Video exports settings – Adobe Media Encoder CC User Manual
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Encoding and exporting
Last updated 12/15/2014
Video exports settings
Adobe Media Encoder is used both as a standalone application and as a component of Adobe Premiere Pro, After
Effects, and Flash Professional. In some contexts—including rendering and exporting from Premiere Pro—you set
encoding options in the full Adobe Media Encoder Export Settings dialog box. In other contexts—including rendering
and exporting from After Effects—you set encoding options in a format-specific Options dialog box that only presents
a subset of the encoding options.
Adobe Media Encoder ships with many presets, each of which sets the various options to meet the requirements for a
common target output. In the Export Settings or format-specific Options dialog box, the options available on the Video
tab depend on the format you’ve specified.
Options not documented here are either specific to the selected format or do not require documentation. For detailed
information, consult the specifications for the selected format. For example, MPEG formats include many advanced
options not listed here. For detailed information on options not listed, consult the specifications for the MPEG-2
(ISO/IEC 13818) format and th
.
Note: Some capture cards and plug-in software provide their own dialog boxes with specific options. If the options you see
are different from the options described here, see the documentation for your capture card or plug-in.
For general information about compression settings, see
TV Standard
Conforms the output to the NTSC standard or to the PAL standard. When set to Match Source, Adobe
Media Encoder automatically sets this value to match the source. For example, if the source file frame rate is 25 fps,
Adobe Media Encoder sets the TV standard to PAL.
Frame Dimensions
Dimensions, in pixels, of the output frame. When set to Match Source, Adobe Media Encoder
automatically sets this value to match the frame dimensions of the source. (See
Image aspect ratio and frame size
.)
Frame Rate
Frame rate of the output file in frames per second. Some codecs support a specific set of frame rates. When
set to Match Source, Adobe Media Encoder automatically sets this value to match the frame rate of the source. (See
.)
Field Order or Field Type
Specifies whether the output file has progressive frames or frames made up of interlaced
fields, and if the latter, which field will be written first. Progressive is the correct setting for computer display and
motion picture film. Choose Upper First or Lower First when exporting video for an interlaced medium, such as NTSC,
or PAL. When set to Match Source, Adobe Media Encoder automatically sets this value to match the field order of the
source. (See
Interlaced versus noninterlaced video
.)
Aspect or Pixel Aspect Ratio
Select the pixel aspect ratio appropriate for the output type. When the pixel aspect ratio
(displayed in parentheses) is 1.0, the output will have square pixels; all others will have non-square pixels. Because
computers generally display pixels as squares, content using non-square pixel aspect ratios appear stretched when
viewed on a computer but appear with the correct proportions when viewed on a video monitor. When set to Match
Source, in H.264 and MPEG-2 formats, Adobe Media Encoder automatically sets this value to match the pixel aspect
ratio of the source. (See
.)
Profile
Specifies whether Adobe Media Encoder will use the Baseline, Main, or High profile.
Note: Profile and Level settings are relevant to formats that use variants of MPEG encoding, including H.264.
Recommended settings are often a combination of Profile and Level settings. For example, a common recommendation for
high-quality encoding for Internet distribution is a setting of High Profile, Level 5.1. For more information, see the
.
Level
Level used by Adobe Media Encoder, with ranges that differ depending on output format. The different level
choices can constrain the Frame Size, Frame Rate, Field Order, Aspect, and Bitrate settings.