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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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    davescm
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    Sep 11, 2021 9:50 AM UTC

    Are you using an M1 Mac?

    If so, have you tried running Photosop under Rosetta to gain access to video functions?

    Dave

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      c.pfaffenbichler
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      Sep 10, 2021 3:11 PM UTC

      You seem to have clicked »Create Frame Animation«, not »Create Video Timeline«. 

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        c.pfaffenbichler
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        Sep 11, 2021 9:47 AM UTC

        Could you please post a screenshot of the whole screen? 

        What are the image’s Color Mode and bit depth? 

        What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far? 

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        default35b6z7vefpu8
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        Sep 9, 2021 6:40 AM UTC

        That's sucks. They took also the option to render a video on After effects.... 

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          PECourtejoie
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          Sep 9, 2021 7:27 AM UTC

          Hi, could you clarify in regards of what you do mean with AE?

          I think you might also have to run it in Rosetta 2. Native support will first appear in a beta version. See also : https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/apple-silicon-m1-chip.html

           

          The M1 processor is a new architechture to support, it takes time to flawlessy port programs that are millions of codelines to a new codebase.

           

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          dionysaur
          dionysaur
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          Sep 7, 2021 10:38 PM UTC

          Please fix this issue, it's September now!

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            defaultoz8tq6xuyppi
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            Sep 7, 2021 8:23 PM UTC

            So frustrating - wasted so muhc time researching this - thankful for y'all!  Sept 7 ... still not working 😞 

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              ChanL
              ChanL
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              Sep 6, 2021 4:26 PM UTC

              I am using 22.5.0 version. Basically I tried to insert video (.mov or.mp4) into Photoshop and create gif, however it keeps prompt this window saying that the format isn't support. No matter video duration is from 1sec to 10sec, OR file size from 300kb to 5mb, it doesn't work at all! Does anyone having the same issue? thanks

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              Gülay5CC5
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              Sep 10, 2021 4:30 AM UTC

              I just bought a MacBook Air M1 and I have the same situation as yours. How can we solve it?

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              PECourtejoie
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              Sep 10, 2021 8:28 AM UTC

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

              You need to open Photoshop in Rosetta mode for the moment to get Videos in Ps: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861

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              Jonathan Robertson
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              Sep 2, 2021 2:36 PM UTC

              Was having an issue trying to export a GIF file from Photoshop (22.5.0) to an mp4 on my Mac Mini (M1) running the latest MacOS Big Sur. The 'Adobe Media Encoder' option was greyed out.

               

              Found that by relaunching Photoshop to run is Rosetta solved the problem and I can now export my frame PSD files to mp4 once again.

               

              Please make this function work natively on an M1 Mac please Adobe, cheers.

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              defaultq2j6mvhjoh8x
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              Sep 1, 2021 6:18 PM UTC

              When every I try to use the timeline they playbutton gets this crossed out curser over it and I can't interact with it at all. I opened a image sequence of 30 frames and it will not let me play the animation. I tried doing the exact same thing on my windows 10 desktop and it worked perfectly fine. It seems to be an issue with macOS but this is the first time ive used a mac and I dont know how to trouble shoot it that well.

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              J453
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              Sep 1, 2021 8:34 PM UTC

              Are you on an M1/Apple silicon device?

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              marketingd824354
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              Aug 30, 2021 11:01 AM UTC

              I've been doing animations on Photoshop and was able to export > render video as MP4 but when I switched computers I can't find that option anymore! It's really troublesome to save as a gif (I have problems sending gif files as people are unable to download/preview them) Is there a workaround? It seems that function has disappeared... my Photoshop version is 22.4.2 and working on a BigSur on iMac.

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              PECourtejoie
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              PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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              Aug 30, 2021 11:06 AM UTC

              Hello, if you switched to a M1 Mac, it is expected with Photoshop 22, as at time of writing 22.5, there is no render video in the native version of Ps, you need to use the Rosetta version to get render video. 

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

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                marketingd824354
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                Aug 31, 2021 7:46 AM UTC

                Hi! Thanks for helping me out. Yes, I am currently using the M1 iMac, and I also download Rosetta (it's called Silicon Info, doubted it for a sec) and now the Render Video button is back at last! Thank you! Hopefully this is helpful for anyone who needs it.

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                  leds2097726
                  leds2097726
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                  Aug 26, 2021 4:20 PM UTC

                  When are video editing tools and plugin support going to be added to the Apple Silicon/M1 version? Getting tired of switching back and forth for these basic functions. Thanks.

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                  JJMack
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                  JJMackCommunity Expert
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                  Aug 26, 2021 4:59 PM UTC

                  Only Adobe can address that.

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                  JJMack
                  leds2097726
                  leds2097726
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                  Aug 26, 2021 5:03 PM UTC

                  The proper Photoshop support forums have been merged with this one, hoping for an Adobe rep to respond here.

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