Project file size limits?

Hey everybody
I have a question although I am not entirely sure how to phrase it so here goes.
I already know that premiere pro CS4 is optimised to use up to 16 gigabytes of RAM even though it is not native 64 bit. Now I have edited some pretty large premiere pro projects for my business however the file sizes of the .pproj project files have never been bigger than 15 - 20 MB. So I am wondering, in order to reach anywhere near the 16GB limit of premiere pro CS4 the size of the project would have to be utterly gigantic in order to reach anywhere near the 16 GB limit. In fact I do not htink it is even possible as the project would crash long before it reached that size. So, what exactly is all that headroom for? What else is loaded into RAM when you load a premiere project? I am guessing it is not just the .pproj file that is taking up room in RAM but also other "things" as well.
Does anyone else know what these other things could be? The reason why I ask is that my premiere pro is crashing randomly and I am wondering if it has somethign to do with my RAM. I have 16 GB installed on my system.
I hope my question is reasonably clear.
Cheers in advance
Angus

Hi,
I think you might be confusing the use of Ram and the use of Hard drive space and how ram is used in computers ?
Ram is used by your Operating System and programs ( to just run the programs )...and sometimes there are programs on your taskbar ( like virus scanners etc ) that are running in the background that use ram also...
The ram is used as needed by your premiere program but it is not a process where your whole project file ( and assets ) gets loaded into ram when you open a project... the file size of the project ( and file sizes of your assets ) are only a reflection of the space it uses on your Hard Drive....
In other words, if I have a project file that is 20 meg on the hard drive it does not mean that 20 meg of ram will be used by that project when you open it...
Maybe someone here knows of an article or something to explain the basic computer components and how they interact...
As you use your premiere program, depending on what you are asking the program to do ( render, export , etc. ), it will use your available ram as needed...sometimes using a lot and sometimes using less....
Some of what you do with premiere will also be using the ram on your graphics card....which is another component that will affect your overall performance depending on what you are asking the program to do.
All this interaction between ram and hard drive and your running programs will also be affected by your CPU , front side bus speed, and so on...
There are threads here about how to tune up your OS and computer to make it as good as possible.... fast and trouble free ....
Soooo, in essence you have two different issues when running premiere.....the computer hardware and OS, and the program setup ( preferences , etc )
Bottom line, size of project file has not much to do with how much ram is being used on a constant basis..
hope this helps
Rod

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