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Emile32312279qx5w
Participant
June 23, 2026

The Premiere version 26.3 is causing issues with scale and position when exporting and rendering videos

  • June 23, 2026
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Issue: The Premiere version 26.3 is causing issues with scale and position when exporting and rendering videos, but everything looks fine when I'm in the project and timeline, so the only way I can check for errors is to export a whole video. This only happens with some file types such as images animated using Film Impact Dashboard or vertical images that I have scaled to fit the landscape frame. I have since rolled back to 26.2.2 and everything works fine. So I'll wait to see if the next version also has these issues.

Steps to Reproduce: I have a feeling it is a compatibility issue with my PC.
Below are the details of my system:
Processor    AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor (3.80 GHz)
Installed RAM    32.0 GB (31.6 GB usable)
Graphics card    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB)
System type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I have a timeline for an 8 minute YouTube video and export in YouTube 4k. Then I watch the exported video back to see if the error has occurred.
I did try rendering the same file out 3 times to check for any variance, but saw the same error every time.

Expected Result: I expected the exported video to replicate what I saw in the timeline.

Actual Result: Some clips were rendered with scale and position irregularities.

Premiere Version: 26.3 was causing the issue, so I rolled back to 26.2.2 and it works as expected.

    3 replies

    June 30, 2026

    I had the same issue when trying to export to H.264. I had a vertical video that was scaled up and had position keyframes. Everything looked good except when trying to export. I tried a ProRes and the image wasn’t squished but I needed it to be H.264 from the get go and I couldn’t downgrade to 26.2.2. Eventually the workaround that worked for me was Send to Media Encoder instead of exporting directly from Premiere. Which is not my personal preference, but it let me export what I needed. 

    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 30, 2026

    @GuzDem Thanks for your comment and workaround on this, and you should be able to export h.264 direct or through Media Encoder with same results. May we ask for some bug report details including computer specs, version/build of Premiere, etc. to help with troubleshooting this?

    Thank you!
    Katie

    jacobreed123457
    Participant
    June 28, 2026

    I’m also having this issue and it is driving me bananas.

    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 29, 2026

    @jacobreed123457 Are you also using Premiere v26.3 I take it? If you can list us the details about setup and same questions I asked them about the types of images and if any Film Impact effects, that would be a huge help. Please see, How do I write a bug report?

    Appreciate it,
    Katie

    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 23, 2026

    Hi ​@Emile32312279qx5w 

    Welcome to the Premiere forums, we’re glad you stopped by. Thanks for including all those great details about your bug happening with scale and position upon export. Since you’re using Windows, could you please let us know your driver and version? 

    Also can you let me know furthers details about the types of images you’re using (resolution, DPI, if .jpg/.png/etc.) and which Film Impact effects you were using on the images that experienced this issue? That way we can better test and try to reproduce this.

    If you’re able to grab a quick screen recording of this issue happening, that would be immensely helpful. You can DM me a link to that or I can provide a link for you to upload it, as well.

    Sorry for your frustration and hope to help!

    Appreciate your post,
    Katie

    Emile32312279qx5w
    Participant
    June 27, 2026

    Hi Katie,

    I’m using driver version 32.0.31021.1015 with a date of 20/06/2026.

    I was adding images ranging from 3840 x 2160 pixels and downwards. In my case I was trying to apply the Grow effect from Film Impact. This has always worked fine. But with Premiere 26.3 the image would be massively offset to the bottom right of the screen and would just move diagonally for a few pixels. I actually don’t have any of the output footage to share with you because I saved over them with the working videos once I figured that rolling back Premiere would fix everything.

    So far I’m not seeing any issues with 26.2.2 so will remain on that version. When the next version comes out I’ll update and test, so I’ll let you know when that happens.

    Thanks,

    Emile

    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 29, 2026

    @Emile32312279qx5w Thank you for that additional information and your driver details. It sounds like the workaround for now is to return to v26.2.2. 

    What type of image was Film Impact Grow doing this on, do you recall? I see the resolution, so now just curious if any certain image formats are also involved. 

    Hope to help,
    Katie