Frequent lags in videopad / preview window

Lostlook

Hi. I don't know how common this is. I've tried looking online and on this forum to find answers but I've struggled so far.

Videopas is often quite laggy for me. It really depends on the size of the project I'm working on, but anything close to an hour will get very laggy and I just can't work in it. The more edits I make, the worse it gets. The solution I've found so far is to work a little, export the current project and then start fresh with the new video file, as it has less edits and somehow videopad handles it better ? I clean the disk cache very frequently as this is the only thing i read online to do about this issue, but it doesn't seem to help much.

Recently, I worked on a Mac in my university to edit a small video project in Final Cut Pro, and I was baffled to see how smooth it was there, so I don't think the lag I have on my software is "normal". Well, it's hard to compare two different softwares on two different platforms, but I'm also not sure my PC is the problem. It's a good gaming PC with those specs :

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.81 GHz
16,0 Go of Ram
64 bits
Windows 10

Anyway, thanks for the help !
(ps: I'm not doing anything crazy as far as editing goes, it's usually cutting things here and there, speed ups and this kind of things)

borate

Video editing is resource intensive, so gaming-class hardware is often recommended for UHD, larger and complex projects. Another 16 gigs of RAM wouldn't hurt, along with a midrange or higher video card.

As for Videopad, use the 64-bit release. And not necessarily the latest. For one-time licensed users upgrades are free for up to six months from purchase date. After that, VP will continue to fully function but a fee is required in order to register the newest. Retain your old install file and registration info. If there's an issue, you can always revert. If it does the job, there's no mandate to update, and the latest can always be test driven, even if unlicensed.

Before starting a new project, clear the cache.

If working with 2K or 4K large files bogs down consider using proxies. This is standard procedure for many NLE jobs of that nature. It can be well worth the time to set up.