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September 3, 2017
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Matching frame rate of clip in timeline with original media

  • September 3, 2017
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Hello!

I have some problems with my project in Premiere Pro CC 2017 regarding frame rates. A while ago I saw that my sequence frame rate settings didn't match my video frame rate, so I used the "Match Frame" function. After hours of more editing and tweaking I see that my first (of hundreds) clip is shot in 25 fps whereas all my other videos are in 50 fps. So, when I a while ago used "Match Frame", all my 50 fps videos became 25 fps. I of course want to delete (or transform to 50 fps) my 25 fps clip and have a sequence setting of 50 fps in which I want to export my project. I can't "cmd-z" all the things, so my question is how I can match all my transformed 25 fps clips to the original frame rate?

Best regards,

Victor Nyberg

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Correct answer Meg The Dog

If you've edited your 50fps source material on a 25fps timeline, here is how to get your edit over to a 50fps timeline:

Create a new, empty sequence (File > New > Sequence).

Drag one of your 50fps camera source clips into the empty sequence you just created, you will be prompted to match the sequence settings to the properties of the clip, do so.

Now your clip should appear full screen and in the correct aspect ratio in your sequence.

Delete that clip you used to set the correct sequence settings from the sequence and return to the sequence you have been working on. Click on anyone of the clips in it and then type Command (Control) + A to select all the clips. Type Command (Control) + C to copy them.

Switch back to your newly created sequence and click anywhere in it. Type Command (Control) + V to paste the clips there.

If they do not look correct in the new sequence, click on any one of the clips to select it. Type Command (Control) + A to select all the clips. Right click on any one of the selected video clips and from the drop down menu choose Remove Attributes.

When the Remove Attributes pane opens, remove the motion attributes.

MtD

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Inspiring
September 3, 2017

If you've edited your 50fps source material on a 25fps timeline, here is how to get your edit over to a 50fps timeline:

Create a new, empty sequence (File > New > Sequence).

Drag one of your 50fps camera source clips into the empty sequence you just created, you will be prompted to match the sequence settings to the properties of the clip, do so.

Now your clip should appear full screen and in the correct aspect ratio in your sequence.

Delete that clip you used to set the correct sequence settings from the sequence and return to the sequence you have been working on. Click on anyone of the clips in it and then type Command (Control) + A to select all the clips. Type Command (Control) + C to copy them.

Switch back to your newly created sequence and click anywhere in it. Type Command (Control) + V to paste the clips there.

If they do not look correct in the new sequence, click on any one of the clips to select it. Type Command (Control) + A to select all the clips. Right click on any one of the selected video clips and from the drop down menu choose Remove Attributes.

When the Remove Attributes pane opens, remove the motion attributes.

MtD

Participant
September 4, 2017

Thank you! That worked! But if I look at my properties for an arbitrary 50 fps-clip in the new 50 fps sequence timeline, it says "25 fps". I can however, thanks to your fix, export it in 50 fps so is that even a problem? Or how will it affect the result? Because the source clips are in 50 fps, but since I copied the edited timeline the clips are still in 25 fps. Maybe it´s me that doesn't understand this...

Best regards,

Inspiring
September 4, 2017

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you are asking.

I understood your original problem to be that you had both 50fps source material and 25 fps source material that you had edited into a 25fps timeline - when your intention was to edit all the material in a 50fps timeline.

Now you say all your clips at showing as 25fps?

Was the material shot at 50p which is 50fps, or 50i which is 25fps (with two interlaced fields - hence the "i")?

MtD

TaranVH
Inspiring
September 3, 2017

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking.

First of all, "Match frame" is actually a command that simply opens a clip in the SOURCE monitor, based on the playhead's position on a selected clip in the timeline. The default shortcut for that is M. It has nothing to do with framerates.

But I think I might know what you actually mean.

Your sequence setting is set to 50FPS. And you're sure about this?

But most of the clips INSIDE that sequence are at 25FPS, correct?

Try this: Right click on one of the clips, and select "Audio Channels" (Default shortcut is SHIFT G)

Then, click on the second tab in that panel, which is titled "Interpret Footage."

From there, you may be able to click "Assume this frame rate" and type in "50."

See if that works on one clip. If it does, you may be able to select ALL your clips and do the same thing.

I BELIEVE this is DIFFERENT from "Clip speed/duration." You DON'T wanna mess with that unless you want all the clips to go faster or slower than normal.