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June 24, 2026

Premiere Pro 26.3: Scaled landscape clips with portrait orientation metadata produce rainbow glitch bars and clip distortion in playback and export

  • June 24, 2026
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  • Working version: 26.2.2
  • Broken version: 26.3
  • Issue: Certain clips that were recorded landscape but interpreted/registered as vertical display correctly until scaled up. Once scaled, playback and export show distortion and flashing rainbow glitch bars.
  • Rotation is not the trigger: rotating the clip does not cause it by itself. Scaling does.
  • Scope: Happens in a brand-new test project and existing projects.
  • Audio: Audio playback/export is unaffected.
  • Confirmed workaround: Rolling back to 26.2.2 immediately resolves the issue with the same media and project.
  • Tested: Media cache cleared after rollback.
  • Hardware: Macbook M4 Max, OS version Tahoe 26.5.1