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ByBlissakai
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February 24, 2026
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I can't export an XML without Premiere Pro completely crashing

  • February 24, 2026
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I’m currently editing a wedding and I’m trying to export my timeline as an XML so I can grade it elsewhere, but as soon as I hit export and choose a save location...Premiere Pro freezes and sometimes freezes my whole system forcing a cold shutdown unless I can force quit it in time.

I’m using Premiere Pro 26.0.0 and my iMac system is running Tahoe 26.3, really need a fix for this, as its making me regret even doing this edit on Premiere Pro. Alternatively I could probably export as a PRORES 442 and then grade it elsewhere but as this is a huge project exporting QT 442 will give me a huge file  

PS: I have tried clearing my cache, proxying the original footage, moving my project to desktop/hard drive as well as attempting to export different section of the timeline


Thanks in advance
Josh

 

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    Joëlle Bh
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    Joëlle BhCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2026

    Hi Josh,

    Since you’ve already tried clearing cache, using proxies, moving the project, and exporting smaller sections, please try the following:

    Import into a new project: Create a fresh Premiere project and import your existing project.

     

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