Why does Premiere Elements 2020 output footage appear to be limited to 25 fps

[Stuart21888217c5zs]

Hi,

I wonder if you can help me please? Why is it that when I set my Premiere Elements 2020 new project settings to any option with 50fps, add footage filmed in at least 50fps format and then export it, the output file reverts to 25 fps and provides horrible stuttering footage rather than the smooth flowing footage that I was previously used to in an old version of Premiere Pro? Am I doing something wrong?

[Bill Sprague]

Change the frame rate to your choice in the output settings. 

In "Export and Share", pick Devices and then Custom.

Then push the button Advanced Settings and you can select the frame rate you want.

[Stuart21888217c5zs]

Thanks for your swift reply.

Apologies if I’m being really thick, but how do I change the output settings? If I’m outputting to YouTube, I can’t see any option to increase the frame rate. Nor can I, when selecting the HD1080 1920x1080 option for computer file output.

[Bill Sprague]

I added to my answer above with some screen shots.

For YouTube, the better workflow is to output a video to your computer so that you can review it before investing in the upload time.  Then use the standard YouTube uploader provided by YouTube.   The defaults built into Premiere Elements for YouTube are streamlined, maybe for speed, instead of optimized for quality.  

[Stuart21888217c5zs]

Ah!....I'll give it a go.

Many thanks Bill. Much appreciated. 

[Stuart21888217c5zs · Accepted solution]

Got it!... That's better.

Many thanks for your prompt assistance Bill! 🙂