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<li>Allocate as much RAM to Premiere as possible (in the settings), and, as Kazanaki suggested, learn to use proxies (lower resolution copies of your master files).</li>
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2015-11-02T16:07:58.297Z
2015-11-02T16:07:58.297Z
CyanideBaby
<p>When I open a bin containing video files in Premiere CC on a Mac, if I want to view the video files as thumbnails, I have to wait quite a few seconds every time.  Is there a setting so that I can cache these thumbnail views somewhere?</p>

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2015-06-15T12:03:05.263Z
Have you tried using proxies for large video files?
kazanaki
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Maintaining thumbnails in Premiere CC
tomh
# Maintaining thumbnails in Premiere CC

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-12)

When I open a bin containing video files in Premiere CC on a Mac, if I want to view the video files as thumbnails, I have to wait quite a few seconds every time. Is there a setting so that I can cache these thumbnail views somewhere?

**Tags:** premiere, cc, thumbnails

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you tried using proxies for large video files?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-11-02. Score: 1

* Allocate as much RAM to Premiere as possible (in the settings), and, as Kazanaki suggested, learn to use proxies (lower resolution copies of your master files).


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