startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
infoJTextArea.setText("");
* called by animation panel after shape is clicked
public void stop()
endTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
movingObject();
* called by timer actionPerformed in ShapeMovingPanel
public void updateTime()
long timeNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
double elapsed = (timeNow - startTime)/1000.0;
timerJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsed));
* this will compete with your animation
* ie, it will slow it down or make it appear jerky
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse moved", e);
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
saySomething("\n Mouse dragged", e);
void saySomething(String eventDescription, MouseEvent e)
infoJTextArea.append(eventDescription
+ " (" + e.getX() + "," + e.getY() + ")");
infoJTextArea.setCaretPosition(infoJTextArea.getDocument().getLength());
private void movingObject()
testJPanel.setVisible(false);
resultsJPanel.setVisible(true);
nameResultJTextField.setText(name);
ageResultsJTextField.setText(String.valueOf(age)+" years old");
double elapsedTime = (endTime - startTime)/1000.0;
timeLimit = (int)elapsedTime;
timeResultsJTextField.setText(timeDec.format(elapsedTime)+" seconds");
String mouse = infoJTextArea.getText();
String tick = timeDec.format(elapsedTime);
try
// create a file called welch.txt
final FileWriter outputFile = new FileWriter(name+".txt", true);
final BufferedWriter outputBuffer = new BufferedWriter(outputFile);
// converts data to a formatted string
final PrintWriter printstream = new PrintWriter(outputBuffer);
printstream.println("The person's name is: "+name);
printstream.println("There age is: "+age);
printstream.println("Time taken: "+tick+" seconds");
printstream.println("The mouse moved as follows: "+mouse);
//states what needs to be printed to the new file
printstream.close(); // closes teh printstream
catch(IOException eio)
//catchs the IO exception
if(timeLimit<5)
ratingJTextField.setText("Thierry Henry");
if(timeLimit>5)
ratingJTextField.setText("Average");
if(timeLimit>10)
ratingJTextField.setText("You gotta be fat or something");
if(timeLimit>20)
ratingJTextField.setText("See a doctor");
String rate=ratingJTextField.getText();
private void showData()
// String results = "";
// infoJTextArea.setText("Here are your results:\n"+results);
startJPanel.setVisible(false);
showJPanel.setVisible(true);
class ShapeMovingPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener
RT host;
Timer timer;
Shape shape, xformed;
int x, y, dx, dy;
public ShapeMovingPanel(RT rt)
host = rt;
timer = new Timer(25, this);
x = 0;
y = 0;
dx = 2;
dy = 3;
setBackground(Color.pink);
addMouseListener(new ShapeTender());
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
int w = getWidth();
int h = getHeight();
if(w <= 0 || h <= 0)
return;
checkBoundries(w,h);
x += dx;
y += dy;
repaint();
// update RT.timerJTextField
host.updateTime();
private void checkBoundries(int w, int h)
Rectangle r = xformed.getBounds();
Insets insets = getInsets();
if(r.x + dx < insets.left || r.x + r.width + dx > w - insets.right)
dx *= -1;
if(r.y + dy < insets.top || r.y + r.height + dy > h - insets.bottom)
dy *= -1;
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g)
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(x, y);
g2.setPaint(Color.red);
xformed = at.createTransformedShape(shape);
g2.draw(xformed);
public void start()
if(!timer.isRunning())
timer.start();
public void setShape(Shape s)
shape = s;
Rectangle r = shape.getBounds();
x = r.x;
y = r.y;
repaint();
private class ShapeTender extends MouseAdapter
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
if(xformed.contains(e.getPoint()))
timer.stop();
host.stop();
} -
Flash player is jerky and hogs my CPU
Hey people,
Since a couple of weeks I noticed flash player is slow and jerky and hogs my CPU for several seconds, then everything is back to normal, but soon the CPU is bogged down again.
OS: Windows 7 prof 64-bit, fully up to date
Browser: IE, Chrome, Comodo Dragon, I've tried them all
Flash Player: 11.7.700.203
Here's the info about my laptop:
System Information
Time of this report: 6/9/2013, 10:19:33
Machine name: CSLT-0412-01
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Language: Dutch (Regional Setting: Dutch)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Precision M6600
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8148MB RAM
Page File: 3720MB used, 16648MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
Display Devices
Card name: NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: Quadro 3000M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0E3A&SUBSYS_04A41028&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1999 MB
Shared Memory: 2096 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Algemeen PnP-beeldscherm
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD02DA
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.012Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.9670 (English)
Driver Version: 8.17.12.9670
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/27/2012 13:27:00, 17675584 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4D7A-11CF-5E56-A8241FC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0E3A
SubSys ID: 0x04A41028
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Any help will be appreciated.Hello, try it again with new drivers:
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-notebook-win8-win7-64bit-320.00-whql-driver.html -
Playback progessively getitng slower and slower
When I first played with Premiere, it could read the footage from my canon T2i like a charm, no herky-jerky playback, no waiting for the "play" button to refresh everytime I shuttled (both in the source monitor and program). After using for only a couple months, the playback became impossible, to a point where today I deleted the program and reuploaded it. Now, it's back to working seamlessly! I don't want this to happen again, and I searched the forums to no avail, so I am asking ya'll. Before the delete, I trashed my prefs, tried everything I could google, nothing worked. I have a i5 but it's not my system, because the progrma works fine form the get go... but steadily gets slower and slower. I hope htis doesn't become another bloating forum, because I deleted everything and it was still slow. Help!!!
