Export frame rate
The Frame rate popup sets how many frames a second the exported file has, without changing the project.
- Menu
- File ▸ Export…
- Keys
- ⌘E
- Where
- Export sheet ▸ Frame rate
- Agent tools
export
Choose a frame rate
Section titled “Choose a frame rate”Open the export sheet and pick a row in Frame rate. The readout under the controls shows the rate the file will have.
Project rate is the default. It’s the document’s frame rate, or the format’s own rate for Animated GIF (12.5 fps) and Animated PNG (25 fps).
The fixed rows, in the popup’s order, are 24 fps, 23.976 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 29.97 fps, 50 fps and 60 fps.
Frame Job draws the same timeline at the new rate, so the export runs for the same length of time and only the number of frames changes.
What else the rate changes
Section titled “What else the rate changes”- The range. The start and length of the export are snapped to the export’s frame grid, which moves each by less than a frame. See Export a range.
- The bit rate. On Format default the video rate rises in step with the frame rate. The Quality tiers rise by half above 30.5 fps, and each tier’s title shows the new number.
- The time an AV1 or VP9 export takes. The estimate in the readout counts frames, so it follows the rate.
Good to know
Section titled “Good to know”- Frame rate is greyed out for the audio-only formats, which have no frames.
- A fixed rate you export with is remembered with the rest of the sheet, and every document’s sheet opens on it. Check it before you export a project with a different rate. Choose Project rate to go back. See The export sheet.
- A preset stores the rate you chose. Project rate stays Project rate, so it follows each document.
With an agent
Section titled “With an agent”An agent can’t set the frame rate. Its export uses the document’s rate, or the format’s own rate for GIF and APNG. See Export: start, then poll.