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Barton5C39
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October 24, 2025
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Scale change not animating

  • October 24, 2025
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I have a still image I am animating and even though I have changed Scale between the 1st 2 sets of keyframes, the image is not animating there.  The 1st screenshot shows the video at its start, with a Scale of 9.  Screenshot 2 shows the video at the next set of keyframes, and there is no change, despite the Scale having been set to 12.  I noticed that the Position keyframe is blue here, the only keyframe that is not white in the video. I also noticed that the frame around the image in the Program Monitor with the handles has changed even though the image hasn't.   I assume both these things may provide clues as to what's happening here.  Screenshot 3 shows the Timeline just after the 2nd set of keyframes, with the image finally "moving."  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.  

 

 

Correct answer Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey

Hi Barton5C39,

Welcome to the community! As Paul mentioned, such animations generally do not require rendering, but have you tried rendering the sequence (Sequence > Render > In to Out) to check if it's generating the preview? Also, let us know if you have already tried clearing the cache to see if it's working properly.

 

Thanks,

Sumeet

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Sumeet_Kumar_ChoubeyCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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October 24, 2025

Hi Barton5C39,

Welcome to the community! As Paul mentioned, such animations generally do not require rendering, but have you tried rendering the sequence (Sequence > Render > In to Out) to check if it's generating the preview? Also, let us know if you have already tried clearing the cache to see if it's working properly.

 

Thanks,

Sumeet

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PaulMurphyCommunity Expert
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October 24, 2025

The red line across the top of your Timeline suggests that the sequence may need to be rendered.

That said, a simple scale animation like this usually plays back smoothly on systems that meet Premiere Pro’s minimum requirements. Could you share your system specs? That might help determine if performance is a factor here.

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Barton5C39Author
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October 26, 2025

Thank you, @PaulMurphy and @Sumeet Kumar Choubey .  t seems to be working now.  Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the Scale change was extremely small, and the span also small (duration between 2 sets of keyframes), and possibly I just couldn't see it.  I increased the distance between the sets of keyframes and it's apparent it is working.  Thanks for your feedback, it helped steer me in the right direction.  

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