Taking the time to make sure you have the right hardware, memory, and GPU and media cache settings will help you avoid lags and ensure that you’re editing at optimal speed.
When you edit 1080p or 4K video, you may experience some lag, but there are easy ways to improve playback and overlay speed with lower-resolution substitute files called proxies.
For viewers, it’s exciting to see video quality moving in an increasingly positive direction. But for VFX companies who work with this footage, higher resolution productions provide a whole new set of challenges.