UE 5 Freezes when trying to open media player AND when assigning material to IMG sequence. Please help!

As stated in the title, in UE5 every single time I try to play my imported image sequence (png, jpeg, exr, etc) it freezes and never recovers. I have to Control - ALT-Delete my way out. Same thing when I create a texture sample and assign the material.

So, I re-installed version 4-27.2 and it worked fine. BUT, now when I import a megascan asset its grayed out with no textures and then I try to assign one and it crashes. I have watched countless tutorials, read dozens of articles, tried so many things with no success. It could be somwthing sill that im just not seeing, a setting? Im lost.

Ive uninstalled, reinstalled those two versions and Quixel Bridge twice now and no luck. Any amd all help would be so appreciated! Thank you in advance.

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Can anyone help a novice out? Id really, really appreciate it. :pray:

An image sequence might be too much data to play, you should try converting to an MP4 or some other video format.

Thanks for responding and for the recommendation! I tried it and its still freezes up. Could it be a plugin thats not enabled that im not aware of, or a setting?

Also, what about in version 4.27 where the textures are not loading with the 3d assets?

I dont mind using either version, if these two things would work! Haha

How much RAM does your system have?

RAM: 16gb

GPU: GTX 980Ti

Ive had the system for years and should upgrade, but I use After effects, C4D and 3ds max with no real issues. I would think it should work, right?

It could be that you’re running out of RAM or GPU memory, UE5 is definitely going to be hard on a system, Unreal Engine is doing a lot more real-time stuff than what those others are doing.

So, I’ve pretty much given up on finding a solution for UE5 freezing when trying to open the media player, or assigning my video as a texture sample.

UE 4.27 wouldnt load my assets properly either, but would play the videos fine.

Now, I’m using UE 4.6 and it imports/plays the videos fine. But when I import 3d assets, some look fine and others look terrible. I’ll attach a screenshot or two. I’ve tried different settings, watched other tutorials and nothing seems to work. Stressing me out. What is happening? Haha


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Anyone have any suggestions at all? I’d be extremely grateful.

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did you find fix ?
im facing the same issue really

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I am also facing this issue
Really could use some help