Eddie AI
Contact salesSign inSign up
Features
Solutions
Resources
PricingGet the appContact salesSign in
EddieDaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve · Projects and workflow

How to change a clip's frame rate in DaVinci Resolve

Updated 5 stepsFor DaVinci Resolve

The short answer

In the Media Pool, right-click the clip, choose Clip Attributes, and set Video Frame Rate on the Video tab. The project's timeline frame rate locks once you add media to a timeline, so for a different rate make a new timeline with its own frame rate.

Jump to the steps Do it in Eddie
DaVinci Resolve's color page on an iMac, with an editing control panel, an audio interface and a mouse on the desk.
Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash

5 steps

In DaVinci Resolve

  1. 01Open Clip Attributes
  2. 02Set the frame rate
  3. 03Check the timeline rate
  4. 04Make a timeline at a new rate
  5. 05Move the edit across

  1. 01

    Open Clip Attributes

    Right-click the clip in the Media Pool and choose Clip Attributes.

  2. 02

    Set the frame rate

    On the Video tab, change Video Frame Rate to the rate you want, such as 24 for 48 fps footage you want to play as slow motion. Click OK.

  3. 03

    Check the timeline rate

    Open File > Project Settings > Master Settings. If Timeline frame rate is greyed out, it's locked because a timeline already has media.

  4. 04

    Make a timeline at a new rate

    Choose File > New Timeline, untick Use Project Settings, and set Timeline Frame Rate on the Format tab.

  5. 05

    Move the edit across

    Copy the clips from the old timeline and paste them into the new one, then check sync and speed changes.

Good to know

Before you start

Note 1
Changing Video Frame Rate in Clip Attributes plays the clip faster or slower. It doesn't convert motion the way a retime does.
Note 2
Phone and screen recordings are often variable frame rate. Transcode them to a constant rate before editing to avoid drift.

Eddie AI

Do it in Eddie

Changing a clip's frame rate isn't something Eddie does; set it in Resolve.

Eddie can still change how a shot plays: ask "Play this shot at 0.5x" and the retime arrives in Resolve as a real speed change on the clip, from 0.25x to 8x. A retime mutes the shot's own audio except between 80% and 125%.

Back to Resolve

Open the edit, click Export and choose Resolve. The default is a Resolve project (.drp) that opens with the timeline built; behind the arrow is a Resolve FCPXML you bring into the project you have open with File > Import > Timeline. In the desktop app, Send to DaVinci Resolve builds the timeline in the Resolve you have running, through Eddie's script (Workspace > Scripts > Eddie AI AE).

If you imported the footage through the desktop app, the timeline points at your original camera files. If you uploaded on the web or pulled from cloud storage, it points at Eddie's proxy media: relink to those in the Media Pool with Relink Selected Clips, not to the camera originals.

Try it in Eddie freeNew accounts start with 500 free credits.
An interview logged in Eddie: three speakers found and their best lines listed with timecodes.

From the help center

FAQ

Questions

Why can't I change the timeline frame rate in DaVinci Resolve?
It locks once a timeline has media. Make a new timeline with its own frame rate in the New Timeline window.
Does changing Clip Attributes frame rate change the audio?
The audio plays at the new speed too, so it may no longer match the picture. Detach it or use separate audio.

Projects and workflow

More DaVinci Resolve questions

Let Eddie do the DaVinci Resolve busywork

Add your footage, say what you want, and send the cut back to your editor. New accounts start with free credits.

Try Eddie freeSee pricing