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

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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.

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Dazzling_momentsaa4f

Participant

SMH. 😑

Maybe someday they’ll chill on the outsourcing.

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BigDaddyAGK

Participant

Hello, having the same issue, I added a Gaussian Blur from Film Impact and while playing the clip it shifts the video clip down and to the right. It returns when playback is stopped. Exporting is fine however editing it does the shift. My solution was to remove the effect, nest the clip, then add the Gaussian Blur from Film Impact to the nest and it solved the problem while editing. Not the actions to take however it does work as a workaroud until the bug is fixed.

Hope this helps!

KatieToo

Community Manager

Hi there @BigDaddyAGK
Curious question, since you’re having the issue with playback, do you have Program monitor playback set to Full? Or is it on ½, ¼, etc. Asking because we ran into an issue that was happening sort of like this when playback was on anything but Full Resolution there (oddly).

Also good to know that a workaround is nesting it first, for the meantime.

There are seeming to be two issues going on here with both exporting and playback across this thread and trying to sort that out.

It’d be super helpful for our report and troubleshooting if we could get your specs like if Mac (and what macOS) or PC (whether Windows 11/10, plus what driver version & build), and which version & build of Premiere with our bug report details.

Does it affect all projects or only some, and importantly in new projects?
Do you recall which Premiere this was last working in, and what might have changed? Any plugins, update to Premiere or computer, etc. just trying to figure out when the problem first began.

Appreciate your post,
Katie

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derekb89269430

Participating Frequently

It’s happening for me too, but a little different.

I scaled down a .png image and positioned it where I wanted it. No keyframes.

However, when I play or scrub the sequence, the graphic shifts down and to the right edge of the screen. I figured it would export correctly, but the shift is baked into the export.

I’m on MacBook Pro M5 Pro chip

**** Disabling the Stroke effect applied to the graphic fixed the issue

KatieToo

Community Manager

Hi @derekb89269430 it sounds like you’re having issues with both exports and playback on this. Same question I asked another, do you have Program monitor’s playback dropdown on Full Resolution or ½, ¼, etc. as it may be similar to another issue recently investigated.

Good to know another workaround in your case was disabling the Stroke effect.

Thanks for providing your specs on an M5 Pro Macbook and the details about how it’s behaving.

To help further troubleshoot and for our report, Is this happening in Premiere v26.3 like the original poster or another version/build of Premiere like the latest 26.3.2?

What about opening it in a new project? And did notably anything change prior to this issue happening like updating Premiere from another version it worked in (if so, which?) or new plugin, update to computer, and so on.

Thanks for reporting in about this and hope to help!
Katie

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GuzDem

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

@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

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

KatieToo

Community Manager

@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

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

Emile32312279qx5wAuthor

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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

@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

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