Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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In this Premiere Pro CC Tutorial I show 20 different ways to FIX or at least reduce PLAYBACK LAG, get more responsive scrubbing and faster rendering while editing. There are many ways to get better playback and scrubbing. You can change camera settings, optimize your working conditions, streamline your workspace, lower playback quality, render your sequence, create and use proxies, change your editing preferences and even upgrade your computer hardware (get more ram and use SSD drives). How To Fix Playback LAG in Premiere Pro CC 2021 - 20 Quick Tips

0:00 Start
0:45 Camera Settings
1:35 Phone Video Glitch Fix
2:06 Optimize Working Conditions
2:58 Streamline Your Workspace
3:25 Lower Playback Quality
4:20 Render Your Sequence
7:04 Creating Proxies
10:54 Edit Preferences
12:40 Computer Hardware