Frame recursion substitution” with Sony BURANO X-OCN LT 4256 x 3192 PAR 2.0 clips
Premiere is struggling to interpret Sony Burano X-OCN LT PAR 2.0. I’ve read all the other issues that resulted from outdated Premiere versions, or Sony’s best practices for X-OCN LT. None of those resolve my issue. Any one experience this issue yet? Any suggestions? I can create proxies from Davinci if I need to but trying to avoid that workaround. Details below.
High Level
- Premiere Pro 25.1.0 “Frame recursion substitution” error.
- Audio renders
- Export render blank videos with working audio
- Media works in DaVinci Resolve, arguably not corrupted
- VENICE II X-OCN anamorphic 2.0 clips also work correctly in Premiere in the same project
Camera specs
- Camera: Sony BURANO
- Codec: X-OCN LT
- Frame size: 4256 x 3192
- Pixel aspect ratio: 2.0
- This appears to be a 4:3 anamorphic capture/desqueeze workflow:
- 4256 / 3192 = 1.33
- With PAR 2.0, displayed width would be 8512 x 3192, or approx. 2.67:1 before crop.
Media that works
- Other Sony BURANO X-OCN LT clips in different project work fine but:
- Dimensions are different 5760 x 3240
- Pixel aspect ratio is 1.0
- Not shot anamorphically
This seems like a possible Premiere Pro 25 Sony RAW/X-OCN decode or importer issue specific to:
- Sony BURANO
- X-OCN LT
- 4256 x 3192
- Pixel aspect ratio 2.0 / anamorphic mode
Troubleshooting I’ve already tried
- Cleared Premiere media cache.
- Created a brand-new Premiere project and imported only the problem footage.
- Tried exporting from Premiere; export fails and creates only a 1-second blank file.
- Checked dimensions: no odd-number dimensions; footage is 4256 x 3192.
- Confirmed full camera card/media folder was copied over, not just partial files.
- Tried Modify > Interpret Footage. Manually desqueezed in the sequence.
- Confirmed the same media works in DaVinci Resolve, so the source media appears valid.
- Compared against other working BURANO X-OCN LT files:
- Working: 5760 x 3240, PAR 1.0
- Failing: 4256 x 3192, PAR 2.0
