Editing very slow in X3

[Kizzume]

In X2, if I waited long enough once a video was loaded into memory, I could rewind/forward/clip to any point in the video on the timeline just about instantly. In X2, if I tried to forward/rewind/clip to a point in the timeline in the video without waiting, it would give me about 1 fps when moving the current point in the timeline, and it would also play the video at the same 1 fps--until I waited a while.

In X3, the video can play pretty smoothly just about right away, but no matter how long I wait, moving backwards in the timeline gives me about 1fps, and moving forward sometimes gives as much as 8fps--but it is never smooth. Was this behavior by design? It makes video editing a total nightmare--it takes forever to find cutpoints in the video. How screaming-fast of a machine must someone have to not get 1fps when moving backwards on the timeline in X3, and is there something I can change in settings that might offer a better framerate?

Should I re-install X2 so I can move in the timeline at a decent rate, then import it into X3 for the final output, or is there a better option?

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

What type of video file are you using.
High Definition video really needs to use the Smart Proxy option.
Are you using Smart Proxy.
For X3, I am not sure that this is selected by default.
Go to Settings, Smart Proxy, make sure it is selected.
Clips added to the timeline will have proxy files created.
Clips already in timeline, right click and select Create Proxy Files.
View the Proxy Queue and File manager to check for proxy files.

Note.... there is no reason why you cannot install X2 and X3 together, many of us have numerous versions.
The only rule would be to install the oldest first.

[Kizzume]

That took care of the problem beautifully. Thank so much