This problem still has not been resolved after many weeks. The technician just keeps asking me to delete and re-load everything, update drivers etc.; standard responses that I have completed quite a few times to no avail. The technician proposed to take over my computer remotely, which seems dangerous to me, but then has not come back again anyway.

Couldn't find any little gears but here is a picture.

Hi All, - when I paste stills into my timeline they change colour making them look very odd. For example the yellows seem to change to shades of green. Any ideas on what the problem is?

After a long period of trying things out, for example clearing out current versions, re-loading software from various sources (CD, download etc.) playing with various settings it does now seem to be working but quite unstable (parts still go black). The settings that ''seem'' to be working at the moment are: Optimisation threshold 60%, render ...

Thanks for coming back.Timeline renders even if I turn ''render off'' and so still black. I have tried a lot of different settings, including changing acceleration settings, but this does not help either. I'll keep trying. I'll post a solution if I ever find one that works.

Studio 24 ultimate running on Windows 10. My Studio 24 has started turning my timeline black when it renders; most where there are titles and transitions, but also some other places as well. It remains black if I export the project. Pinnacle's advice so far has been pretty standard - update drives, update Windows, stop background processes, remove ...