Frame Rate puts the layer on its own clock. Its keyframes, footage and anything nested inside it hold between samples, so the layer animates at the rate you set while the comp plays at its own. It is the equivalent of After Effects' Posterize Time, applied per layer. It sits in the Time group of the Effects menu.
Parameters
| Name | What it does | Default / range |
|---|---|---|
| Frame Rate | Frames per second the layer animates at. | 12, 1–60 |
| Smart | Switches to the High Frame Rate where the layer moves fast, so quick moves don't strobe. | Off |
| Threshold | Smart only. Motion in pixels per comp frame above which the High Frame Rate takes over. | 10, 0–500 |
| High Frame Rate | Smart only. The rate used while the layer moves faster than the Threshold. | 24, 1–120 |
Tips
- 12 fps on a 24 fps comp gives animation "on twos".
- Frame Rate changes time, not pixels, so its position in the effect stack doesn't matter.