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Premiere 26.5 · Known bug

Blurred still backgrounds missing from export

Not marked fixed as of Premiere 27.0.0. The bug was reported for Premiere 26.5.2. Adobe tracks it (status: In Development). There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: In Development
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows and macOS

Workaround

Pre-render background tracks with Sequence → Render Selection before export, or set Program Monitor to Full and use Match Source scaling on first export.

Timeline

  1. Oct 15, 2026Reported on Premiere 26.5.2
  2. Oct 21, 2026Adobe started tracking itnow In Development
  3. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Premiere 27.0.0Adobe: In Development

The report

0 votes · 5 replies

Reported on macOS by 1 person (from the report and 5 replies).

“Premiere not rendering background video on export”

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