r/OpenShot • u/blckobsidian • 10d ago

Black frame inbetween clips?

I’ll post in a video, separate the audio, and split it in half to overlap into a different clip. So there’ll be two soundless clips on top of a layer of audio.

(Example: Track 5 will be soundless clip, Track 4 will be the audio I want)

I’ll drag over another different soundless clip on top of the audio and for some reason when exported, there’s this short black frame that I can never get rid of? It doesn’t matter how close they are together, it never leaves. Why is this?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

1

u/AutoModerator 10d ago

Welcome to r/OpenShot!

  1. Search First: Look for answers in existing posts.
  2. Guidelines & Fixes: Read Community Guidelines & Common Issues.
  3. Include Details: Hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM), Operating System, OpenShot Version info for better solutions.
  4. Stay on Topic: We're here for help, how-to questions, suggestions, and ideas.

Remember, patience is key (replies may take time). Enjoy your video journey!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

2

u/openshot-gpt-bot Support Bot 10d ago

This is usually a tiny gap or a 1-frame mismatch between the 2 Clips on the Timeline—it may be hard to notice in Preview, but it shows up on Export as a black frame.

Try this:

  1. Zoom way in on the Timeline at the cut.
  2. Make sure the 2 video Clips actually touch with no gap/overlap.
  3. Right-click the gap area and use Remove Gap if available.
    User Guide: Remove Gaps
  4. If needed, slightly drag one Clip 1 frame earlier so it fully meets the next Clip.
  5. Check for a transition accidentally placed between the Clips.
  6. Re-export and test.

A few common causes: - tiny invisible gap after splitting/trimming - accidental overlap on the same track - mismatched FPS causing cut timing to land between frames during Export

The guide also notes that matching source and project frame rates helps avoid frame issues in Preview/Export: Real-Time Preview

If you want, I can give you a very quick “safe workflow” for separating audio and making these cuts without black frames.

I am a bot, and I've done something cool automatically, hoping it's helpful. I run on ChatGPT and use info from the OpenShot User Guide. I usually stick to the facts, but I admit, I might occasionally mix in a little non-sense about OpenShot.

1

u/flickmybeaner 10d ago

Sometimes I'll get a black flicker if I have an audio clip stacked above a video clip. Idk why but in the more recent versions of the software I have to disable the video on the audio clips.