Does PD 18 Edit 120 and 240 fps clips in real time on the timeline?

CS2014

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Jun 25, 2020 12:01

Ist's been a few years since I've done some video editing! I know I have a GoPro that will capture clips in 120 or 240fps and just wanted to know if - when I import them into the project - (provided all clips are the same frame rate) will I be able to edit those clips in real time on the timeline?

I thought in the past that 120 and 240 fps clips were able to be produced and the slo-mo achieved once the project was produced. But I was hoping by this generation of PD that I would be able to work with the project in 120 or 240 fps.

Thanks for any info,
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StevenG

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Jun 25, 2020 13:23

I don't believe PowerDirector can natively edit a video of more than 60 fps.

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tomasc

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Jun 25, 2020 14:45

I believe that StevenG is right. With a 60 or 59.94 fps timeline set in preferences then you can edit accurately to 2 frames and 4 frames respectively with the GoPro 120 and 240 fps clips. There are already default h.264 mp4 profiles for producing those 120 and 240 fps clips. You can always create and use a custom profile for your needs. There is no need to slow the footage down unless you want to.

This question may have been answered by Jeff 4 years ago: https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/46061.page .

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CS2014

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Jun 25, 2020 15:50

I was hoping that shooting video at 120 fps, that I would be able to slow those clips down and be able to see a more clear slo-motion effect than what I did with 60fps clips. 60fps slo-motion viceo clips - a bit blurred for my tastes.

I don't know if I can have clips on the same timeline that have been shot at different fps values - can that be done? If they can exist on the same timeline, can I only change the speed of the 120 fps clips?

If I drag in the 120 fps clips into a project that has been set to 60 fps (59.94 fps) - will doing that drops frames from the 120 fps clip? Will the dropped frames make the clip look like its a 60fps clip or will the 120fps clip ? - Will that be just while viewing it in the timeline editor or will that also be in the final produced video project?

Obviously, I'm looking for a higher resolution slo-motion video clip end product (than what I've seen using 60 fps clips in the past) - I was hoping using 120 fps clips would achieve this.

Thanks for responding tomasc and StevenG

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tomasc

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Jun 25, 2020 16:43

The answer is yes. You can mix frame rates on the timeline and have no judder in the produced video as 30, 60, 120, and 240 are exact multiples of the lower frame rate. If your timeline is 60 fps and then your 120 fps clips are sharper without the motion blur desired by some filmmakers when produced at 60 fps. You can slow those down to 0.5 speed and the 240 fps clip to 0.5X or 0.25X speed if you want.

CS2014

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Jun 25, 2020 20:21

Quote The answer is yes. You can mix frame rates on the timeline and have no judder in the produced video as 30, 60, 120, and 240 are exact multiples of the lower frame rate. If your timeline is 60 fps and then your 120 fps clips are sharper without the motion blur desired by some filmmakers when produced at 60 fps. You can slow those down to 0.5 speed and the 240 fps clip to 0.5X or 0.25X speed if you want.

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Maliek

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Jul 04, 2020 10:51

Quote The answer is yes. You can mix frame rates on the timeline and have no judder in the produced video as 30, 60, 120, and 240 are exact multiples of the lower frame rate. If your timeline is 60 fps and then your 120 fps clips are sharper without the motion blur desired by some filmmakers when produced at 60 fps. You can slow those down to 0.5 speed and the 240 fps clip to 0.5X or 0.25X speed if you want.

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