On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:48:28 -0600, "Aaron Spivey" wrote:

Additional RAM should make no difference in rendering
speed (assuming adequate RAM for basic program operation).
Rendering speed is determined by a combination of codec
used, CPU speed, and (as the original poster pointed out),
how much video "refiguring" is required. If all else
remains constant (HD speed is close to irrelevant),
installing a faster CPU (the speed increase percentage
should not be minor...) and avoiding rerendering are
the most likely to improve render times (though with
different Mini-DV codecs there can be very noticeable
differences in render times).

>all that you mentioned will help. all that is left is more RAM, you should
>have the max for your mb, i.e. 384 - 512 MB

>hello- wrote in message
>news:942366725.760726@news1.ucsd.edu...
>> Are there any ways to speed up compiling in Premiere 5.1? Just anything in
>> general, like exporting the file to the fastest hard drive, keeping it
>> defragmented, minizing use of unnecessary filters, etc.. even if it helps
>> only a little with compiling speed.