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Premiere 26.3 · Fixed bug

Program Monitor preview scaling wrong at quarter resolution

Fixed in Premiere 27.0, according to Adobe’s release notes. The bug was reported for Premiere 26.3.

Status
Fixed in 27.0
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows and macOS

The fix · Premiere 27.0

“Scaled media could appear stretched, squished, or incorrectly positioned when previewing or exporting at reduced playback resolution.”
Adobe’s release notes

Workaround · if you stay on Premiere 26.3

Set Program Monitor playback and paused resolution to Full while editing scaled or masked clips.

Timeline

  1. Jul 14, 2026Reported on Premiere 26.3
  2. Nov 10, 2026Fixed in Premiere 27.0per Adobe’s release notes

The report

5 votes · 22 replies

Reported on Windows by 4 people, on macOS by 2 (from the report and 22 replies).

“P: Incorrect Preview Scaling when program monitor's set to 1/2 & 1/4 resolution. (Images & Masks)”

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