Your first conversion

This walkthrough uses a video source and the Balanced MP4 preset. The same queue workflow applies to audio and images.

Drop a supported file into Frame, or choose Add source to open the file picker. Frame inspects the source and adds it to the queue.

Select the file’s row. Its preview and inspector now refer to that file. The Metadata tab shows the source details, including the streams Frame detected.

Open Presets and select Balanced MP4. Then open Output to review the configuration.

The General section contains the output format and output name. Other sections expose the settings relevant to that format and source: video or images, audio, subtitles, filters, and metadata.

For your first conversion, keep the preset’s encoding defaults. Once you have a working result, change one setting at a time and compare the output.

If the source has audio or subtitle streams, check the tracks you want to export. Frame exports the selected source tracks. An unchecked track is not included just because it was present in the input.

Choose subtitle handling deliberately: a selectable subtitle track and text burned into the picture produce different results. See subtitles.

Choose an output folder. You can set a default output folder in app Settings for future work.

If a destination is missing, the main action reads Choose output and opens the folder picker. Check the output name before starting, especially when exporting several versions of the same source.

Check the file in the queue and choose Start. The queue shows conversion status and progress while FFmpeg processes the file. Logs are available if you need details about the operation.

When the conversion finishes, open the result from your output folder and check playback, audio, and subtitles in the player you intend to use.

Add more sources to the queue and configure them individually, or use presets to reuse settings across compatible files. Batch conversion explains selection, shared settings, and concurrency.