P: PS v26.1 "Import video to layers" not usable any more with ProRes (4444, 422)

I have the same problem, and it started happening this week. Photoshop 26.1.0, Macbook Pro M1 Max.

Particularly annoying because I use Photoshop to create highly optimised gifs (utilising the video timeline to composite video layers with masks and rasterized layers). I no longer have the ability to do this.

Since I think Photoshop CS5 (2010 I believe?), I have made animated GIFs the same way:

1. Animate in After Effects
2. Export as lossless MOV
3. Import in Photoshop in the animation timeline
4. Save for Web and finetune GIF settings

It was still working a couple of weeks ago. However, it seems that Photoshop now freezes (and has to be force-quit) when importing a lossless MOV. Can this be fixed? Thanks!

I have a 2019 iMac, running OS Sonoma.  Latest Photoshop 2025 cannot import video frames to layers.  It churns for several minutes, then imports empty layers.  The same video file works fine in PSD 2024.  I uninstalled and reinstalled, no change.

Thanks.

Windows 10/11
Photoshop 26.1

If you drag and drop mov (Prores 422 proxy), it will take a long time to load. Furthermore, mov will not be loaded correctly and an empty video layer will be created, and if you continue to do so, Photoshop will crash.
The results are the same even when importing from the File menu.

I was able to use Photoshop 26.0 without any problems, so I've gone back to that version and am working on it. I hope the problem will be resolved soon.

Hey, @jr-komoot. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more information to help you figure this out. Please share the system information from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > Upload and attach here. 

Does this happen with all video files on your machine? Or does this happen with a specific video? 

Try using Photoshop (beta) from the beta apps section in the Creative Cloud desktop app and check how it goes. 

Thanks!