My Program Monitor just wen dark; not for the first time. In Copy 2, of a new Project, with a single clip, I was fooling with time settings and the "rubber band," then going back to Opacity; which is at 100% The clip displays on the source monitor. I dragged another clip onto the timeline, and later removed both clips, then returned the unedited clip; no change. Oh I also removed the Sound track at tome point. But this same thing has happened in totally different scenarios. The solution, this time, was to simply open Copy 1. I will save "copy 2",so I can go back to it later. What am I missing? Title edited for better search by mod

mikecox_

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Program monitor goes dark for no apparent reason

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September 25, 2025
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My Program Monitor just wen dark; not for the first time.
- In Copy 2, of a new Project, with a single clip, I was fooling with time settings and the "rubber band," then going back to Opacity; which is at 100%
- The clip displays on the source monitor.
- I dragged another clip onto the timeline, and later removed both clips, then returned the unedited clip; no change.
- Oh I also removed the Sound track at tome point.
But this same thing has happened in totally different scenarios.
The solution, this time, was to simply open Copy 1.
I will save "copy 2",so I can go back to it later.
What am I missing?

Title edited for better search by mod

Averdahl

Community Expert

I would start with updating the drivers for the GPU: NVIDIA RTX / Quadro Desktop and Notebook Driver Release 470 R470 U18 (475.14) | Windows 11 (This is driver version 475.14)

Does this happen only in Premiere Pro?

I had similar problems some years ago and in my case the monitor went black for a a second here and there in all applications and it turned out that my DisplayPort cable that goes from the GPU to the monitor were bad. Bought a new one that others with the same issue recommended and that solved the issue. It was so long ago, so i don´t remember the brand.

What am I missing?

By @mikecox_

mikecox_Author

Inspiring

Thanks for your responce, but my issure isn't intermittent; my screen goes blank and stayes blank.

Using Win 11

S

Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey

Community Manager

Hi mikecox_,

We would need more details to get this preview issue checked. Please let us know the system specs (CPU, GPU & RAM). Also, as MarekMularczyk suggested a screen recording or screenshots of your workflow would help us understand the issue better.

Thanks,

Sumeet

mikecox_Author

Inspiring

Here is the data you requested:

CPU: ntel(R) Core(TM) i9-10885H CPU @ 2.40GHz (2.40 GHz)
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000, 6 GB GDDR6
Installed Ram: 32.0 GB (31.7 GB

But this problem is not universal; i.e. the problem occurs infrequently and only with some proj files, so I doubt professors, or memory, have standing; as it were.
That said, is it possible the answer might be found in the file where this has occurred?

Using Win 11

MarekMularczyk

Community Expert

Can you provide us with some screenshots to illustrate the issue you're experiencing?

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