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ZoeB9093
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Feb 14, 2020 11:00 AM UTC
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P: Convert to Video Timeline option missing - Apple M1 devices

I am not able to select anything but "Create Frame Animation" in the Timeline. I am trying to create a Video Timeline, but not using Frame animation. This option isn't in the bottom left or top right of the Timeline menu.

 

I have tried resetting my preferences, uninstalling and re-installing, creating a new document, and converting all layers to smart objects, and none of those have worked. I have a macbook pro with macOS Big Sur version 11.2.3 with an Apple M1 chip.

 

Thank you for the help!

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    benjaminr64611980
    benjaminr64611980
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    Dec 31, 2021 3:19 PM UTC

    Gonna have to learn after Efects now. 

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    mountart
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    Dec 31, 2021 2:30 PM UTC

    2 updates and another year gone by and Adobe still hasn't fixed this. Using Photoshop in Rosetta is not a fix to the problem, why am I paying for a sunscription to use the latest version when the latest version doesn't supply the necessary tools for me to do my job?

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      benjaminr64611980
      benjaminr64611980
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      Dec 26, 2021 3:23 AM UTC

      Im trying to make a simple future city animation in photoshop but the video timeline no longer seems to be an option. The only option I get when I open a new timeline window is a Frame Animation.  I can see the video timeline option on the lower lefthand side but its grayed out. Ive made several future city animations before but have never had this issue.  I have an M1 Mac so maybe thats it?  

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      lambiloon
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      Dec 26, 2021 4:12 AM UTC
      If you're on a new Apple M1 processor machine, video isn't current supported. It's coming in the future. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-for-apple-silicon.html Run in Rosetta until native support is available for video.
       

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      Luma Nord
      Luma Nord
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      Dec 23, 2021 2:47 PM UTC

      Hello there,

       

      I am having the same troubles, did all the steps written here (accesability etc) but still i cannot open mp4 or mov files. I am on Monterey and PS 2022. Couls anyone help me please? Thanks a lot in advance!

      Oh and happy holidays to everyone! 🙂

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        Legend
        Dec 23, 2021 5:02 PM UTC

        LaMiss, unfortunately this is a new problem, looking just like an older one. The old solutions won't work. The solution is: use Rosetta. Let us know if you have no idea what that means.

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          Whitney223204080kp4
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          Dec 19, 2021 6:57 PM UTC

          THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I've been trying to figure this out for hours to no avail, and your trip fixed it in minutes. Can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

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          Lves5FB9
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          Dec 17, 2021 4:48 AM UTC

          My computer is an m1 mac, I can’t create a video timeline in ps, and I can’t open video files with ps, showing that mp4 files cannot be recognized

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          Conrad_C
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          Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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          Dec 17, 2021 6:22 AM UTC

          This is a known problem, listed by Adobe in their article about features that are not yet working on Apple Silicon:

          https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-for-apple-silicon.html

           

          If you need to use video in Photoshop on an Apple Silicon Mac now, the temporary solution is to restart Photoshop in the Apple Rosetta translation layer. All features will become available, but it will be running translated Intel code, not native Apple Silicon code.

           

          Maybe later Adobe will add the video features to the Apple Silicon-native code.

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          davescm
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          Dec 14, 2021 10:22 PM UTC

          For Premiere Pro on M1 see here : https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/premierepro-and-macos-big-sur.html

          Dave

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          Brandyn22251441zhn9
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          Dec 14, 2021 10:08 PM UTC

          What about premier pro?

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          Brandyn22251441zhn9
          Participant
          Dec 14, 2021 9:02 PM UTC

          Do anybody know how to import my mp4 files onto photoshop or premier pro on a mac? I've tried to use converts online and nothing is helping. 

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          J453
          Legend
          Dec 14, 2021 9:48 PM UTC

          Are you on an M1 Mac?

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          Laurent5C86
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          Dec 14, 2021 11:28 AM UTC

          Like many others, I open Photoshop 2021 under Rosetta in order to get the Timeline working. The thing is that "selection/Select Subject" crashes when running Photoshop under Rosetta. Saving and closing all documents in order to reset Photoshop to open without Rosetta is obviously time-cconsideration ming. Are there any other workarounds to avoid this?
          I am running the latest updated version on a macbook M1

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          Laurent5C86
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          Dec 14, 2021 1:24 PM UTC

          buggy version indeed: Trying t move the photoshop window from one monitor to another makes the work area empty.

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