Premiere Pro export is too short in Media Encoder: check the source range

Check the queued sequence and Source Range when a completed Media Encoder export contains only part of your edit.

Quick answer

A Media Encoder job can finish successfully while exporting only a marked section. Open the queued output's Export Settings and check Source Range, along with the source sequence name. For a full-length delivery, the range must cover the entire intended sequence.

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Applies to

Premiere Pro sequences queued in Adobe Media Encoder on Windows or macOS. Covers completed but unexpectedly short exports; encoding errors and direct Premiere exports use separate checks.

Check the queued sequence and Source Range

Keep the short export and use a different filename for the next attempt. If the job reported an encoding error instead of completing, investigate that error first.

Compare the output with the edit

Check the expected opening shot, closing shot, and running time in Premiere. Then confirm that the queue contains that sequence—not a trailer, earlier cut, or similarly named version.

ResultCheck next
Both the beginning and end are missingA marked or custom range
The opening is right but the ending is missingThe range's out point
Duration is right but the end is blackPicture at the end of the source sequence
The job stopped with an errorThe reported error and failure frame

Set the range for this delivery

In Media Encoder's Queue, select the output and click its preset name to open Export Settings. You can also use Edit > Export Settings for the selected output.

Under the preview, inspect Source Range. Entire Sequence covers the whole sequence. In/Out, work-area, or custom selections may cover less. Review both endpoints before confirming. Adobe describes the controls in its export settings reference.

Keep a limited range when you are delivering an excerpt. You do not need to clear editorial markers simply to export a different section.

Check the new file's ending

Export to the new filename, then open that exact file. Compare the opening, ending, and duration with the source sequence. Check the file's modification time if an older output could be in the same folder.

If the range covers the whole sequence but the sequence itself ends early, return to the edit. A longer export selection cannot add footage that is absent from the source.

For a file that is complete but has the wrong framing, see vertical exports with black bars.

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Based on official documentation; not independently tested. Sources checked Sep 27, 2026. How we review guides

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