Trouble Editing 60 fps Stereoscopic Footage

Working with a quadcore, 12GB ram, Win7 x64, SSD for OS, raid 0 for media, which ive tried @ proxies resolutions of 1024/512 & 512/256, using both lagarith and highly compressed jpeg sequences, and premeire stutters incessantly, but only at 60fps, which i have to edit at because this project demands that level of precision. Damn, Im already tired of this consumer grade crap and ive just started. I could bash adobe, but ive had worse experiences on FCP, so all im gonna say is that is a damn shame there isnt a single competent company out there capable of creating a solid NLE for less than the price of a house.

Well, over the years of troubleshooting issues on this forum, I have gathered a useful perspective. Issues sort out this way, and in this order:
1.) System (probably 50% of the issues)
2.) Assets (probably 30% of the issues)
3.) Project Preset (probably 10% of the issues)
4.) Pure OE (probably 9% of the issues)*
5.) Real Bugs in the software (final 1% of the issues)
* Harm takes me to task, as he maintains that 1 through 3 are really OE too, but I hold out that there are differences.
Now, if others have success with their systems, the same Assets and program, that should be an indicator that maybe something is different in your instance. Also, Jeff is not given to even hyperbole, let alone BS. There have been a very few instances where he got something wrong, but I really can't remember those (gotta' be one, or two somewhere?).
He also took his time from an assignment in Europe with limited Internet access and expensive connection charges to try and help you. I would urge you to be thankful and also to show some respect for his efforts.
What some folk fail to realize is that with two exceptions, we are ALL but users. We just offer our help on a pro-bono basis to other users. Even in the cases of those two Adobe employees (in their Profiles), they work elsewhere besides C/S, or T/S, and have "day jobs" with Adobe. They also give freely of their time. If one has found a Bug, this Bug Report is how you get Adobe's attention. They take these very seriously. Be prepared to give them all necessary info, so they can replicate your issue in their lab and get to work fixing it.
Last, as users, we're really not interested in how you feel about Adobe, or its products. We're only interested in getting the necessary info to help a fellow-user solve the issues they are faced with. Might be something to take into consideration. Posting into other threads that one should ditch Adobe products is not useful to that poster, as others are attempting to help them solve their problems. It also does not sit well with people who make a nice living using Adobe products. Adobe is very lenient with references to competitive programs in these fora (far more lenient than any other software company, that I have experienced), but one should only offer up useful replies.
Good luck,
Hunt

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