Skip to main content
RedBengal
Inspiring
Jul 31, 2025 12:28 AM UTC
Answered

Most, but not all clips are freezing in playback of a sequence

Hi, I'm pretty new with Premier, hopefully I can explain this well enough. Also attached a clip so you can see it for yourself.


I've made a couple videos before without this issue. One this one project I'm working on all of a sudden my clips are freezing on playback. This is from the timeline, not after an export. I haven't tried exporting it yet because it's not done.

 

But the first two clips in the sequence will play, the rest all freeze on the first frame. Each clip is about 5 seconds (it's a drone montage), and in playback you'll just get five seconds of the first frame before it moves to the next clip, you'll get five seconds of it's first frame, and so on and so on. No transitisions have been added between the clips.

 

I've tried rendering, it does nothing. I've tried Googled suggestions of resetting my layout, that did nothing either. Clip is attached of my issue.

 

HELP. And thanks.

RedBengal
RedBengalCorrect answer
Inspiring
Sep 8, 2025 9:53 PM UTC

PROBLEM SOLVED.   The hard drive was just too full.  It was roughly 2/3rds full, which has never been enough to just lock up an editor for me before, but this time it was. Premier handled everything fine once I got down to about half full.

23 replies

RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 15, 2025 1:12 AM UTC

@jamieclarke  Following up. Just for the hell of it I tried to export the project to see if these freeze ups only occured within the Sequence. No, the exported finished video also has the same problem. This is infuriating.

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 15, 2025 1:05 AM UTC

@jamieclarke   Ok, you're going to have to explain this to me like you are talking to a five year old. You told me to go to the How To Report A Problem and follow those instructions. It says to post it in the Bug section. This post is already in the Bug section. This feels like a circular conversation.

Tell me exactly what else you need to know. Don't send me somewhere else that tells me to come back here. I hate this, it is killing me with this project. 

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 15, 2025 12:59 AM UTC

I did the delete render files. It made it worse. Now almost every file is frozen other than a few. I guess I'll try that link you sent me and do that. This is honestly ridiculous for the money Adobe costs. 

Translate
Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
Aug 14, 2025 2:23 PM UTC
quote

The delete render files cannot be undone, so what happens to my project if I do that?


By @RedBengal

 

The render files will automatically be recreated.

If the original render files are corrupted, it may fix your problem.

Translate
jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
Aug 14, 2025 12:38 PM UTC

Hi @RedBengal - The link asks for details about your system, the required information, and your Premiere Pro version this helps us gather the data we need to assist you. Deleting your render files will require re rendering, but it can help isolate issues caused by a corrupt render preview.

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 14, 2025 2:31 AM UTC

@jamieclarke   The delete render files cannot be undone, so what happens to my project if I do that?

 

Everything else, I don't know what you said. Explain this like I'm five.  I clicked your link, it was asking to explain the problem and I've done all that.

 

Translate
jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
Aug 13, 2025 12:23 PM UTC

Hi @RedBengal - We need a few more details to try to help with the issue.  Please see, How to Report a Problem.

 

What version of Premiere are you using?  Please post all of your computer specs from the link.


If you navigate to the menu > Sequence and select "Delete Render Files", does that help your issue?

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 13, 2025 12:53 AM UTC

@jamieclarke  10 minutes ago this clip worked. I applied a LUT, then removed it, and now it's frozen. The others I haven't applied a LUT to at all.

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 13, 2025 12:39 AM UTC

@jamieclarke  Found one more. Screen grab here. 

Translate
RedBengal
RedBengalAuthor
Inspiring
Aug 13, 2025 12:36 AM UTC

@jamieclarke  Sorry I've been away from this. Here is the screen shot. Right now it's just this one file, that I have three seperate clips from in the timeline. 

Translate