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BossuytSimon
BossuytSimon
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June 19, 2016
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Editing 60fps in 30fps timeline

  • June 19, 2016
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Hi guys

Just a quick question.

I just bought a Canon G7X for Youtube, which can shoot 30 fps and 60 fps.

Sometimes I film clips in 30 and sometimes in 60 fps. If I make a new timeline in 30 fps and import the 60 fps footage, will it play at normal speed? Or will it play in slow mo, because I know you can make slow mo via interpret footage, but I don't know wether you can just play at normal speed when you import it in a 30 fps timeline.

BTW: What is the best fps setting for youtube? Or does it not make any difference?

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    Correct answer Meg The Dog

    BossuytSimon wrote:

    If I make a new timeline in 30 fps and import the 60 fps footage, will it play at normal speed?

    Yes.

    BTW: What is the best fps setting for youtube? Or does it not make any difference?

    The best practice procedure is to edit with the timeline set to match the properties of the source footage. One you complete the edit, export it from Premiere using the appropriate YouTube export preset.  It will then be converted to the correct YouTube properties during the export process.

    MtD

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    Meg The DogCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    June 19, 2016

    BossuytSimon wrote:

    If I make a new timeline in 30 fps and import the 60 fps footage, will it play at normal speed?

    Yes.

    BTW: What is the best fps setting for youtube? Or does it not make any difference?

    The best practice procedure is to edit with the timeline set to match the properties of the source footage. One you complete the edit, export it from Premiere using the appropriate YouTube export preset.  It will then be converted to the correct YouTube properties during the export process.

    MtD

    BossuytSimon
    BossuytSimonAuthor
    Participant
    June 20, 2016

    Hi, thanks for the answer!

    For the export, I use the export settings mentioned in this video:

    I don't know wether these are good or just a joke? (I don't have a youtube preset in my PP btw)

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    SAFEHARBOR11
    Participating Frequently
    June 20, 2016

    You can drop 60p clips into a 30p timeline without issue and without having to change any settings, it just works. The benefit will be if you want to use slow motion, you can apply 50% speed and it will be very smooth since the 60p has the extra frames to do it with and no frames need to be duplicated.

    When playing 60p in 30p timeline, Premiere is simply playing every other frame, should look no different than footage shot at 30p. You can also drop 60p into a 60i timeline.

    Thanks

    Jeff Pulera

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