When I scale up my adjustment layer too much my program screen goes black

[Dan_Vs_Himself]

Hi, I'm using an adjustment layer in Premiere Pro 24.4.1 (Build 2) on a Macbook Pro 2019. 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9, with an AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB Graphics, 64GB Memory, Sonoma 14.4.1.

When I'm at 545 for the scale I can see the image, but when I go to 600 or higher, the screen goes black. Any suggestions on what I can adjust so I can still scale up? Thanks!

[PaulMurphy]

Can you share your sequence size and a screenshot of your timeline?

[Dan_Vs_Himself]

Hey Paul, thanks for reaching out. Here's my timeline and sequence settings. 

[PaulMurphy · Accepted solution]

No worries Dan, happy to help.

The Transform effect tends to chew up a lot of memory, and it could be you've pushed it too far with a large sequence size and multiple layers. 

I have a couple recommendations:

1. Try nesting your clips and using the nested sequence's Motion > Scale effect.
2.  Try adding your PNG files to a Graphic clip (Graphics & Titles > New layer > From File) and adjusting the overall scale of the layers with the Vector Motion effect. (this is the way I would usually do it)

Hope this helps!

Paul

[Dan_Vs_Himself]

Oh interesting. I've never added PNG files as graphic clips. I'll try that out. Does that turn them into Vectors?

[PaulMurphy]

It doesn't turn them into vectors, but it allows you to stack them and scale/position them in ways that you otherwise can't with adjustment layers or nesting.

[Dan_Vs_Himself]

Ok gotcha. Thanks for the tip! I really appreciate it!