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Claudia Irene Gonzalez
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October 24, 2022
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BLACK MP4s

  • October 24, 2022
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Hi all,

 

I just updated my Animate and Media Encoder and now everytime I want to export an MP4. The MP4 is all Black. What is happening? How do I fix this???

 

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Claudia Irene Gonzalez

    Hi JC,

     

    Yes, Im using 23.0. I actually ended up fixing it by changing the RENDERER in Media Encoder from Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (Metal) to Mercury Playback Engine Software Only.

     

    Now it works. Not sure why that makes the difference.

     

    Thanks,
    Claudia

     

    2 replies

    JoãoCésar17023019
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2022

    Hi.

     

    Are you using version 23.0?

     

    It just ran a test and it worked for me.

     

    How is your timeline organized?

     

    Please let us know.

     

    Regards,

    JC

    Claudia Irene Gonzalez
    Claudia Irene GonzalezAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    October 24, 2022

    Hi JC,

     

    Yes, Im using 23.0. I actually ended up fixing it by changing the RENDERER in Media Encoder from Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (Metal) to Mercury Playback Engine Software Only.

     

    Now it works. Not sure why that makes the difference.

     

    Thanks,
    Claudia

     

    JoãoCésar17023019
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2022

    That's great, Claudia.

     

    Thank you for telling us the solution.

     

    Regards,

    JC

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2022

    the background will be black (if you selected 32 bit when exporting) because it's transparent.

     

    do you have something that's not black on stage?

    Claudia Irene Gonzalez
    Participant
    October 24, 2022

    No, nothing should be black. It was just a blank black screen.

     

    I actually ended up fixing it by changing the RENDERER in Media Encoder from Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (Metal) to Mercury Playback Engine Software Only.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2022

    sounds good.