How to Fix Adobe Premiere Slow Rendering Issues

Adobe Premiere is popular video editing software, which requires a lot of CPU and GPU resources to run smoothly, as well as to render media relatively quickly. If you are experiencing slow rendering issues, then it is likely that your system it simply not good enough to render media quickly. However, there are some fixes and optimizations you can try to boost Adobe Premiere rendering speed. Keep in mind that there is a plethora of factors influencing rendering speed – the colors in the media, the effects used, transitions, etc. Every little effect will impact rendering speed.

Use an SSD

If you have access to an SSD drive, then you should run Adobe Premiere on it. On top of this, you should store all project files, as well as the final render on the SSD as well. SSDs are much faster than regular hard drives.

Turn off Background Software

Trying to use your computer while Adobe Premiere is rendering in the background can impact rendering speed greatly – even something as simple as watching an online stream or playing a video may end up adding hours to your total render time. We advise you to minimize computer usage while rendering with Adobe Premiere. Also, make sure to turn off any background apps that do not need to run – messaging clients, torrent clients, gaming platforms, etc.

Update Video Drivers

GPU drivers do not aim to simply improve your frames per second in games – they optimize the performance of your GPU, therefore allowing heavy software like Adobe Premiere to run smoothly. Make sure that you are using the latest available GPU drivers by downloading them from the official website of the vendor or by using automated driver updater software.