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USING ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER CS4
Encoding media
Last updated 4/29/2012
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Waveform Audio File (WAV; Mac OS) or Windows Waveform (WAV; Windows): is used for audio production,
or an archival format.
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mp3: is used for lower bandwidth consumer audio.
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Advanced Audio Coding (AAC): higher bandwidth consumer audio.
Note: The export options available largely depend on which version of Adobe Media Encoder is installed. For example, if
Adobe Media Encoder is installed with a stand-alone version of Adobe InDesign, it can only export H.264 and FLV video.
If it is installed with Production Premium, Adobe Media Encoder can export all of these formats. For more details,
After you have chosen a format setting, choose one of the available presets before moving on to pre-encoding tasks
and exporting. For more information about choosing Presets, see “
Encode video and audio with Adobe Media Encoder
You can select individual files and specify different settings based on the type of video format and quality required for
each file, or you can select multiple files and specify the same settings for all of them.
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Start Adobe Media Encoder by selecting Start > All Programs > Adobe Media Encoder (Windows), or open the
folder that contains the Adobe Media Encoder application, and double click the application icon (Macintosh).
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In Adobe Media Encoder, add source video or audio clips, Adobe Premiere Pro sequences, or Adobe After Effects
compositions to the list of files to encode. You can drag a file into the list, or click the Add button and select a file
on your computer.
Note: To add Adobe Premiere Pro sequences or Adobe After Effects compositions to the list of files to encode, you must
use the File > Add Adobe Premiere Pro sequences or File > Add Adobe After Effects Compositions menu commands.
These file types cannot be dragged into the list of files to encode.
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To add video or audio clips, drag a file into the list, or click the Add button and select a file on your computer.
You can select multiple video files and drag them into the list of files to encode.
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To add an Adobe Premiere Pro sequence, select File > Add Adobe Premiere Pro sequences. In the Select
Premiere Pro Sequence dialog box, select a Premiere Pro project on your computer, and click OK.
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To add Adobe After Effects compositions, select File > Add Adobe After Effects Compositions. In the Select
After Effects Compositions dialog box, select After Effects compositions on your computer, and click OK.
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Click the Format menu and select a format with which to encode the video or audio clip.
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Click the Preset menu, and select an encoding preset suitable for your intended application.
Choosing a format automatically makes available a list of associated presets designed for particular delivery
scenarios (for example, the Apple iPod Video Small preset for the H.264 format). Choosing a preset activates the
appropriate options in the various settings panels (Video, Audio, and so on).
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Verify that the export profile you’ve selected is appropriate for your intended application.
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Enter a filename for the encoded file. If you don’t specify a filename, Adobe Media Encoder uses the filename of the
source video clip.
You can specify a destination folder in which to save the encoded file relative to the folder containing the source
video clip. When specifying a destination folder:
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The destination folder you specify must already exist. If you specify a folder that does not exist, an error message
informs you that the file cannot be encoded because the folder cannot be found.