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markr87670565
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August 1, 2016
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Import & Export 120fps Footage in Premiere Pro

  • August 1, 2016
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Hi Everyone,

I would appreciate a clear answer:

Can I export 120fps footage in Premiere Pro (or using Adobe Media Encoder) as 120fps? I can't find a single option to set the frame rate to 120fps. Even if I "create sequence from clip" for a 120fps file, the "Sequence Settings" revert it back to either 60fps or 10fps, and then "match sequence settings" during export still exports it as 60fps.

I have a 144hz monitor and all I want to do is retain/keep my 120fps files without having to keep my raw files.

I don't want to export in anything other than 120fps.

Correct answer Warren Heaton

Hi Mark:

You're currently limited to frames rates supported by professional formats for film and video.  So, 60.00 frames/second is the highest Timebase in Premiere Pro.

As I'm sure you've heard, footage is traditionally recorded at a higher frame rate like 120 or 240 for the purpose of achieving smooth slow motion without the video editing software needing to interpolate frames.  In film work, it's commonly referred to as "overcrankling" the camera (that is, shooting at a faster rate than normal).

You'll probably be good using a copy and paste editor like QuickTime Player X under Mac OS X (however, you give up having a timeline), but I haven't tried it myself.

If you just want to convert your files to a different format or CODEC, any of the Adobe Media Encoder presets where the frame rate is "based on properties of the source" should work.

-Warren

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jefbak
jefbak
Known Participant
August 26, 2016

I actually have a professional need for a 120fps sequence/export and I'm looking for an NLE that is either HFR agnostic or has at least a 120fps preset.

AE is limited to 99fps. Media encoder will maintain the source rate so why not the products that use it? Anyway, I'll continue looking, but if anyone knows of an nle or effects program that does HFR I would like to know about it.

If you just want to convert footage, some codecs will Match Source for the 120fps frame rate. That's how I convert .h265 120fps to prores 120fps in Media Encoder (but not in Premiere).

    Warren Heaton
    Community Expert
    Warren HeatonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 1, 2016

    Hi Mark:

    You're currently limited to frames rates supported by professional formats for film and video.  So, 60.00 frames/second is the highest Timebase in Premiere Pro.

    As I'm sure you've heard, footage is traditionally recorded at a higher frame rate like 120 or 240 for the purpose of achieving smooth slow motion without the video editing software needing to interpolate frames.  In film work, it's commonly referred to as "overcrankling" the camera (that is, shooting at a faster rate than normal).

    You'll probably be good using a copy and paste editor like QuickTime Player X under Mac OS X (however, you give up having a timeline), but I haven't tried it myself.

    If you just want to convert your files to a different format or CODEC, any of the Adobe Media Encoder presets where the frame rate is "based on properties of the source" should work.

    -Warren

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    markr87670565Author
    Participant
    August 1, 2016

    Thanks for the response. Tried multiple times in Media Encoder with "based on source" presets and no matter which one I select the file always comes out as 60fps. It doesn't make any sense (to my mind) for all applications to have this limitation.

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      excited_Genie16B8
      Legend
      August 2, 2016

      There is no professional use for 120 fps except to slow it down, like Neil said.

      So it wouldn't make sense for Adobe to spend limited resources coding their professional NLE to work any other way.

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