P: Stuck at Initializing Video Export

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

After upgrading to 19.5.1, this issue still persists. I am rendering 175 frames into a video and the Initializing Video Export progress bar gets about 80% across and stalls. The program is unresponsive after that.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Hi Hannah:

Sorry for the delay in responding. I'm still experiencing this issue with PS 21.2.1on MacOS 10.15.5.

I just tried disabling third-party plugins, and still am unable to export video. Initializing video export progress bar hangs when it's almost complete.

My system specs:

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Hi, this is still an issue for me too... Can't get it working

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Did you try completely disabling your anti-virus? That is what the issue was for me.

[alexfotoland]

For Mac OS there is a solution in this thread

[alexfotoland]

It helped me:

Close Photoshop.

Hold down the Shift key and launch Photoshop. A dialog appears during launch that reads "Skip loading optional and third-party plug-ins?"

Click Yes to skip loading optional and third-party plug-ins.

If you run Photoshop again in normal mode, the Render Video command works fine. The error can be repeated after restarting the computer. 

(Photoshop 2020, Photoshop 2021, Mac Os Mojave 10.14.6)

[alexfotoland]

Amazing! I only get this error when the Bridge program is running. Once the Bridge is not running, the Render Video command works fine.
I've tried the "Skip loading optional plug-ins and third-party plug-ins?" Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't.
It seems to me the problem is not fixed. Photoshop 2020, Photoshop 2021, Mac Os Mojave 10.14.6, MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), external monitor 27"

[benjiem9622620]

I think Photoshop needs to go we need a new software that does better job not a bunch of employees who smokes crack before working on their updates.