DSH,
I assume since you said that you "trashed prefs" you are on a mac. There is another thing in my experience that will bring performance down to a crawl and that is media cache files and media cache database files. If you never go in and empty those it will (or at least on all the ppro stations I have worked on in the past) over time bring ppro to a crawl. Go into ppro's preferences go to media and there you will see media cache files, and media cache database. you will see the file path for each. Go through the finder to that folder and empty it. Ppro will have to make new ones for the active projects that you are working on, but it will get rid of all of the ones that are still there bogging down your system from old projects.
Also, if you have an external HDD, you can put project files on your system drive, and then media and scratches on your external. Not the best setup to have only 2 drives, but it might work for small lower res proj. You said it ran seamlessly before, so obviously it has worked for your particular workflow in the past.
Try that.....lemme know what ya come up with. -
Problem with unstable and slow SWFs
Good evening,
Some of my users are reporting problems with the SWF output of my intensive Captive file which includes significant software simulation. I knew that these files were going to be resource intensive due to the nature of the project, but I felt comfortable with system requirements of at least 2 gb RAM and a mid-range processor.
Unfortunately, some of my users who meet this criteria are reporting problems including text animations not playing in full and slow slide transitions. I cannot replicate this problem on any of my machines.
I have been playing around trying to compress images as much as possible and otherwise reduce file size. What else can be done? What are the top five things I can do to remedy this problem?
My presentation is about 50 slides and the SWF output is about 4.5 mb.
ThanksI've seen this type of thing many times, especially in corporate environments.
My top suggestions:
If you've taken all reasonable steps to make your project as web-friendly as possible by this time, don't make any more changes to your project until you've exhausted the possibilities below. It is most likely NOT your project that is at fault.
Find out more details from the users that are complaining. If at all possible, actually go and sit with them to watch the behaviour they're talking about. Don't believe everything you hear.
Check that users are on the correct version of Flash Player. For example, Flash Player 10 can play significantly better than Flash 9.
Ask the user to check defragmentation on their PC. Most users DON'T know how to do this and never defragment. As a result, I have seen PCs in corporate IT environments that had not been defragmented in years. Their hard drive showed up mostly red when the fragmentation analysis was done. This lack of PC housekeeping can contribute to many issues, especially with Flash or multimedia playback. Ask the user to defragment 2 or 3 times to be on the safe side.
Watch the CPU on Task Manager while the PC is playing the Captivate presentation. The performance monitor should tell you if the CPU is struggling and unable to decode the content fast enough.
Try to have another user log onto the same machine using a different profile and see if they experience the same issues. This can tell you whether the issue is due to a corrupted user profile. Conversely, have the same user log onto a different machine, creating a new profile for themselves on that PC to see if they experience the same issue. If it seems to be their profile at fault, they may need to get some IT dude to blow away their profile and set it up afresh.
Check whether or not the issue could be due to server latency. This is especially the case where LMSs are involved. Users will often experience latency issues such as slow transitions from one quiz slide to the next because the course module has to wait for the LMS to respond before it can move forward. If this is occurring for a significant number of users, you can try using the optional SCORM template that only sends tracking data at the end of the module instead of all the way through.
In my experience, if 95% of your user base is playing the content without issue, you don't need to change anything. Chances are that whatever is going wrong for the few that are complaining about poor playback wouldn't necessarily improve no matter what you did to your project. In the vast majority of cases, you need to isolate what exactly is causing the issue for these users and correct it ON THEIR END.
Rod Ward
www.infosemantics.com.au
UPDATE: I just realised that a lot of this information would probably help others, so I created a blog post documenting these steps: http://www.infosemantics.com.au/debug_slow_playback -
FIRE FOX USED TO BE A FAST BROWSER BUT IT IS GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER. THE BLUE-E IS ABOUT TO THE POINT OF BEING FASTER THEM THE FOX. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKE THE FOX, JUST WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH IT AND THE LONGER I HAVE THE WINDOW OPEN ARE UP THE WORSE IT GETS. I DO A LOT OF GAMING ON FACEBOOK PLAYING MAFIA WARS BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST THERE IT IS ALL THE TIME AND EVERY WHERE. I HAVE TRIED ADD-ON'S THINKING THEY MAY HELP BUT NOTHING HAS DONE ANY GOOD. CHROME IS TWICE IF NOT THREE
TIMES AS FAST AS THE FOX LATELY ON LOADING PAGES.For what it's worth, you posted this in 2011, and here in 2014 I am still having this same issue. Over the last two days, I have had to unlock my apple account 8 times. I didn't get any new devices. I haven't initiated a password reset. I didn't forget my password. I set up two factor authentication and have been able to do the unlocking with the key and using a code sent to one of my devices.
That all works.
It's this having to unlock my account every time I go to use any of my devices. And I have many: iMac, iPad, iPad2, iPad mini, iPhone 5s, iPod touch (daughter), and my old iPhone 4 being used as an ipod touch now. They are all synced, and all was working just fine.
I have initiated an incident with Apple (again) but I know they are just going to suggest I change my Apple ID. It's a simple one, and one that I am sure others think is theirs. I don't want to change it. I shouldn't have to. Apple should be able to tell me who is trying to use it, or at least from where.
Thanks for listening,
Melissa
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