If you have CS5 and an NVIDIA card this might help

[dslr_sc]

I stumbled across this article about making almost any NVIDIA video card operate the CS5 Mercury engine:

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

Have not tried it myself since I have neither CS5 or an NVIDIA card (yet).

Hope it helps!

 

[Mike Harvey]

This info has been out for a while, but it's a good reminder. I've done the hack on a GTS 250... no issues, better performance.