Adobe media encoder application preferences – Adobe Media Encoder CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE MEDIA ENCODER CS4
Encoding media
Last updated 4/29/2012
Resizing
lets you modify the width and height of the video frame. You can specify a frame size in pixels or as a
percentage of the original image size.
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Select a video you want to crop, trim, or resize.
To select a video in the encoding list, click the video name in the video encoding queue.
2
Select Edit > Export Settings.
The Export Settings dialog box is displayed.
3
If you haven’t yet specified encoding setting for the video clip, do so now. To learn more, see “
audio with Adobe Media Encoder
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The crop and resizing controls are located in the upper left corner of the Export Settings dialog box, above the video
preview.
5
Enter values for the right, left, top, and bottom edges to crop the video, or use the Crop tool button
to visually
adjust the dimensions of the video. Guides in the preview window indicate the cropped area.
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Click the Crop Proportions pop-up menu, and select an aspect ratio for the crop rectangle.
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Click the Output tab to preview the cropped image. From the Crop Setting menu, choose one of the following:
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Scale To Fit
To eliminate letterboxing and pillarboxing resulting from cropping, or from using video of different
pixel size.
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Black Borders
To allow letterboxing or pillarboxing if you resize the target dimensions larger than the source
video.
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Change Output Size
To automatically set the frame height and frame width of the output to the height and
width of the cropped frame. Choose this setting if you want to export content for use with Flash Player or other web
applications without black borders such as those used with letterboxing or pillarboxing.
Note: The minimum size to which you can crop an image is 40 pixels by 40 pixels.
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To set the in and out points (the points at which the video begins and ends), drag the in and out point markers
below the scrubber bar until you finish adjusting the video clip size.
The video preview window lets you visually identify beginning and ending frames where you can trim the video
clip. You can also use the elapsed time counter (located in the Trim section of the dialog box) to locate specific
points in time where you can trim the video clip.
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Preview the video by dragging the playhead over the scrubber bar to ensure that it plays appropriately.
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When you finish cropping and trimming the video, you can add cue points, further modify the export settings of
the video, or click OK to return to the main Adobe Media Encoder dialog box.
video and audio with Adobe Media Encoder
Note: When you encode the video, the original source video clip is not changed. You can always re-encode a video clip
and specify new settings if your initial attempt does not produce the results you want.
Adobe Media Encoder application preferences
Adobe Media Encoder lets you set preferences for general application operations, editing operations, and clipboard
operations.
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Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Media Encoder > Preferences (Macintosh).