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beary1112
beary1112
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May 19, 2021
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Computer Screen Keeps Flashing Black on Premiere Pro

  • May 19, 2021
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I've been using Premiere Pro on this computer for 5 months and I've never encountered this problem until today. My whole computer screen flickers on and off whenever I'm editing or playing a clip. I first discovered it while playing a .mov clip. Here's a video clip of what happens.

There's only a .mp4 and a .mp3 in the timeline. The audio still plays and the computer is still working. It's just my computer monitor. So far, I've encountered this issue while playing footage, moving things around the timeline, and editing text.

 

I'm using the newest version of Premiere Pro. I'm using a Dell Windows 10, Intel Core i5 with 12.0GB RAM. The computer is relatively new. I bought it 5 months ago.

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    Correct answer jayjay001

    Not a real solution, but if you undock the video preview panel it no longer flickers for me. 

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    Mohammad Taha304284594lqv
    Participant
    November 20, 2023

    https://youtu.be/rQek5eIRw24 

    Watch this video where I have shown how to solve this problem.

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    MVR871
    Participating Frequently
    October 11, 2023

    Six months in of using new 2022 M1 Mac Studio, 48 core, 128 GB RAM, and my secondary screen has developed the black screen flash of death during playback of premiere timeline. Clearing cache did nothing. Both monitors (@165 Hertz) connected via identical Displayport (monitor side) to USB-C (Mac side) cables.

    Premiere 23.6.0

    OS: Ventura 13.2.1

     

    Swapping secondary monitor's cable with HDMI has thus far resolved the issue.

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    MVR871
    Participating Frequently
    October 17, 2023

    Issued happened outside of Premiere as well. Apparently this is a known issue for M1, M2 Macs.

      MyerPj
      Community Expert
      MyerPjCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 17, 2023

      I've had a similar issue in Win10 and 11. I had a GTX 1070, and it was doing it on both monitors. I found a thread somewhere that said he had it and resolved it by cleaning the power connector to the GPU. That seemed to help for me, but it came back and mostly on the secondary monitor. I recently switched to a RTX 4070, and I still have that issue on occasion, mostly outside of PP and only on the secondary monitor. So, I just live with it. The longest loss of video on that monitor is < 1sec.

      sethb62845192
      sethb62845192
      Participant
      March 14, 2023

      After reading through all these comments and trying them nothing worked until I went into my NVIDIA settings and turned off G-SYNC. It's in NVIDIA Control Panel and under the column drop-down menu Display, then Set up G-SYNC and there's a toggle button to turn it off. 

       

        OmarAbdelrahim
        OmarAbdelrahim
        Participant
        March 25, 2023

        I've tried everything, the only thing that worked for me is disabling the G-Sync before launching premiere. It Worked!

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          lorenm84878416
          Inspiring
          February 22, 2023

          I think folks are describing what's happening to one of my two monitors connected to my Mac Studio M1 Ultra with 64GB RAM. The first monitor is a 21" HD Acer, connected via DVI-to-USB-C adapter into one of the 4 Thunderbolt ports on the back of the box. The other is a 27" LG 4K HDMI to HDMI cable to the back of the box. Not a peep out of it, works flawlessly.

           

          The Acer has begun blacking out briefly-- this is NOT a "flicker"-- it's a blackout. Between short blackouts I can see the Acer cycling between its VGA and DVI connections as though it's losts its way. Then it blacks out for 5 sceonds, and the Premiere Pro screen returns, until the next time I need to adjust something in the UHD 4K ProRes HQ timeline, and then it blacks out and cycles again.

           

          It could be screen driver support in Premiere 23.3.9 (Build 69), or in Ventura 13.2.1, or a hardware issue in the Studio box itself. 

           

          It happens frequently, much like the OP's movie shows.

           

          Wisdom appreciated.

          Best as always,
          Loren

          -Lor -
          MyerPj
          Community Expert
          MyerPjCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          January 25, 2023

          As I mentioned above:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/computer-screen-keeps-flashing-black-on-premiere-pro/m-p/12068993#M349020

           

          For me, the new cables helped. I upgraded the 4K cables to 8K cables, and the problem is mostly gone. I'm still using a GTX 1070, from 2017 -- as not just my eyes, but my wallet has been seared shut by the exorbitant GPU prices for the last years. 

           

          I paid $19.00 for this, and now it's selling for only $13.00,  it's  worth a gamble IMO

          https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CRP7KS/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

          BTW: This is a Display Port cable, make sure that's what you are using.

          PD International
          PD International
          Participant
          January 25, 2023

          I got the same problem at work, updating my graphic driver, undocking the panel, and clearing Media Cache, Still have the same problem with my monitor turned off when I'm playing videos 😞

          PD International
          PD International
          Participant
          January 25, 2023
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          Peru Bob
          Community Expert
          Peru BobCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          January 25, 2023

          Try a different video cable?

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          Joseph21792097v17r
          Participant
          September 13, 2022

          have there been any fixes to this? I've never had this happen, but Just today it started flickering everytime I edit in premiere pro.... I have two monitors, and the flickering only happens on my main one.

           

            Kevin-Monahan
            Community Manager
            Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            September 13, 2022

            Sorry, Joseph. Usually, this action indicates a lack of computer power. If that is the case, have you tried transcoding to ProRes LT or creating ProRes proxies? Let us know. You can also tell us more about your computer and the source media.

             

            Thanks,
            Kevin

            Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community &amp; Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
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            Joseph21792097v17r
            Participant
            September 13, 2022

            Im using a 3070 ti / 12th gen intel. for some reason when I enabled Gysnc and disabled gsync it fixed the monitor flickering! hopefully this helps for other people aswell!

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              izidor25937204dayg
              Participant
              September 2, 2022

              Hope i get an answear after all this time.

              my screen flashes extremely faster,

               

              i use a 3060 12gb and i7 9700k 

              i never encountered this on my previous GTX1080

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              jayjay001Correct answer
              Participant
              November 12, 2021

              Not a real solution, but if you undock the video preview panel it no longer flickers for me. 

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                Jake22202242voaf
                Participant
                January 3, 2022

                Solved it! Thank you!

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                Jake22202242voaf
                Participant
                January 3, 2022

                Oh wait, no it didn't!

                Kevin-Monahan
                Community Manager
                Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                November 9, 2021

                Hi Beary1112,

                Sorry about that. What kind of footage are you working with? It may be that you are not meeting system requirements for CPU and GPU according to the footage you are working with. It could be that you are also exceeding the capabilities of your computer. Are you running multiple monitors? Anything else you can add? Is your computer case getting adequate cooling? Is your power supply up to the task of playing back highly compressed video and other processes? Have you tried ProRes proxies? Transcoding to ProRes LT? Let us know.

                 

                Thanks,
                Kevin

                Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community &amp; Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
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