Project Captures as 1 Blank Single Frame

I am trying to do a software demonstration and every time I
end it, there is only 1 single frame that is blank. I have tried
changing resoltuion and turning off hardware acceleration and it
hasn't helped. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Dave

Well I found the problem but not the reason why... I moved a group 1 frame to the left (seemingly unrelated to the layer with the glitch) and it works... When I move the whole group to the right, it makes the footage disappear until the other group appears...
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