Premiere Pro CS5 & CS5.5 CUDA Unlock Update: Works with PCs, Laptops, Macs, and MacBook

An extension to my previous video explaining how to install and unlock your Nvidia CUDA card for use with Premiere Pro CS5.

First Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL3NaSYU16w&feature=channel_video_title

Site:
http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

CARDS:
GeForce 9400 GT
GeForce 9500 GT
GeForce 9600 GSO
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9800 GT
GeForce 9800 GTX+
GeForce 9800 GX2
GeForce GT 120
GeForce GT 130
GeForce GTS 150
GeForce GT 220
GeForce GT 230
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GTS 240
GeForce GTS 250
GeForce GTX 260
GeForce GTX 275
GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 285
GeForce GTX 295
GeForce GT 320
GeForce GT 330
GeForce GT 340
GeForce GT 420
GeForce GT 430
GeForce GT 440
GeForce GTS 450
GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 460 SE
GeForce GTX 465
GeForce GTX 470
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 580
GeForce GTX 590
Quadro 600
Quadro 2000
Quadro 4000
Quadro 5000
Quadro 6000
Quadro CX
Quadro FX 3700
Quadro FX 3800
Quadro FX 4800
Quadro FX 5600
Quadro FX 5800 GeForce G110M
GeForce GT 130M
GeForce GTS 150M
GeForce GTS 160M
GeForce G210M
GeForce GT 230M
GeForce GT 240M
GeForce GTS 250M
GeForce GTS 260M
GeForce GTX 280M
GeForce GTX 285M
GeForce 310M
GeForce GT 325M
GeForce GT 330M
GeForce GT 335M
GeForce GTS 350M
GeForce GTS 360M
GeForce GT 415M
GeForce GT 420M
GeForce GT 425M
GeForce GT 435M
GeForce GT 445M
GeForce GTX 460M
GeForce GTX 470M
GeForce GTX 480M
GeForce GTX 485M
GeForce GT 520M
GeForce GT 525M
GeForce GT 540M
GeForce GT 550M
GeForce GT 555M
Quadro 1000M
Quadro 2000M
Quadro 3000M
Quadro 4000M
Quadro 5000M
Quadro 5010M
Quadro FX 880M
Quadro FX 1800M
Quadro FX 2800M
Quadro FX 3700M
Quadro FX 3800M

Windows:
The site, www.studio1productions.com has a command prompt app that will add all of the new CUDA cards to the supported cards text file without you having to do it. Works on Windows desktops and laptops.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard:
You do not get to use the app if you are on Mac however. You must use the round about way to add it.

MAC ONLY:

1) Install Premiere CS5 first.

2) Install the latest CUDA drivers for Snow Lepoard

2) Once installed, go to System Preferences / CUDA and accept the update, IF THERE IS ONE.

3) Intall the latest Nvidia Drivers.

4 ) Find out the Name of your video card from Premiere

5) Open a terminal emulator

5A) Go to the spotlight, type TERMINAL, press enter.

Most of the time, for standard installations, the following should work.

5B) Now on the terminal type:

/Applications/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.app/Contents/GPUSniffer.app/Contents/MacOS/GPUSniffer

The "uppercased" words might be different for your instalation of CS5, find out yours, do not just simply copy and paste.

If you need to look for the actual place where premiere was installed, type:

/Applications/FOLDER\ FOR\ PREMIERE/PRO\ INSTALLATION\ Pro\ HERE/SOMETHING\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.app/Contents/GPUSniffer.app/Contents/MacOS/GPUSniffer

6) You get an output similar to Step 5 under the Windows section.

If it says somewhere that CUDA devices have been found you are lucky and you can use this capability.

7) Look for the name of the video card as you would in steps 14 and 15 under the Windows section.

8) DO NOT CLOSE THE TERMINAL

9) Now let's add your card to the list of supported cards.

10) On the terminal type:

sudo nano /Applications/Adobe\ Master\ Collection/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.app/Contents/cuda_supported_cards.txt

A new window appears, here, simply type in the name of the video card that you got from following step 7 just above.

11) Now Press CTRL + X
ANSWER "Y" (stands for YES, I want to save the file)
Press enter until you get out of the editor.

If anyone creates a script for Mac, I will advertise it for you.

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[iaremrsir]

@chinoripgear I believe that the card has to have 896 MB of RAM. If I'm right the G105M only has 512 MB. But it doesn't hurt to try.

[iaremrsir]

@dscniki Also look at the video in the description to find the latest cuda drivers.

[iaremrsir]

@dscniki Download the cuda.exe from the studio1 link in the description. Run it as admin and follow instructions from the prompt. It should work then. And make sure you've installed the latest nvidia drivers for graphics card AND cuda.

[Senimator]

MAC OS X LION users:

for sniffing part, use this in terminal: /Applications/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.5/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.5.app/Contents/GPUSniffer.­app/Contents/MacOS/GPUSniffer

For sudo nano part use this in terminal instead: sudo nano /Applications/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.5/Adobe\ Premiere\ Pro\ CS5.5.app/Contents/cuda_suppor­ted_cards.txt

Notice the 'Master Collection' is taken out from original post. Took me an hr to figure it out, Now I have Mecury Engine on both my PC & Mac.

[daman799]

best GPu for Premiere are the 1K+ video card design for Editing but a 580 works best for its money

[nottinmatterz2day]

What is the best GPU for adobe premiere right now, GTX 580?

[MetalLunar]

Thx for the info now that I can use 192 CUDA cores my pc doesn't choke on previewing in full rez.

[MrGoeiegozer]

i didn't install adobe premiere pro cs5.5 on C: but on my other harddisk "F:" so how can i change it to make it work????

[ferencowa]

my premiere pro crashes now everytime i open a project both old and new projects, i have a asus laptop with geforce gt 325m, any tip on how to get it to work, or get it back to working?

[HMONGMADEFILMS]

thanks it works!!

[SubliminalTwin]

This should work with a 1.5gb GTX 570M, right? I didn't see it on either list but I assume that's because it hasn't been updated.

[TheAE35Unit]

Thanks for creating this helpful video

[Seantogood]

Thank u very much IT HELPed me alot