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February 22, 2026

Playback freezes before cuts

  • February 22, 2026
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Issue - playback freezes for about 3-6 frames immediately before a simple cut in the sequence. I think it’s happening before the cut, not after.

Reproduce - place simple clips in sequence, trim the clips down, place more than one clip. I’m working in 4096x2160, 23.976 progressive. The footage is XAVC S codec from a Sony FX6. I’m playing off a Samsung T7, which should be plenty of read speed for 240 Mbps footage.

Expected result - playback should be smooth; no frame drops.

Actual result - playback holds on the same frame for 1/8th to 1/4th of a second.

Screen recording - this is available privately. It’s an unreleased film, and I cannot show any of the footage publicly.

Adobe Premiere Pro version - 26.0.1

Operating system - Windows 11 25H2, build 26200.7840

GPU driver version - Nvidia RTX 5070, 591.86

Video format - the footage is XAVC S codec from a Sony FX6.

Comparative info… I have not noticed this stutter with my other PrPro 26 projects. This has been happening since I promoted the .prproj from 2025 to 2026. I have tried it with/without hardware-accelerated decoding. I have tried it at different playback (Program monitor) resolutions. I have tried it in different sequence resolutions. Playback is otherwise fine; it’s just the cuts that stutter.

In the meantime, I’ll try to dump the footage to an internal SSD and scan the external drive with Samsung tools.

    1 reply

    Community Manager
    February 23, 2026

    Hi ​@IsaacIRL,

    Thanks for the message. Welcome to the forums.  The good news is we are aware of this issue with the XAVC-S codec, and we have a fix coming out soon. If you’re in a hurry, you can try out the latest Beta 26.2.  I’ll keep you posted when it’s available in the release version.

     

    IsaacIRLAuthor
    Participant
    February 24, 2026

    Thank you! It’s not particularly urgent but I appreciate the fact that it’s not my system or my footage - and a fix is on the way.