I am so baffled with Premier Pro

I am a disabled Singer/Songwriter who is active and productive in music. I am trying to edit video footage of a performance - take bits and pieces of it out. I feel so inadequate right now. I thought I was following the tutorial but there is nothing instructing me on what I need. Are you a Premier Pro - pro? Can I share this video with you and maybe you can point me in the right direction or render some much needed help? Please, thank you in advance!
Marguerite

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Encore is end of life, and stops at CS6. But you do have access to it with your CC subscription.
See this link, which includes how to install Encore CS6, how to get the library, and a tutorial on workflow with Premiere CC.
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If I recall correctly, the only system difference between
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It came as something of a surprise that doubling the RAM
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hello all
my head is swirling with all the info on this forum, so I'm hoping someone can answer a few questions.
first my system - new macbook pro 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo, 2 gb of ram, mac osx 10.5.5. I run in "hi performance" mode, for maximum video performance.
premier pro CS4.0.0
camera: canon hf11 vixia
drive where I'm parking the video: g tech g raid 1 terrabyte, FW800.
so people tell me that my system is plenty powerful enough to playback my vids in the timeline without stuttering.
I'm shooting at 24p with the CINE preset on the camera. resolution is set at FXP, which is 1920x1080, 17 mbps.
I copy the MTS files from the camera over to the raid in the finder. then I create a new project, and in the new sequence dialog, I select the AVCHD 1080 24p. the preset info is: For editing AVCHD Formats recorded in 1920x1080 square pixels (non-anamorphic). 16:9 progressive-scan 1080p HD video at 23.976 frames per second. 48kHz audio.
so far so good
I import the clips by selecting "import" in the file menu, then I direct it to the MTS files on the raid and clik import, they all come in no problem. I can dbl-clik them and they pop open a source window and playback pretty much with no problem (sometimes they take a few seconds to get going, but then they're fine).
first problem is - the clips are listed as 29.97 in the project window.
2nd problem, when I drag them into the sequence window and playback, they stutter.
I'm guessing that because premiere thinks that they are 29.97 and my sequence is set at 24, it's trying to fix it as it goes and that's causing the stuttering. this might explain why they play fine in a source window, but stutter in a sequence window, even with no edits. but maybe I'm wrong.
3rd problem - every time I do an export across a seam, it crashes, or only exports the sequence up to the edit, then stops. (the canon splits the video into 1.9 gig chunks, so you end up with multiple MTS files if it's a long clip).
can anyone help?
thanks
gh

Don't shoot the messenger because he is bearing bad news!
Get a more powerful computer. The one you have is way underpowered for AVCHD material. Your processor is too slow, you do not have sufficient memory, your disk configuration is below standard. That about sums it up.
Bet your salesperson never told you that next to the camera, you needed a new computer...?
He is eagerly awaiting your return to the shop and has already prepared your order. All you have to do is sign and pay....
PS. Even on 8-core Macs with 16 GB RAM, people are struggling with AVCHD.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've used Final Cut Pro for years and that is about the extent of my experience.
Many thanks,
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You are halfway there.
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Speaking of the GTX 670, it is clearly overkill on any system that's equipped with only 16GB of RAM total. Plus, you will need a third-party CPU cooler in order to perform any overckocking whatsoever of the CPU. Unfortunately, the Corsair Vengeance heat spreaders are extremely tall (over 50mm high!) that they will prevent proper installation of any decent tower-style CPU air cooler, especially if all four DIMM slots on the motherboard are being used. You will need 32GB of RAM plus at least a good third-party CPU air cooler such as a Cooler master Hyper 212 EVO (and overclock the CPU to over 4.0GHz) in order for that system to utilize anywhere near the performance capability of the GTX 670.
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I disagree. Any advantage AVCHD has in visual quality over bitrate quotient is not worth the computing overhead for RT editing. I've not used Panasonic AVCCAM cameras in particular, but general implementation of AVCHD is not very flexible with resolutions and framerates, like shooting 720p 60. And the cameras that do offer more settings options go outside of the AVCHD standard into propreitary implementations that have spotty support.
* edit - It looks like I was wrong about 720 60p being non-standard for AVCHD. I guess it is just non-standard on the several Cannon Vixia models I have used, including my own. One of the Vixias we have at work uses h.264 in an .mp4 wrapper for 720 at either 4 or 9 mbps.
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Hi There:
I've been using Premeier Elements 7 for the last 2 years and am about to buy Premeier Pro CS5. But having read the video card requirements I'm confused.
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I had no idea back then that I was buy the wrong video card for Premiere Pro.
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2) Should I try to sell off my ATI card and buy one of the recommended cards?
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B - suggestions for dos adn don'ts
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D - Do I just import MP3 music files and stuff them in the audio track?
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