Here I am again ($&*!)... any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. Remedial steps taken: trashed Photoshop prefs uninstalled/reinstalled Photoshop verified all CC apps are up to date This issue has continued to crop up time and again... come on Adobe, lets squash this (expletive) bug.macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Mac Pro (Late 2013) 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5 Memory 32GB 1866MHz DDR3 Graphics AMD FirePro D300 2 GB

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Photoshop CC 2020 - Render Video stuck at Initializing Video Export

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April 23, 2020
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Here I am again ($&*!)... any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. Remedial steps taken:

trashed Photoshop prefs
uninstalled/reinstalled Photoshop
verified all CC apps are up to date

This issue has continued to crop up time and again... come on Adobe, lets squash this (expletive) bug.

macOS Catalina 10.15.4

Mac Pro (Late 2013)

3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5

Memory 32GB 1866MHz DDR3

Graphics AMD FirePro D300 2 GB

macOS

Correct answer Conrad_C

The one thing that worked for me is to remove a plug-ins folder, which I learned from another post somewhere in this forum.

On macOS, drag this folder out and put it somewhere else temporarily.

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore

Important: This is not the Library folder inside your user account’s home folder (~/Library). It’s the top level Library folder (/Library). Also, you may be asked to enter an admin password because it is not within your user account’s home folder.

I don’t know if this solves the stuck Render Video problem in all cases, but it helped with mine.

I do need the plug-ins for other applications, so after rendering video from Photoshop I put the MediaCore folder back where it was.

Qzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Same issue 4 years fater this post. Com on Adobe!

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Warran25682470tw18

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For anyone here in 2024 (Mac, Sonoma) → open System Prefs, Passwords, search for Adobe and delete the saved password.

Restarting / reinstalling / erasing Photoshop preferences did nothing for me.

machepap

Participating Frequently

FYI same issue with ps 2024 -- closed Bridge, restated photoshop, for me anyway -- problem solved.

Nic Actual

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Closing Bridge, then closing and re-opening the Photoshop file worked for me... really... Bridge!!!
Ay..... As much as I love Bridge I also hate how many issues it causes and how much of a system hog it is.

Conrad_C

Correct answer

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The one thing that worked for me is to remove a plug-ins folder, which I learned from another post somewhere in this forum.

On macOS, drag this folder out and put it somewhere else temporarily.

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore

Important: This is not the Library folder inside your user account’s home folder (~/Library). It’s the top level Library folder (/Library). Also, you may be asked to enter an admin password because it is not within your user account’s home folder.

I don’t know if this solves the stuck Render Video problem in all cases, but it helped with mine.

I do need the plug-ins for other applications, so after rendering video from Photoshop I put the MediaCore folder back where it was.

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Tomislav Čar

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Worked for me. It was the Insta360Importer.bundle. After removing it, it worked as it should be.

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fernandos7574151

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Hey guys. Worked for me as well. Thank You

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barrett27720758tkht

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same issue....i have no idea how this is still an issue, this should be resolved by now. cannot export a simple animation and all the steps dont do anyhing to fix it.

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luchababe

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Same issue. I updated to CC 2023 and that's when this problem started.

Matthew A

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Rendering video files hanging on 'Initializing Video Export' is still a problem for me — I tried removing adobe keychain items as suggested here, that didnt work.

Im running a Mac Studio with 64Gb RAM, PS 24 OSX 12.6 and video export STILL seems to be a problem...

Very frustrating.

Matthew A

Inspiring

I found closing Bridge helped me...

sagis69181753

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same issue!

tonyo3285992

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I now use Davinci Resolve (free version) to do the video work.

VidAmir

Participating Frequently

ah same here, i have brand new imac 27"

How its possible i see people write about initializing video export stuck from 2015 till now 2021 and still same problem.

Adobe you really cannot fix this issue!!!!!

tonyo3285992

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Video just does not work in Photoshop on Windows 10 - cannot import video clips, export timelines. I have been using Adboe products for years and they seem to get worse with each release.