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camiloanaya
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January 20, 2019
Answered

SLOW TIMELINE PLAYBACK

  • January 20, 2019
  • 8 replies
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Hello,

When I preview the timeline it is slower than the actual 24fps frame rate. I tried changing FPS in the properties to 29.97, 30, 60, hell I even tried 120 just to see what would happen, and it was still slower. My project file 13 total seconds (+/-310 total frames). I've got 10 symbols in the library, nothing crazy within them.

Playback needs to be faithful to the timeline, dependable and reliable when creating 2D animation, so please fix this ASAP.

Adobe geniusususss: What gives man?

    Correct answer robdillon

    If you are playing your movie from the controls on the timeline you will almost never see the playback at the correct frame rate. Use Test... Movie... from the Control menu to test your movie at the frame rate that you set.

    8 replies

    eliyah
    eliyah
    Known Participant
    February 8, 2022

    it's totally an issue, it's like the whole feature is actually useless if it doesn't play in the propper rate, u just have to save as a movie (also flash player preview sucks btw(

    it lags on the claasic tween, always

    and there's a couple of slightly helful replies here about the soom and "match FPS" thanks

    _keyframer
    _keyframer
    Community Expert
    April 8, 2021

    Make sure the Free Transform tool is NOT selected during playback. For some reason playback crawls significantly when it's selected. Also go to View > Preview Mode to select a different setting (might help).

    Animator and content creator for Animate CC
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    russell2165
    New Participant
    April 8, 2021

    sorry if i'm late to this discussion, but i found the setting in the tiny timeline menu at the far top right of the timeline. select Match FPS. 

      eliyah
      eliyah
      Known Participant
      February 8, 2022

      cool, it did make it better in terms of the overal rythm but it's still jumpy on the Tweens, the tweens are the main issue (besides the Animate team off course 😞 zooming out get you the most realistic result just in small 

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      defaultrmkzlepnm467
      New Participant
      April 3, 2021

      If you zoom way out, it might play just fine without having to Test Movie. It's not a great fix because the stage look so small, but it works on my machine.

        eliyah
        eliyah
        Known Participant
        February 8, 2022

        well,, that worked - at least 1 useful answer - thanks!. hower you off course want to see it in 100% view.

        this issue is one of many redicules issues with adobe apps that no one seems to care about, can't they just have a designer there with an avarage computer that would tell them about all these? 

        _keyframer
        _keyframer
        Community Expert
        January 25, 2019

        One thing worth noting is, if the Free Transform tool is selected during playback, you will always see a very noticeable slow playback speed. I always have to remember to select the Selection (black arrow) tool before playback. Also go to View > Preview Mode > Fast to give your video card a little help rendering on the fly...

        Animator and content creator for Animate CC
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        ryanr5491228
        New Participant
        December 13, 2019

        Preview fast didnt help me either. Im also doing very simple one layer 15 frame animation of simple shapes and getting a lag at 3 frames when i loop my timeline. My workflow has always been animate loop animate loop.. to have to go up into the menue because theres not even a hotkey to preview animation if thats the only way to get propper playback. This isnt the preferred way to animate. Drawing frame by frame is tedious enouh. I would have thought that a vector based animation app espesially from adobe would know that this probably the worst flow for an animator. Please fix this. I like animate but if this is the way it is now ill be moving over (and im sure many others) to toon boom or something else thank you.

          Preran
          Community Manager
          PreranCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          December 18, 2019

          Apologize for your experience. I suggest sharing your feedback with the team using this link http://adobe.ly/1Ov9omX

           

          Thanks,

          Preran

          robdillon
          robdillonCorrect answer
          Participating Frequently
          January 21, 2019

          If you are playing your movie from the controls on the timeline you will almost never see the playback at the correct frame rate. Use Test... Movie... from the Control menu to test your movie at the frame rate that you set.

            Sterphy
            Sterphy
            Known Participant
            May 9, 2019

            That does suck though. I'm used to animating in After Effects and a few other programmes, and you've always got the option to render and preview. This seems like a really annoying way to animate

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              camiloanayaAuthor
              Inspiring
              January 20, 2019

              I'm using Animate v19.1 build 349 - latest and greatest

              kglad
              kglad
              Community Expert
              January 21, 2019

              upload your fla and post a link.

              kglad
              kglad
              Community Expert
              January 20, 2019

              these are user to user forums.

              and the problem could be anything from your computer hardware to what you're doing in animate.

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                camiloanayaAuthor
                Inspiring
                January 20, 2019

                Thanks for reaching out kglad,

                Computer hardware is 2018 iMac 3.6 ghz intel core i7 - the works. What I'm doing is very basic frame by frame animation. One character, 2 limbs typing on desk.

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