When I move or resize an item part of it disappears

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When I move or resize an item part of it disappears

I created a Santa in a Sleigh - I want to make him move across the sky using the transition section & keyframes.

For simplicity I made the item a compound clip. It looks great - then I simply try to move it and just Santa disappears. So it's not like the item gets cut off - it clearly removes JUST Santa - why? What am I doing wrong & how can I fix this? Obviously it's a pressing video as Christmas is in 3 days so I could really use some quick help

Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Dec 22, 2025 6:36 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 22, 2025 6:45 AM in response to SoaringOverTexas

Are the Santa and Sleigh made from still images and then made into a compound, or something else?

Can you share screenshots of your compound and the project?

Perhaps even better is if you could share an xml of your project (File->Export XML).

You can then send the file to yourself using wetransfer and post the link here, so we can test.

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Answer 2

BenB

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Dec 22, 2025 6:47 AM in response to SoaringOverTexas

What Luis said.

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Answer 3

Dec 22, 2025 8:29 AM in response to SoaringOverTexas

Check your key frames.

Sometimes a value can be inverted.

Position X: 230 Y: 1529

Position X: -230 Y: -1529

And just like that, it’s gone.

Check the transforms key frames.

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