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robertg89626837
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February 10, 2026
Question

Captions FPS

  • February 10, 2026
  • 1 reply
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Peace to all

I'd like to ask if you could please help me understand why Premiere is playing my .scc captions at the wrong frame rate.

My sequence and my sequence settings are both 23.976 fps and my caption file is also 23.976 fps. Why does Premiere show it as 29.97?

Even more important than fixing this, I need to know why it's happening, because I need to be sure it won't happen on the OTT streaming platforms also.

The SCC plays back in sync with my video on the Subtitle Edit app. The problem seems to be with Premiere (2023 on Mac).

 I'm certain I've never used any other frame rate with this project for editing or for exporting.

Thanks so much!

Robert

 

    1 reply

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
    Legend
    February 10, 2026

    So it’s not in sync then in Premiere during playback? How much drift is there at X seconds in?

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    robertg89626837Author
    Known Participant
    February 11, 2026

    Thank you, Neil. I think I’ve found the problem, which is in the SCC itself. 

      Stan Jones
      Community Expert
      Stan JonesCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 11, 2026

      ​@robertg89626837,

      Thanks for reporting back. SCC files can have maddening quirks. If you can provide more info about what the issue was it might help us next time.

      Stan

       

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