How to Change the Frame Rate of Your Footage in DaVinci Resolve

Both the free and paid versions of DaVinci Resolve provide you with all the tools you could need to produce high-quality videos. To do so, you want to have the best frame rate possible for your videos so that they run smoothly and reflect a professional standard.

While it is easy to change your frame rate setting in DaVinci Resolve, you may run into problems if you don't alter the settings soon enough. We'll show you the best way to change your frame rate settings and how to fix it if you get stuck on a frame rate you don't want.

Change the Frame Rate Before You Start Working

To make sure your projects are always operating at the FPS (frames per second) you want, get into the habit of setting the frame rate before you upload anything to your timeline. The reason for this is that as soon as you upload media to your timeline, your timeline frame rate setting gets locked in.

To change the frame rate, go to File > Project Settings. Alternatively, you can click the cog wheel at the bottom-right of your screen in the Edit window or press Shift + 9.

Select the Master Settings tab within the Project Settings window. Next, go down to the Timeline Frame Rate option and click on the number to bring out the drop-down menu. Now you can select the number of frames per second you want for your project.

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What to Do if Your Project Is Stuck at the Wrong Frame Rate Setting

As we mentioned earlier, as soon as you upload something to your timeline, your timeline frame rate gets locked in. This can cause you a lot of frustration if you've just spent hours editing, only to realize that you can't make your video 60FPS, for example.

The best way to fix this is to make a new timeline with the timeline frame rate settings you want. To do this, select File > New Timeline. Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + N.

You can also Ctrl-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) on empty space within the Media Pool. Then, go to Timeline > Create New Timeline ,or press Cmd/Ctrl + A to select all your clips and choose Create New Timeline Using Selected Clips and Bins.

The benefit of this last option is that your clips are transferred over to the new timeline. Any of these methods will bring up a pop-up window of the Timeline settings.

Make sure to uncheck the Use Project Settings box in the bottom left; this lets you change the settings in multiple tabs. Go to the Format tab and there you can change the Timeline Frame Rate.

You can also save yourself time by unchecking the Empty Timeline box in the General tab. This will transfer over the clips from your original timeline when you finish the process by clicking Create.

If, for whatever reason, your new timelines aren't performing at the frame rate you want, then there is one final foolproof method. Select File > New Project and immediately change the timeline frame rate settings within the Project Settings window. Then, copy and paste your original work over to this new project.

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Choose the Best FPS for Your Footage

You will save time and avoid frustration when you decide early on what frame rate is best for your video projects. Before you begin your edits, change your project settings and timeline frame rate to the outcome you want.

If you do forget to do this, create a new timeline with different project settings or copy and paste your work into a new project. This way, you can always have the best frame rate settings for all of your DaVinci Resolve projects.

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