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Timeline preview is SLOW and jumpy
Has anyone experienced the slow timeline preview when using the play button in the timeline pane (bottom left)? I have like 4 objects in my slide and it takes 5 seconds for the preview to play.
I agree. I have been doing a lot of audio/animated video syncing lately and it drives me bonkers. I often have to do full slide preview 5-10 times before getting the timing acceptable.
I have programs at both ends of the price spectrum (Adobe After Effects, which I do many of my animations in, and Tumult Hype) and both manage mostly seamless preview, and when they need to pre-buffer there is a visual indicator of the part being rendered that also gives an indication of render speed. SL2 just sits there. At first I figured that the button just wasn't working, it was so slow! And I have a very well-specced machine with 16GB RAM!