Can't Get Morph Cut To Do Anything

[Hecubus114]

Hello, I am attempting to merge 2 clips with Morph Cut in Premiere 23.6.0, but the effect does not ever produce results. The "analyzing in background" banner will appear for a split second, then dissappear, and the clips remain unchanged. I have tried increasing and decreasing the length of the transition, as well as tried testing on other clips to no avail.

I have tried this on my M1 Ultra Mac Studio as well as my M2 Max Macbook Pro, and it behaves exactly the same on both machines. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Ishan Y]

Hey Hecubus114,

Sorry for the issue. Could you let us know what type of shots are you adding morph cuts to? A stable frame with a talking head is ideal for adding the morph cut effect. Please refer to this article for more information: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/premiere-pro/using/morph-cut.html. 

Thanks,

Ishan

[Hecubus114]

Thank you for the reply. I am attempting to merge 2 clips from a timelapse where there is a jump in the frames. I have done this before. 

The problem is that Morph Cut is simply not doing anything. Everything behaves as if it has been successfully applied, but the actual clips remain unchanged.

[Hecubus114 · Accepted solution]

Actually, I think I have figured it out. I was trying to Morph Cut two halves of the same clip, with no frames removed in between. I could have sworn I did this before, and the clips still "morphed" together, but it was not happening here. Removing just one frame from either end of the two halves is now making Morph Cut perform how I was hoping.

[Ishan Y]

I'm glad you found a fix! Feel free to reach out if there's anything else we can help you with.