Is my editing difficulty program based or computer?

[DSGDSG]

When I try watching the files recorded in 4k 24fps they stutter on my laptop and I can't watch them. I tried opening the only editor I have which s Corel VIdeoStudio X8 and try editing there and I can't even get the clip to play more than a few frames on a 12 second video. The stuttering is that bad. I don't see how I could possibly edit anything.

My computer is a Pavillion HP laptop with Windows 10
AMD A10-5745M APU with Radeon HD Graphics 2.10GHz
8GB RAM with 7.19GB available right now

Is this a problem with my computer or is it with the editing software an I should upgrade it to the latest version? I could always get more RAM but don't see the point if my processor is insufficient.

Thanks for your advice

 

[SeaComms]

Just to test, try download Shotcut, it is completely free and is running fine on 4k video on my Windows 10 machine. It also seems to use a lower quality version of the video when editing which may make it work better.

 

[DSGDSG]

Just to test, try download Shotcut, it is completely free and is running fine on 4k video on my Windows 10 machine. It also seems to use a lower quality version of the video when editing which may make it work better.

Thanks, I've seen you recommend Shotcut before and I looked into it some but I read a lot of stuff that gave me reservations. I suppose I'll give it a shot and can always delete it.

 

[SeaComms]

Exactly. It's free and open source so worth a try.

Mind you I also have no probs playing the original 4k videos on my laptop so could just be yours not able to handle the files.