# Setting the Frame Rate and Size of Your Movie

The frame rate and camera size you set for your animation determines how your animation is rendered during export and playback.

- The frame rate sets the speed at which the movie will play back. The higher you set the frame rate, the faster your animation will play.

By default, the frame rate is set to 12 frames per second.

- The camera size defines the resolution of your final animation. Toon Boom Studio uses that camera to render the final movie. The larger the camera resolution, the larger the scene space you have.

Although you can change the size of your movie at any time, you must set the frame rate before you import any sound.

| If you change the frame rate after you add your sound elements, you run the risk of de-synchronizing the sound effects with the animation.

To define the frame rate and size of your movie:

1. Select File > Animation Properties. The Animation Properties dialog box opens

2. Type the frame rate at which you want to play the rendered movie in the Frame Rate field. The following frame rates are commonly used:

- 1, 2, 12, 24, and 30 frames per second.

3. Type the size of the final movie in the Camera Size fields.

- Left field: the width of the movie.
- Right field: the height of the movie.

The following resolutions are commonly used:

- 160 x 120
- 320 x 240
- 640 x 480
- 720 x 540 (NTSC)

4. Click OK when done.

See Also
Real-Time Playback
Exporting Your Movie