Quote: Just wondering how much RAM I should have for editing 3-10min but complex videos (1080p 60fps) in PD14?
I currently have 8GB of RAM but thinking of upgrading to 16GB RAM.

Can't imagine I use more than 8GB in windows or Games but guessing PD is quite RAM heavy?

Thanks.

If your OS is 64 Bit the more RAM you have the faster your computer will be. PD uses RAM as needed, PD can use up to the amount of RAM installed less the RAM reserved for the OS. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

But ram only makes your computer faster if you are actually using it. Will PD use more than 6GB of RAM all by itself?

Quote: But ram only makes your computer faster if you are actually using it. Will PD use more than 6GB of RAM all by itself?

It depends on what the project demands. If you do a lot of modifying the video (fix/Enhance, FX) you can get all of the CPU and most of the RAM in use. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

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Quote: But ram only makes your computer faster if you are actually using it. Will PD use more than 6GB of RAM all by itself?

It depends on what the project demands. If you do a lot of modifying the video (fix/Enhance, FX) you can get all of the CPU and most of the RAM in use.

Yeah I do a lot of that.

I bought the ram anyway so 16gb here we come!

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Quote: But ram only makes your computer faster if you are actually using it. Will PD use more than 6GB of RAM all by itself?

It depends on what the project demands. If you do a lot of modifying the video (fix/Enhance, FX) you can get all of the CPU and most of the RAM in use.

Yeah I do a lot of that.

I bought the ram anyway so 16gb here we come!

calcum123, prior to your RAM upgrade, measure some value of how well your PC and PD14 perform for you, maybe encoding time for a particular project with all your FX, editing time, scubbing the timeline, whatever you feel this added RAM will help. Repeat the exact same measure when you add the additional 8GB.

Post back your results on this thread, my guess the change you will see for OP goal of "editing 3-10min but complex videos (1080p 60fps)" is simply what left your pocket.

Jeff

I'm stuck with ddr3 ram on my mobo.



I don't really "need" it. The main reason is I have bought a new CPU cooler and it obscures ram slot 1. As I am using slots 2 and 4 at the moment I didn't want to remove the CPU cooler when later down the line I got ram for slots 1 and 3. So just bought the ram now so I don't have to remove the cooler later.



As for times, I don't car about the time it takes to produce the video at all. I would quite like to see an improvement in the speeds when adding effects and previewing in good quality.



Thanks.