Yeah, as I explained in my post, that's where I'd specified those numbers.

*Edit - I'm wondering if, since there seems to be three or four different areas to specify these numbers, maybe I am missing one, or specifying in the wrong one? Also, thank you for the reply.

@DarkWestern

You set the export fps in the Export dialogue box. Normally, the export settings are populated with the movie settings, but sometimes they don't match when the movie settings are changed after a file is imported. So, on this screen:

Just set the fps you desire from the droplist. If the value you want eg 59.94, or 60, just click the three dots and type it in.

Closely re-read that message; all it's saying is "hang on, you're trying to import a 60fps file into a 30fps movie; do you want me to change ("adjust") all the settings to match your new file, or leave them as-is?".

We can help re zooming too, if you could describe a little more what you're trying to achieve.

Yeah, as I explained in my post, that's where I'd specified those numbers.

*Edit - I'm wondering if, since there seems to be three or four different areas to specify these numbers, maybe I am missing one, or specifying in the wrong one? Also, thank you for the reply.

@DarkWestern No, there's 2 ways, one in the Project/Movie settings & one in the Export settings. You said 'I go into settings, then Movie, then on the Movie settings tab', . You need to change the setting in the Export window.

I'm guessing that whichever menu asking me for my settings is a false one, or one that's broken and doesn't work? Unless there's some fourth menu that specifies this, I am fairly confident that I've told it what I want in just about every menu I can find, but I'll keep sniffing around..

As far as the zoom thing, well... my theory is that with the video portion flipped, the zoom function does not follow similarly. I'm terrible at explaining, as I'm sure many of you have picked up on throughout my posts here, but let's just use a phone for an example.. Say I recorded a phone, but had my camera upsidedown, so in the software, I flip the image so that it's coherent. Then let's say I wanted to zoom in on the camera lens on the back of the phone. When I select "size/position/rotation" and crop the box to just include the desired area, the lens in this scenario, playing it back has it in an entirely different position. It's like one direction is fighting another direction if that makes sense. Keyframing a motion zoom would be a nightmare in this scenario as subtle adjustments to the zoomed area require constant zooming out just to ensure they're in the correct spot.

Gid, I gotcha. I guess my brain just struggles with the concept of specifying something multiple times in multiple places, but having it still require another specification in some hidden menu.. I guess I'll just need to go into every possible menu and make sure everything says the same thing, but it really does come off as a bizarre design choice to only make a portion of the places to specify what you want actually do anything, no?

@DarkWestern Hi,

Every editor is pretty much the same in this regard, as @AAProds said

1. When you create/open a new project the program will ask you what size & frame rate you want.
2. When you import the first video clip into that new project, if the size or frame rate of that imported video is different to the new project it will ask you if you want to change the project to match the imported video.
3. When you import new/more videos into that same new project the program won't ask you if you want to change the project to match those new imported videos.
4. When it comes to export the project the export window that pops up should have the settings already set in the boxes, but if changes to the project settings are made after that first video is imported the export settings might not get auto corrected/updated & so won't match. Always check the export settings before pressing 'OK'

As I said there are only 2 places where these need setting. In the Project/Movie settings & in the Export settings (as in my pic earlier)

When you create/open a new project the program will ask you what size & frame rate you want.

Yes, this is usually good enough, but I'd never needed to export then reimport a file before, and when it said the exported file did not match the export settings, I got a little confused and came here for help.

When you import the first video clip into that new project, if the size or frame rate of that imported video is different to the new project it will ask you if you want to change the project to match the imported video.

Right, when I reimported the exported file, and the numbers didn't match up, I knew something was weird and came here for help

When you import new/more videos into that same new project the program won't ask you if you want to change the project to match those new imported videos.

Right, it's normally not an issue since I've never exported a file and then needed to reimport one.

When it comes to export the project the export window that pops up should have the settings already set in the boxes, but if changes to the project settings are made after that first video is imported the export settings might not get auto corrected/updated & so won't match. Always check the export settings before pressing 'OK'

I think maybe this is where a lot of my issues stem from, historically, hitting the little "export" button in the top right has always resulted in the specifications that I'd already specified, but in recent years, it seems like this button is just completely useless and I need to stop relying on it if I want my project to export using the settings I'd already defined.

I'm thinking I just need to break my habit of hitting the export button when I want to export a video, which sounds ridiculous at a surface level, but I'm really thinking it is what's broken, outside of my limited scope of understanding things lol

Thanks again for all your patience, it's tough to be annoyed with something and not sound like it, so I apologize if I was short with anyone, or if I was perceived as such. I genuinely appreciate you all for your replies.

Anyone have any insight on that weird zoom feature on flipped videos? I'm happy to export it in the correct orientation, but it would be pretty nice to skip that step as my files are usually 10+ GB a piece.

I think maybe this is where a lot of my issues stem from, historically, hitting the little "export" button in the top right has always resulted in the specifications that I'd already specified,

@DarkWestern Ah! 👍 I never use that export option top right.

Use the Export movie option in File. MPEG-4, Windows Media Export or whatever you want.

Yeah, I'll just have to put a sticky note on my monitor or something that reminds me that is really the headache button and not the export button lol. Thanks again.

@DarkWestern

To zoom on a flipped video, use Size/Position Rotation (unfortunatley, Section and Camera/Zoomshot don't work as they cancel the flip). If you want to do it progressively, set 4 keyframes: before you set the zoom, when you've set the zoom, when you want the zoom to end and finally, after you've zoomed back out.

Thanks, AAProds!

@DarkWestern

You can also set the flip directly in the Size/Pos/Rotation effect: in the "Rotation" box. I didn't even realise that was there, but I should have pinged, given the effect has "Rotation" in it's name! D'oh. 😂

Well, I'm living proof that the things before us aren't always obviously apparent now aren't I? I can't judge lol. I appreciate you guys for helping.