How long is 300 frames at 30 fps?
10.000 seconds
300 frames at 30 fps runs for 10.000 seconds. Counting from frame 0, the last frame is number 299 at timecode 00:00:09:29.
How that is worked out
seconds = frames ÷ fps
300 ÷ 30 = 10.000 seconds
Worth knowing
- In milliseconds that is 10,000.0 ms, since one frame at 30 fps lasts 33.333 ms.
- Halving and doubling the count does the same to the running time: 150 frames is 5.000 s and 600 frames is 20.000 s.
- An NLE shows the out point one frame past the last frame, so a 300 frame clip starting at 00:00:00:00 ends on 00:00:09:29 and its out point reads 00:00:10:00.
- The same 300 frames at 29.97 fps run 10.010 seconds — 0.010 seconds longer, which is the 1000/1001 pulldown and the reason a mixed-rate conform drifts.
300 frames at every standard frame rate
| Frame rate | Duration | Ends on | Frame duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.976 fps | 12.512 s | 00:00:12:11 | 41.708 ms |
| 24 fps | 12.500 s | 00:00:12:11 | 41.667 ms |
| 25 fps | 12.000 s | 00:00:11:24 | 40 ms |
| 29.97 fps | 10.010 s | 00:00:09:29 | 33.367 ms |
| 30 fps — this page | 10.000 s | 00:00:09:29 | 33.333 ms |
| 50 fps | 6.000 s | 00:00:05:49 | 20 ms |
| 59.94 fps | 5.005 s | 00:00:04:59 | 16.683 ms |
| 60 fps | 5.000 s | 00:00:04:59 | 16.667 ms |
Timecode at an NTSC rate counts the labels of its integer neighbour, so 23.976 and 24 end on the same label — the NTSC version simply takes 1.001 times as long to get there.
Nearby frame counts at 30 fps
| Frame count | Duration | Ends on |
|---|---|---|
| 100 frames | 3.333 s | 00:00:03:09 |
| 120 frames | 4.000 s | 00:00:03:29 |
| 240 frames | 8.000 s | 00:00:07:29 |
| 300 frames — this page | 10.000 s | 00:00:09:29 |
| 500 frames | 16.667 s | 00:00:16:19 |
| 600 frames | 20.000 s | 00:00:19:29 |
| 1,000 frames | 33.333 s | 00:00:33:09 |
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