Why the last frame turn black?

Question

Hi, I'm creating an outro of exactly 5 seconds, 30 fps

the last frame always turns black, how can I fix this?

when I trim that last black frame, the one next to it turns black, and so on @@

I don't want the viewers to see a black screen at the end.

R Neil Haugen · Accepted Answer

This is a puzzler for many new ... and even not so new! ... folks in editing.

The CTI ... the current time indicator or "playhead" ... is never in-between frames, it is always attached to a frame.

So if the CTI is past the last frame of the last clip, it is actually showing what's 'there', which is a blank ... therefore black ... image.

To have the last one be of your image, you need to have the CTI on the last frame ... not after it.

And to export without a black frame, the CTI needs to be on the last frame also. Not after it.

By the way, there is a keyboard shortcut to go to the last frame. Different from the command to go to the end. It's really necessary to learn when to use last frame, and when to use go to end.

Peru Bob · Answer

Your screenshot shows your playhead at the end of the timeline. The black you see is the next frame, not the last frame of your timeline.

Zoom in to your timeline and you will see that.

See this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/timeline-playhead-offset/m-p/11389828

If you want to have the outro to end with the last frame showing, you will have to either do a frame hold or duplicate the last frame for the desired duration.

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