Adobe Media Encoder is a standalone encoding application that is employed by programs such as Premiere Pro, After
Effects, Soundbooth, and Encore. When you specify export settings in the Export Settings dialog box and click OK,
Premiere Pro sends the export request to the Adobe Media Encoder. When you select File > Export > Media, the
Export Settings dialog box opens in front of the Premiere Pro user interface.

You can also manually import one or more Premiere Pro sequences into the standalone Adobe Media Encoder queue
to encode them into one or more formats, or to take advantage of other features.

When the standalone Adobe Media Encoder is rendering and exporting a composition in the background, you can
continue to work in Premiere Pro. After a sequence has been added to the Adobe Media Encoder queue, the most
recently saved version of that sequence is the version that is rendered by the Adobe Media Encoder. For more
information about using Adobe Media Encoder, see Adobe Media Encoder Help.

About the Export Settings dialog box

In the Export Settings dialog box you choose the settings Adobe Media Encoder uses to encode the selected file, project,
or sequence.

For each format, the Export Settings dialog box includes some presets that are tailored for particular delivery media.
You can also save custom presets, which you can share with others or reload as needed.

Although the appearance of the Export Settings dialog box varies slightly and is accessed differently in different
software, its general form and function remain consistent. The Export Settings dialog box always contains a section for
general export settings (such as Format and Preset), and one or more tabbed sections. The tabbed sections available
depend on the format and preset you specify. The tab section menu also contains commands specific to the selected
format.

When you export a movie file to many formats, you can crop the image, or apply certain filters. By applying the filter
settings before encoding, Adobe Media Encoder ensures the highest quality output. You can also specify
post-encoding tasks, such as generating a log file or uploading the exported file to a specified server automatically.

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