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Your question isn't really related to this topic, but briefly your CPU seems fine.
I don't have any experience with AMD GPUs so I don't have any idea of whether you'd benefit from a new card or not. I do know that typically, the CPU is responsible for most of the workload when editing, so using shadow files when you have 6 concurrent 4K videos on the timeline is pretty much required. A new GPU would likely only make a difference when producing.
Another option would be to convert your clips into a lossless, unencoded format like MagicYUV which can be read and displayed much quicker than encoded clips can. The main downside is that the file sizes can easily be 10-15x larger, but your NVMe drive will easily be able to handle all that data, even six 4K streams at once (possibly even in Full HD preview resolution).
You may find this thread useful: https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/79660.page
Great advice sir as always. I haven't had much luck with shadow files and see some say turn them on and some say turn them off. I will turn them on and give that a try again. I was hoping it was a hardware issue as that would be a simple fix but if shadow files help that is much cheaper and easier.
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Thanks very much for checking Tony, and for doing your own testing literally above and beyond my "16 or less" finding 
I've reported the issue on ticket #CS002219471, although I imagine the people at CL are busy readying everything for the expected launch of PD19. I'll report back once I hear from them.
Hello Optodata! I saw you mentioned the launch of PD19 and thought about all of the new graphics cards that are coming out at this time. My computer really struggles with the 3840X2160 videos I am editing. I film concerts and at times have 6 different streams I am editing with on the timeline and often have to uncheck half of them just to be able to see my edits on the timeline. (Even at High Preview Resolution which isn't great) I know you have great knowledge with the technical aspects of PD so I was wondering if you might glance at my specs and tell me if you think one of the new GPUs that are coming out would fix my problem or if I need a whole new computer? I am running PD 365 with 2 SSD drives and 1 NVMe M.2 SSD.
Motherboard - B450 Tomahawk (MS-7C02)
Processor - AMD Ryzen 7 2700X eight-core Processor 3700 Mhz, 6 cores, 12 logical Processors
GPU - Radeon RX570 - 8GB GDDR5 Memory
RAM - 32GB
I guess I am hoping you will say one of the new $499 GPUs might fix my problems!
So thankful for all of your input on here. I also just saw your tutorial on moving a PIP object along a map. Good stuff!
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Does anyone know how to fade an effect in or out? i can only get it to be abrupt in and out?
I literally just had this same question. My only solution I found was to produce just that section from the timeline and then re-add it back to the project and fade the produced part as normal. I knew there had to be a better way but sometimes I am just too pressed for time to research so I just push through what I know will work.
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Hello Mike,
Welcome to the ColorDirector forum 
If you've been working on setting a motion tracking mask, then you save your project and close it, when you re-open the project your mask settings & keyframes should still be in place.
- Open the project
- Go to Adjustment > Motion Tracking Mask
- From the Mask dropdown, select the mask (colour) you set previously
- Open keyframes (clock icon)
- Carry on working
Does that not work for you? Could you post screenshots of what's happening?
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I had the exact same scenario happen to me and the help given here just saved me. I really wish these programs were more user friendly but I have been using PowerDirector and the rest so long I will never change. So so very thankful to have found this post. I really thought I had done everything right. Spent about 6 hours working on a 3 minute clip and saved it 5 or 6 times along the way. When I opened it up this morning I panicked!! Thank you
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