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- Export up to 720p
- Export up to 5s video
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- Basic preset controls
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Apply Frame Drop to images and videos online
Create dropped-frame motion, stuttered playback, and frame hold looks for images and videos. Dial in low-FPS timing, irregular frame changes, and live opacity for anything from subtle judder to stop-motion style motion. Also known as: dropped frames effect, frame hold effect, stutter effect, low FPS effect
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Ideas for using the effect
Low-FPS video style
Reduce motion to a lower frame rate for crunchy music videos, edits, loops, and social clips.
Stop-motion timing
Hold frames on twos, threes, or uneven intervals to mimic handmade animation and choppy capture.
Glitchy frame skips
Use irregular timing to make movement feel unstable, digital, or broken without adding heavy distortion.
Live bleed blends
Raise Opacity to mix live motion back into held frames for ghosted movement and softer frame transitions.
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$ 12 /monthCommercial license with full features. High-resolution exports, longer clips, and work without watermarks.
- No watermarks
- Commercial license
- Dynamic effects export
- 4k resolution export
- 120s video export
- Save and share up to 10 custom presets
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$ 20 /monthKeyframes, longer video exports and unlimited presets.
- Animate effects with keyframes
- Up to 5 minutes video export
- Unlimited custom presets
- Keyframe timeline controls
- Reusable animation settings
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Frame Drop effect?
Frame Drop holds frames and updates them at a controlled rate, creating a low-FPS, stuttered, or stop-motion look.
Does Frame Drop work on videos?
Yes. Frame Drop is designed for video and real-time playback. It can also freeze still images into a held-frame look.
What does Irregularity control?
Irregularity varies the timing between held frames, so playback feels less mechanically even and more like real dropped frames.
What does Opacity do?
Opacity mixes the live source back into the held frame. Low values keep a hard frame hold; higher values let live motion bleed through.
Can I combine Frame Drop with other effects?
Yes. Frame Drop pairs well with VHS, glitch, motion blur, film grain, and color grading for stylized video edits.