Export queue window, Export settings viewing area – Adobe Media Encoder CS4 User Manual

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USING ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER CS4

Encoding media

Last updated 4/29/2012

Export Queue window

The Export Queue window (the main Adobe Media Encoder application window) lets you add media assets to the
encoding queue, select encoding formats and encoding settings, manage the progress of the export queue, preview the
currently encoding video, and monitor the elapsed and remaining encoding times of media assets using a progress bar.

Note: The Settings button visible in the illustration below is available in Adobe Media Encoder 4.0.1 or later. If you
haven’t already done so, select Help > Updates to upgrade to version 4.0.1.

Export Queue window.

A. Export queue list B. Progress bar C. Queue controls D. Video preview window

Export Settings viewing area

The Export Settings dialog box includes a large viewing area where you can toggle between Source and Output tabs.
The Source tab includes an image area, and an interactive cropping feature. The Output tab includes an image area
that previews the output frame size and pixel aspect ratio (PAR). A time display and a timeline are located under the
image area in both the Source panel and Output panel. The timeline includes a playhead, a viewing area bar, and
buttons for setting In points and Out points. Other tabs include various encoding settings, depending on the selected
format.