Premiere Pro CC Project bloating

Hi,
We are cutting a feature documentary using premiere pro cc v 8.1, Caravan. (it says 8.2.0(65) Build) at the bottom.
We have multiple projects housing logged footage from multiple periods of time. A total of 14.75 TBs
The biggest project is our rough cut project, currently at about 45mb
What we are dealing with is this - Once the project size crosses around 40mb or so, performance slows down, playback has issues, premiere crashes more often. It becomes generally difficult to navigate and work on.
We are working off of a 10gb ethernet server currently, However we had the same issue working off of a fiber server a couple of months ago. We are using multiple computers of course.
Is there a limit to project file sizes?
Any Suggestions?
Typically our computers typically have the following config:
4Ghz Intel Core i7
32GB 1600MHz DDR3
AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4096 MB
OS X 10.10.1
3.5Ghz 6-Core intel Xeon E5
64GB 1867 Mhz DDR3 ECC
AMD Fire Pro D500 3072 MB
OS X 10.9.5
Thanks!
Pranay

Hi Pranay,
We are cutting a feature documentary using premiere pro cc v 8.1, Caravan. (it says 8.2.0(65) Build) at the bottom.
I know it's confusing, but you are actually using Premiere Pro CC 2014.2 (8.2). I understand that the splash screen is confusing and I'm working on a better way of discerning your current version.
The biggest project is our rough cut project, currently at about 45mb
Actually, that doesn't sound too outrageous as far as file size. I have seen project files functioning fine when they are hundreds of MB in size.
What we are dealing with is this - Once the project size crosses around 40mb or so, performance slows down, playback has issues, premiere crashes more often. It becomes generally difficult to navigate and work on.
That should not happen with a project file of this size. This sounds like something different issue. Does this occur with a brand new Premiere Pro CC 2014.2 (8.2) project, or just projects that you have migrated from Premiere Pro CC 2014.1 (8.1) or Premiere Pro CC 2014.0 (8.0)?
We are working off of a 10gb ethernet server currently, However we had the same issue working off of a fiber server a couple of months ago. We are using multiple computers of course.
This could also be the source of your performance issues as Premiere Pro is not optimized for multiple users operating on a single project over a network. Can you test on machines that are not networked to see if you can isolate the issue to either Premiere projects or your network?
You can make a networked workflow operate acceptably if you have the entire system set up properly by a VAR with specialized knowledge and hardware components as there can be various pitfalls that can drive down performance. Are you working with a VAR or other video specialist that you can lean on for support?
Is there a limit to project file sizes?
A project file can grow based on the amount of instructions that are contained in it, which can include data for the Warp Stabilizer, etc. It can grow quite large and still function just fine. I would look elsewhere in troubleshooting your particular issue.
If you cannot find any solutions on the forum here, I would suggest contacting support: Contact Customer Care
Click the large blue button at the bottom of the screen.
Thanks,
Kevin

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