Black preview when using glitch effects with CUDA (after fresh install)

[svens82]

Hi everyone,

after a clean reinstall of Windows and Premiere Pro, I’m running into a strange issue:
When I apply a glitch effect (tested with two different sources/PlugIns), the preview monitor turns black — but only when using CUDA and I have to restart Premiere Pro.

If I switch to OpenCL (without restart Premiere Pro), the preview works fine, but rendering takes many hours and Media Encoder throws frame errors when exporting glitch segments in CUDA.

This issue didn’t exist before the reinstall. Same project, same footage, same effects.

System:

• Windows 11

• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

• NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12 GB, latest Studio Driver)

• Premiere Pro [25.3.0]

I’ve cleared cache, reinstalled plugins, and tested multiple projects.
Any idea what might be causing this? 
Thanks!

[IanB_360]

Hi @svens82 

Welcome to the Premiere Pro Forum community. Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. Is the glitch effect that you are applying coming from a third-party vendor? If so, it could potentially be the plugin. What is the driver version for your Graphics card?
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[svens82]

Hi @IanB_360,
thanks for the reply!

Yes, the glitch effect comes from two different third-party sources — both of which worked perfectly before the system reset. So I don’t think the plugin itself is the issue, especially since switching to OpenCL fixes it, just with extremely long render times and export errors.

As for the GPU driver:
I'm using the NVIDIA Studio Driver – Version 576.80, released June 17, 2025.
This is the latest official Studio version.

Could this specific driver version be the problem with CUDA rendering?
Let me know if there's a recommended older version I should try for better compatibility.

Thanks again!