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Sandsii
Sandsii
Participant
August 3, 2019
Question

Video playback black screen

  • August 3, 2019
  • 5 replies
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When I drag a clip onto my timeline and try playing it in the preview window it is just a black screen (first 1-2 seconds work) but the audio works fine. I've tried clearing my cache, changed the renderer, updated my drivers and PP, reset PP preferences but nothing works...graphics card is nvidia 1050.

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    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 8, 2022

    This is not a solution but a workaround.

    It means something is wrong with your graphicscard.

    And most users need their gpu.

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    bob23045856ynvv
    Participant
    February 8, 2022

    seemed to work perfect for me, and made sense to be in the correct mode


    Sincerely,

    Bob Daigneault
    Director of Digital Media

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    bob23045856ynvv
    Participant
    February 7, 2022

    Up on the very top, be sure your in "editing" mode

     

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      Anonymous
      June 30, 2023

      Worked for me! Thanks

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      edwards76652475
      Participant
      August 17, 2020

      I have same problem, that renderer change in project settings does nothing.
      Instead of asking me to catalogue every single component part of my compouter can I speak to somebody who can just throw out some general possibilities starting with most likely?

        Mo Moolla
        Mo Moolla
        Legend
        August 3, 2019

        Hi Louis

        Check your project settings and check whether the renderer it set for METAL or OPEN CL or Software only

        Try changing to one of these and see if the problem persists

        Mo

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          gamuthealth
          Participating Frequently
          March 24, 2021

          I am having the same issue, and when I change to software only for the renderer, my entire timeline render bar turns red, I can see an image but I can't hardly playback anything because it's so choppy. I seem to be running into issue after issue with the updates. I solve one issue just to be confronted with another and it's almost impossible to get any work done. 

            Ann Bens
            Community Expert
            Ann BensCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            August 3, 2019

            Not much to go on:

            FAQ what info should I give....

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