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Emile32312279qx5w
Participant
June 23, 2026
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The Premiere version 26.3 is causing issues with scale and position when exporting and rendering videos

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.

    Pinned Reply By KatieToo

    Updating this post for all merged in, that it appears there is a fix released in the latest v27.0 Beta. If you’re still experiencing issues, do let us know. Apologies for any interruptions, we appreciate your time and effort reporting on it, and thanks for your patience!
    Katie

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    Participant
    August 24, 2026

    ** UPDATE: FOUND A WORKAROUND **

     

    If you use the ‘Transform’ effect, rather than resizing via Motion, then the resize seems to work + hold for the export.

    So I’m combining a Transform and Gaussian blur.

    Not ideal, but allows me to get on + export!

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    Participating Frequently
    September 15, 2026

    A better workaround until Adobe fixes this: Set your layer to “Scale to frame size.” 

    Right click on the layer in your timeline and select “Scale to frame size.” 

    Now you’ll be able to play back in quarter resolution. 👊

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    hdltd
    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Typed in error.

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    Participant
    August 24, 2026

    Hi - I’m having the same issue, running Premiere 26.3.2 (Build 2) on Macbook Air (OS 15.1).

    Issue:

    • Gaussian blur and resize via Motion, on a piece of vertical video (1080x1920), in order to use in horizontal (1920x1080) - see ‘timeline image’
    • Image looks fine when in playback
    • Size of clip with Gaussian seems to jump around when scrubbing through timeline
    • Exporting via Premiere OR Media Encoder, and clip with resize is a different size.
    • Crucial: if I REMOVE Gaussian, the same issue occurs (resize is not correct)

    so… export via Media Encoder is not fixing it. And neither is update to 26.3.2

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    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 24, 2026

    ​@Lorrin Thank you for giving us those details and including the screenshots showing what’s been happening, as well as updating with a workaround that helped.

    I noticed you’re currently using 15.1 which I believe would be Sequoia. Are you able to update your macOS to see if it still happens on another or Tahoe?

    Our team took a look at this and were not able to recreate it so we wondered if we might request a simplified project, along with that vertical video clip, to investigate further?

    We can provide a Dropbox upload link or you can DM me with a link to that on say Google Drive or other place of your choosing. Just let us know.

    Much appreciated,
    Katie

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    hdltd
    Participant
    September 8, 2026

    ​@KatieToo Just to confirm, has your team replicated the original scaling issue and is this being fixed? I’m still having to run 26.2.2 (Build 3) which isn’t ideal. Thanks in advance.

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    Participant
    August 10, 2026

    SMH. 😑

    Maybe someday they’ll chill on the outsourcing. 

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    Participant
    August 9, 2026

    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!

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    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 11, 2026

    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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    Participating Frequently
    July 31, 2026

    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

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    KatieToo
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 11, 2026

    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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    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. 

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    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

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    jacobreed123457
    Participant
    June 28, 2026

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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