Delivery primer: frame rates for broadcast and streaming

A broadcast master runs at the rate of the region it airs in: 25 or 50 in most of Europe, 23.98, 29.97 or 59.94 in North America. Streaming platforms accept the recorded rate; YouTube names 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 and 60 as common. From 8 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

A broadcast master runs at the rate of the region it airs in: 25 or 50 in most of Europe, 23.98, 29.97 or 59.94 in North America. Streaming platforms accept the recorded rate; YouTube names 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 and 60 as common.

Most AI video vendors print no rate at all. Of the seven that do, three print a single rate, and only one lists 25 and 50 among its generation rates.

Converting after generation is possible, but motion interpolated between frames can smear in fast action.

1Reference first

Content should be encoded and uploaded in the same frame rate it was recorded.

YouTube Help, recommended upload encoding settings

2Vendor figures that bear on it

It can generate videos up to 30 seconds long at 30fps.

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference

24 is the only supported value currently.

Amazon Nova user guide, video generation access and usage

Make videos smoother (frame rate to up to 60 FPS)

Dreamina, AI video generator page

• Frame rate
  Upload in the frame rate recorded; 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 and 60 are named as commonYouTube Help, recommended upload encoding settings / recorded 2026-09-25
• Wan3.0 video generation
  30fpsoverviewAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan3.0 video generation API reference / recorded 2026-09-25
• Nova Reel
  24 frames per second, the only value currently supportedvideoGenerationConfig.fpsAmazon Nova user guide, video generation access and usage / recorded 2026-09-25
• Paid plan benefits
  Paid plans raise smoothness, with frame rate up to 60 FPSDreamina, AI video generator page / recorded 2026-09-25
• Model parameters
  24fps outputframe rateGoogle AI for Developers, Veo 3.1 in the Gemini API / recorded 2026-09-25
• FAQ
  Frame interpolation up to 120fps when a scene is upscaledexport resolutionHeyGen, AI Movie Maker page / recorded 2026-09-25
• LTX-2.5
  24, 25, 48 or 50 fps at every LTX-2.5 resolutionsupport matrixLTX API docs, LTX-2.5 supported models / recorded 2026-09-25
• Enhance frame rate endpoint
  Enhance frame rate converts a video to 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60 or 120 fps, or 23.98, 29.97 or 59.94Runway Dev docs, available AI models / recorded 2026-09-25

3The production side of the spec

For a delivery question like “Frame rates for broadcast and streaming”, SceneMixer states the following about what it produces:

SceneMixer separates the script language from the production language: the output (episode outlines, storyboards, on-screen text) follows your interface language, and target-region localization adapts character names, casting, and scenery for Western, East Asian, Southeast Asian, or Latin American audiences.

SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI — “Can I turn a Chinese web novel into an English-language drama?” (read 2026-10-13)

Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo is the tier every account uses for text work until you change it: it reads the script, writes with AI when you ask, and generates each episode’s storyboard, at 50% of the base text rate.

SceneMixer, Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo: the default text tier (read 2026-10-13)

4Continue the primer

• Reading a resolution claim
• What an HDR deliverable contains

The primer reads printed figures; it does not measure any vendor's files.