diff --git a/src/components/canvas/players/html5-player.ts b/src/components/canvas/players/html5-player.ts
index 85585556..86097065 100644
--- a/src/components/canvas/players/html5-player.ts
+++ b/src/components/canvas/players/html5-player.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class Html5Player extends Player {
 	private decodedFrames: Map<number, pixi.Texture> = new Map();
 	private decodeInFlight: number | null = null;
 	private captureInFlight: Promise<Blob[] | null> | null = null;
-	private captureFps: number = 30;
+	private captureFps: number = 25;
 	private mode: Html5Mode = "editing";
 	private contentHash: string | null = null;
 	private capturedHash: string | null = null;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ export class Html5Player extends Player {
 		const height = this.clipConfiguration.height || this.edit.size.height;
 		this.renderedWidth = width;
 		this.renderedHeight = height;
-		this.captureFps = this.edit.getOutputFps() || 30;
+		this.captureFps = this.edit.getOutputFps();
 		this.contentHash = await this.hashAsset();
 
 		const iframe = createOffscreenIframe(width, height);
diff --git a/src/core/export/export-coordinator.ts b/src/core/export/export-coordinator.ts
index ca46cee2..523589d6 100644
--- a/src/core/export/export-coordinator.ts
+++ b/src/core/export/export-coordinator.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class ExportCoordinator {
 	}
 
 	async exportBlob(options: ExportBlobOptions = {}): Promise<Blob> {
-		return this.encode(this.edit.getEdit().output?.fps ?? 30, options);
+		return this.encode(this.edit.getOutputFps(), options);
 	}
 
 	async export(filename = "shotstack-export.mp4", fps?: number): Promise<void> {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class ExportCoordinator {
 
 		this.progressUI.create();
 		try {
-			const blob = await this.encode(fps ?? this.edit.getEdit().output?.fps ?? 30, {
+			const blob = await this.encode(fps ?? this.edit.getOutputFps(), {
 				onProgress: (fraction, stage) => this.progressUI.update(fraction * 100, 100, stage)
 			});
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class ExportCoordinator {
 		if (e.target instanceof HTMLInputElement || e.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) return;
 		if (e.code === "KeyE" && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && !exporting.has(this.edit)) {
 			e.preventDefault();
-			this.export("shotstack-export.mp4", this.edit.getEdit().output?.fps || 30).catch(err => console.error("Export failed:", err));
+			this.export("shotstack-export.mp4", this.edit.getOutputFps()).catch(err => console.error("Export failed:", err));
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/core/output-settings-manager.ts b/src/core/output-settings-manager.ts
index 1d99ceee..9bb32059 100644
--- a/src/core/output-settings-manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/output-settings-manager.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ export class OutputSettingsManager {
 	}
 
 	getFps(): number {
-		return this.edit.getResolvedEdit()?.output?.fps ?? 30;
+		const output = this.edit.getResolvedEdit()?.output;
+		// The render's defaults, so the preview and the render step through the same frames.
+		return output?.fps ?? (output?.resolution === "preview" ? 12 : 25);
 	}
 
 	// ─── Format ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/tests/export-coordinator.test.ts b/tests/export-coordinator.test.ts
index 371c4a2e..c2e03206 100644
--- a/tests/export-coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/tests/export-coordinator.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ function createHarness() {
 		tracks: [] as Array<Array<{ clipId: string; needsResolution: boolean }>>,
 		getEdit: jest.fn(() => ({ output: { fps: 2 } as { fps: number; mute?: boolean } })),
 		getOutputFormat: jest.fn(() => "mp4"),
+		getOutputFps: jest.fn(() => 2),
 		getResolvedEdit: () => ({ timeline: { tracks: [] }, output: { format: "mp4" } }),
 		getFontUrlByFamilyAndWeight: () => null,
 		whenSettled: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
diff --git a/tests/html5-player.test.ts b/tests/html5-player.test.ts
index b30c3816..522587b9 100644
--- a/tests/html5-player.test.ts
+++ b/tests/html5-player.test.ts
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ const frameMarkup = (blob: Blob) =>
 function createStillPlayer() {
 	const created = createPlayer();
 	Object.assign(created.edit, { getCanvas: () => null });
-	Object.assign(created.player, { getLength: () => 2 });
+	Object.assign(created.player, { getLength: () => 2, captureFps: 30 });
 	jest.spyOn(HTMLIFrameElement.prototype, "srcdoc", "set").mockImplementation(function navigate(this: HTMLIFrameElement) {
 		setTimeout(() => {
 			const doc = this.contentDocument!;
diff --git a/tests/output-resolution.test.ts b/tests/output-resolution.test.ts
index 0774c818..0d575e50 100644
--- a/tests/output-resolution.test.ts
+++ b/tests/output-resolution.test.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ describe("Output Resolution and AspectRatio", () => {
 	let edit: Edit;
 	let emitSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
 
+	describe("output fps", () => {
+		it("defaults to the render's 25 fps", () => {
+			expect(edit.getOutputFps()).toBe(25);
+		});
+
+		it("defaults to the render's 12 fps at preview resolution", async () => {
+			await edit.setOutputResolution("preview");
+			expect(edit.getOutputFps()).toBe(12);
+		});
+
+		it("uses the edit's fps when set", async () => {
+			await edit.setOutputFps(30);
+			expect(edit.getOutputFps()).toBe(30);
+		});
+	});
+
 	beforeEach(async () => {
 		edit = new Edit(createMinimalEdit());
 		await edit.load();