Q: When I use only jpgs for visuals iMovie 10.1.2 wants to output at 60fps?
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Sep 23, 2016 8:11 AMby GeeD,The resolution and frame rate of a project is determined by that of the first clip you put into the project timeline. You can delete that clip from the timeline afterwards without it changing the settings. So the thing to do is to find any movie clip that has the desired resolution and frame rate, put it into a new project, copy and paste all of your existing project into new project then delete the first clip.
Geoff.
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Sep 23, 2016 8:17 AMby Rich839,Hi,
The frame rate is determined by the first clip that you insert into your movie project time line when you start your project. Then add your other clips. You can then delete the first clip as the frame rate will already have been set. So, if you want a 30fps vid, insert a known 30fps clip as your first clip to set that rate. This link from iMovie help explains it:
http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.1/#/move6ccb3330
Best,
Rich
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Sep 23, 2016 9:51 AMby ugmold,Thanks Rich and Geoff,
Should have mentioned that I have come across that solution, but it does not work. In this case all my visual file media are jpgs. I don't see how they can determine the fps output. I have tried inserting a 29fps mov in the timeline and it still wants to output 60fps. I just can't understand why apple doesn't have an option to out put at lower fps. I never shoot any video at 60 fps either.
I trashed the plist file as well. I have been using iMovie a longtime and never encountered this before.
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Sep 23, 2016 10:09 AMby Rich839,Hmmm. The frame-determining clip must be the first clip that you insert into your project, before any other clips have been added. Have you tried creating a new project, and then inserting your 29fps clip before inserting any others?
Have you tried deleting preferences? Or perhaps opening iMovie as a Guest user?
If none of the above works, perhaps Geoff has additional comment.
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Sep 23, 2016 10:38 AMby ugmold,Today I started from scratch and it seemed to work ok. I did this by making a new iMovie and every jpg I added I checked the final output, lol. I guess it was just a glitch, but it wouldn't have been a problem if there was a choice on outputting the file. Thanks for the input.
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Sep 23, 2016 5:21 PMby Jim Wanamaker,This is an interesting issue. If you add a photo in FCPX and look under info in the inspector it will show as 60fps. So FCPX somehow considers photos as 60fps video. Perhaps iMovie internally does the same and that caused the glitch here. Of course it should be over ridden by the first clip added rule which finally did happen to the OP.
