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melbendi
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Jul 3, 2026 1:47 AM UTC
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Adapt 24 fps footage to 30 fps

This is opposite of what most people would want to do, but I would like to add a piece of 24 fps footage to a 30 fps comp so that 24 frames still takes 24 frames, meaning the footage will play back a little faster and run a little shorter. In other words, at 24 fps, 120 frames takes 5 seconds to play, but I would like to drop it into a 30 fps comp so that it takes 4 seconds. I know I can time remap it, but it would be neater and more precise if I could just tell it to align the frames as they are. Thanks!

    Nishu Kushwaha
    Nishu KushwahaCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Jul 3, 2026 11:36 AM UTC

    Hi there,


    Thanks for reaching out. Try interpreting your footage.

    1. In the Project panel, right-click your 24fps footage and choose Interpret Footage > Main.

    2. Under the Frame Rate section, select Conform to frame rate and enter 30.

    3. Click OK.

    AE now treats each frame of the source as a 30fps frame.

    Hope that helps!


    Thanks,

    Nishu

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    Nishu Kushwaha
    Community Manager
    Nishu KushwahaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Jul 3, 2026 11:36 AM UTC

    Hi there,


    Thanks for reaching out. Try interpreting your footage.

    1. In the Project panel, right-click your 24fps footage and choose Interpret Footage > Main.

    2. Under the Frame Rate section, select Conform to frame rate and enter 30.

    3. Click OK.

    AE now treats each frame of the source as a 30fps frame.

    Hope that helps!


    Thanks,

    Nishu

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    melbendi
    melbendiAuthor
    Inspiring
    Jul 3, 2026 12:40 PM UTC

    Thank you, Nishu, that did the trick! :)  

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