can't set render 4k frame rate to 23.976

I have a project that i have set the timeline setting to 23.976 but can only see 29.97 as frame Rate choice in render. if that locked in the free version?

Timelines don't have to follow Project Settings, so right click on the timeline in the bin and take a look at Timeline Settings.

time lines are set to 23.976 along with the project but only 29.97 is available in Export

OK.

Post up some screen grabs of Timeline Settings and Video tab of Render Settings. Let us see what you see.

[Dwaine Maggart]

If the Deliver page frame rate is locked to 29.97, then the timeline frame rate is 29.97.

In the Media Pool page, or the Media Pool area of the Edit page, right click the timeline, and select Timelines - Timeline Settings, and see if the "Use Project Settings" checkbox is unchecked, meaning you are using custom timeline settings, and if so, in the Format tab under Timeline Frame Rate, you'll probably see 29.97. Although if this is the case, and you are using current Resolve code, the Project Settings page should warn you that you are using custom timeline settings.

I have a project that i have set the timeline setting to 23.976 but can only see 29.97 as frame Rate choice in render. if that locked in the free version?

If you've accidentally done all the work in a 29.97 project, try this:

1. copy the entire timeline (all clips) to the clipboard

2. with Dynamic Project Switching turned on in the Project Manager, create a new empty project

3. create a new empty timeline

4. paste all the clips from the original project to the new project.

See if this works. Now, you should have 23.98 material in a 23.98 timeline.

I haven't tried this for years, but I know it CAN work. If you have mixed-framerate clips, I'd expect some weirdness that you'll have to watch out for and fix.

In general, it's a good idea to understand where your project is going to be delivered (like, say, YouTube or broadcast TV), and come up with a compatible frame rate, aspect ratio, color space, gamma space, and all that stuff. Learn from this, and next time make sure when you start a project, you deliberately set the timeline speed to reflect the intended delivery.