diff --git a/Code/IO/IOUtils.cs b/Code/IO/IOUtils.cs
index ec5291b..aa18672 100644
--- a/Code/IO/IOUtils.cs
+++ b/Code/IO/IOUtils.cs
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ namespace Flowframes.IO
 			InterpSettings curr = Interpolate.current;
 			float fps = fpsLimit ? Config.GetFloat("maxFps") : curr.outFps.GetFloat();
 
+            if (curr.outMode == Interpolate.OutMode.VidGif && fps > 50f)
+                fps = 50f;
+
 			string pattern = Config.Get("exportNamePattern");
 			string inName = Interpolate.current.inputIsFrames ? Path.GetFileName(curr.inPath) : Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(curr.inPath);
             bool encodeBoth = Config.GetInt("maxFpsMode") == 0;
diff --git a/Code/Main/InterpolateUtils.cs b/Code/Main/InterpolateUtils.cs
index 7cc770a..868f354 100644
--- a/Code/Main/InterpolateUtils.cs
+++ b/Code/Main/InterpolateUtils.cs
@@ -306,28 +306,25 @@ namespace Flowframes.Main
                 ShowMessage("Input path is not valid!");
                 passes = false;
             }
+
             if (passes && !IOUtils.IsDirValid(outDir))
             {
                 ShowMessage("Output path is not valid!");
                 passes = false;
             }
-            if (passes && /*factor != 2 && factor != 4 && factor != 8*/ factor > 16)
-            {
-                ShowMessage("Interpolation factor is not valid!");
-                passes = false;
-            }
-            if (passes && outMode == I.OutMode.VidGif && fpsOut.GetFloat() > 50 && !(Config.GetFloat("maxFps") != 0 && Config.GetFloat("maxFps") <= 50))
-            {
-                ShowMessage("Invalid output frame rate!\nGIF does not properly support frame rates above 50 FPS.\nPlease use MP4, WEBM or another video format.");
-                passes = false;
-            }
+
             if (passes && fpsOut.GetFloat() < 1f || fpsOut.GetFloat() > 1000f)
             {
                 ShowMessage($"Invalid output frame rate ({fpsOut.GetFloat()}).\nMust be 1-1000.");
                 passes = false;
             }
+
+            if (outMode == I.OutMode.VidGif && fpsOut.GetFloat() > 50 && !(Config.GetFloat("maxFps") != 0 && Config.GetFloat("maxFps") <= 50))
+                Logger.Log($"Warning: GIF will be encoded at 50 FPS instead of {fpsOut.GetFloat()} as the format doesn't support frame rates that high.");
+
             if (!passes)
                 I.Cancel("Invalid settings detected.", true);
+
             return passes;
         }
 
diff --git a/Code/Media/FfmpegEncode.cs b/Code/Media/FfmpegEncode.cs
index 1b24e1f..5eaf226 100644
--- a/Code/Media/FfmpegEncode.cs
+++ b/Code/Media/FfmpegEncode.cs
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ namespace Flowframes.Media
 
         public static async Task FramesToGifConcat(string framesFile, string outPath, Fraction rate, bool palette, int colors = 64, float resampleFps = -1, LogMode logMode = LogMode.OnlyLastLine)
         {
+            if (rate.GetFloat() > 50f && resampleFps < 50f)
+                resampleFps = 50f;  // Force limit framerate as encoding above 50 will cause problems
+
             if (logMode != LogMode.Hidden)
                 Logger.Log((resampleFps <= 0) ? $"Encoding GIF..." : $"Encoding GIF resampled to {resampleFps.ToString().Replace(",", ".")} FPS...");
+            
             string vfrFilename = Path.GetFileName(framesFile);
             string dither = Config.Get("gifDitherType").Split(' ').First();
             string paletteFilter = palette ? $"-vf \"split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen={colors}[p];[s1][p]paletteuse=dither={dither}\"" : "";
@@ -80,18 +84,5 @@ namespace Flowframes.Media
             string args = $"-f concat -r {rate} -i {vfrFilename.Wrap()} -f gif {vf} {outPath.Wrap()}";
             await RunFfmpeg(args, framesFile.GetParentDir(), LogMode.OnlyLastLine, "error", TaskType.Encode);
         }
-
-        public static async Task Encode(string inputFile, string vcodec, string acodec, int crf, int audioKbps = 0, bool delSrc = false)
-        {
-            string outPath = Path.ChangeExtension(inputFile, null) + "-convert.mp4";
-            string args = $" -i {inputFile.Wrap()} -c:v {vcodec} -crf {crf} -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a {acodec} -b:a {audioKbps}k -vf {GetPadFilter()} {outPath.Wrap()}";
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(acodec))
-                args = args.Replace("-c:a", "-an");
-            if (audioKbps < 0)
-                args = args.Replace($" -b:a {audioKbps}", "");
-            await RunFfmpeg(args, LogMode.OnlyLastLine, TaskType.Encode, true);
-            if (delSrc)
-                DeleteSource(inputFile);
-        }
     }
 }