Threads video frame rate 23 to 60 fps: conform with video-trim
Threads accepts 23 to 60 fps video. Sume video-trim output.fps takes 24, 25, 30 or 60, all inside that range. Conform a mixed-rate clip in one call.

Threads video must run between 23 and 60 frames per second. Sume video-trim accepts output.fps of 24, 25, 30 or 60, and every one of them sits inside the Threads range, so one trim call can conform an odd-rate source.
Which values are safe?
Only exact-precision trims can conform, because the docs state that output is exact only.
| Value | Inside 23 to 60? | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Yes | output.fps on video-trim and timeline |
| 25 | Yes | output.fps |
| 30 | Yes | output.fps |
| 60 | Yes | output.fps |
What does the call look like?
This request cuts 30 seconds and forces 1080 by 1920 at 30 fps. Do not combine output with precision: keyframe, because the API refuses that with video_trim_output_requires_exact.
curl -X POST https://api.sume.com/v1/video-trim \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SUME_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: threads-fps-001" \
-d '{"video_url": "https://media.sume.com/artifacts/artf_demo/talk.mp4", "start": 0, "duration": 30, "output": {"width": 1080, "height": 1920, "fps": 30}}'Why conform at all?
The timeline docs warn that a render whose rate differs from its sources repeats or drops frames and can judder, and report output_fps_resamples_sources. Choosing 24, 25, 30 or 60 deliberately is better than inheriting a value outside 23 to 60.
The trim price in the docs is $0.02 per job.
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