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Flipper095
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September 15, 2021
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Proxy for 16 and 18 frame per second clips defaulted to 15 frame per second

  • September 15, 2021
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Hi everyone,

I have footage coming from 8mm and Super 8 cinema in Prores 422 at native frame rate 16 or 18 frame persecond 2560x1920. I need to work with proxy even with a Ryzen 9 3950x 64Gb RAM and a GTX 1660 super graphic card.

My problem is that even when I choose a frame rate "as per the original" Media encoder gives me a frame rate of 15 frames per second insterad of the native frame rate.

If I try to enter the frame rate manually, the drop down menu only offers 15 frame per second, but no 16 and no 18.

This is valid for Proxy as well as coding configuration.

Does anyone has an idea on how to overcome this shortcoming?

Thanks for your help.

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Correct answer Warren Heaton10841144

Hi Flipper095:

 

I've alwasy loved Super 8!

 

Unfortunately, Media Encoder doesn't allow us to dial in a custom frame rate - even one that probably should be there in the first place.  We have to pick it from the pop-up menu.

 

You can use After Effects to create 16 fps and 18 fps Apple ProRes422 Proxy files.  If you're new to After Effects, it may be a little clunky at first to click through everything, but with a custom Output Module Template created it's really fast to import several clips, add each to a corresponding Composition and to the Render Queue, choose the custom ProRes422 Proxy template (this can even be the default, saving a step) and choose an Output To location.  You can even create an Output To template that uses the Comp Name and appents "_proxy" to more quickly attach them to the full resolution clips in Premiere Pro.

 

 

-Warren

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Warren Heaton10841144Correct answer
Community Expert
September 18, 2021

Hi Flipper095:

 

I've alwasy loved Super 8!

 

Unfortunately, Media Encoder doesn't allow us to dial in a custom frame rate - even one that probably should be there in the first place.  We have to pick it from the pop-up menu.

 

You can use After Effects to create 16 fps and 18 fps Apple ProRes422 Proxy files.  If you're new to After Effects, it may be a little clunky at first to click through everything, but with a custom Output Module Template created it's really fast to import several clips, add each to a corresponding Composition and to the Render Queue, choose the custom ProRes422 Proxy template (this can even be the default, saving a step) and choose an Output To location.  You can even create an Output To template that uses the Comp Name and appents "_proxy" to more quickly attach them to the full resolution clips in Premiere Pro.

 

 

-Warren

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    Flipper095Author
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    September 23, 2021

    Hi Warren,

    Thanks for the tip. I was off communication for few days and I just saw your answer. I am familiar with AE even if I never did what you suggested.

    I will try it and let you know, but I am distracted by sudden and important familly matters and it won't be immediate.

    Thanks again for showing me the way, now I know there is an Adobe work-around and I will use it.

     

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