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June 28, 2025
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How to put a slow motion timeline back to normal speed?

  • June 28, 2025
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After months of editing an hour long wedding kind of aftermovie with countless back and forths with the client, once it was finalized, they asked to put it not in slow motion, but in normal speed 🫠

But I dont see an easy way to do this, now. The way I worked the project is: -shot in 50fps -once imported in project on premiere, > interprate footage, assume this frame rate (25fps) -Footage brought like this after change in timeline

Now when I try to double the speed (x200), it looks way too fast. I tried several things, but it seems like the only way I can do it is to bring back the shots (and choose the best part of each shot again..) one by one.

If anyone understood my issue, would you know a faster way to put everything in normal speed again?

Thank you kindly in advance

Correct answer Thaïs0D44

Thanks for your time ! Not sure which part of my issue you thought this would help ? I delete the cash super regularly, tried again today several times but it didn't change anything. It's okay, I figured something out. All in all: changing an edit into normal speed when everything was shot in 50fps is NOT cool for 2 reasons:

1-If you know you'll have to use the footage in normal speed, best to shoot in Normal speed. Speeding up 50fps footage to 25fps makes it look unreal however much you try. You loose that cinematic aspect. Adding back motion blur doesn't seem like a quick fix yet.

2-Editing a film for months in slow motion, only to have to re edit it in normal speed may drive you nuts. Your brain is so used to the slow motion that even normal speed seems way too fast. 

 

I just changed the sequence setting to 25fps and sped up my shots to around 175% instead of 200%. Kept some of the shakier shots in slow mo though. 

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Peru Bob
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Community Expert
June 28, 2025

Delete the Media Cache and Media Cache files:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro/faq-how-to-clear-your-media-cache-in-30-seconds-in-premiere-pro-2020/m-p/11017257/thread-id/260446?page=1


If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and import the old one into it.

Thaïs0D44AuthorCorrect answer
Participant
June 28, 2025

Thanks for your time ! Not sure which part of my issue you thought this would help ? I delete the cash super regularly, tried again today several times but it didn't change anything. It's okay, I figured something out. All in all: changing an edit into normal speed when everything was shot in 50fps is NOT cool for 2 reasons:

1-If you know you'll have to use the footage in normal speed, best to shoot in Normal speed. Speeding up 50fps footage to 25fps makes it look unreal however much you try. You loose that cinematic aspect. Adding back motion blur doesn't seem like a quick fix yet.

2-Editing a film for months in slow motion, only to have to re edit it in normal speed may drive you nuts. Your brain is so used to the slow motion that even normal speed seems way too fast. 

 

I just changed the sequence setting to 25fps and sped up my shots to around 175% instead of 200%. Kept some of the shakier shots in slow mo though.