Why does half my video clip go black when I add a Title Motion Blur to it?

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Why does half my video clip go black when I add a Title Motion Blur to it?

I have downloaded numerous Motion Titles, and for some reason everytime I add the layer to my timeline half the selected clip goes black.... I have tried restarting the computer, 4-5 different Motion Blur Titles, Different clips, Different projects, and it still the problem stays the same.

It’s not that this is happening on my first project itself. It was working just fine a few days back with vertical timeline and footage’s. Almost everything is same but the problem suddenly popped up this time.

I’ve also updated both my FCP & Mac OS to the latest one just to be sure about any bugs.

What else can I do? Please help!

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.1

Posted on May 2, 2024 12:23 AM

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Answer 1

May 2, 2024 3:47 AM in response to PBM777

I can see that you are on a vertical project.

Some templates don't work well on vertical projects, and I think that is what is happening here.

Check from the place where you are downloading these titles if they have some tailored to vertical video.

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Answer 2

May 2, 2024 1:21 AM in response to PBM777

and for some reason everytime I add the layer to my timeline half the selected clip goes black.

Please show me a screenshot of half of the clip turned black. Please use shift+⌘3 to capture the screen.

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Answer 3

May 2, 2024 2:45 AM in response to PBM777

+1 on that screenshot.

And also, do let us know what titles these are.

If none of this happens with the built-in titles in FCP, it may be that there is something wrong with those you are downloading (from where?).

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Answer 4

PBM777 Author

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May 2, 2024 3:54 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hey! That might be the case. But I found a way to fix that.

Before I began working on the project I had rotated all my clips in the finder and then imported into the FCP for easier workflow and viewing. That was the only thing I did differently than all my previous projects.

So I re-linked all my clips to original copy of the data (before rotating in finder). Now all my clips were horizontal in the timeline. After that I rotated all my clips to 90 degrees to fit the screen and basically get the same result I wanted.

Looks like I better rotate all my clip in FCP than any other software. Thanks for all the help though! Cheers! :)

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Answer 5

PBM777 Author

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May 2, 2024 3:25 AM in response to LocaAlicia

Sure! Attaching the Screenshots below,

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Answer 6

PBM777 Author

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May 2, 2024 3:27 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks for your reply! I've attached the Screenshot on this thread. Meanwhile, I'll try downloading few more Motion blur titles & see if it solves.

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