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Exporting
Last updated 11/6/2011
Exporting editable movie or audio files
About exporting movie and audio files
An edited sequence consists of clips that refer to corresponding media files on a hard disk. Whereas exporting a
sequence to tape or DVD continues to reference those source files, exporting a movie, still, or audio file creates a new
file. You may export files, for example, to grab a single frame from a clip to use as a still image, to mix all your
soundtracks to a single audio file, to render your sequence to a file that can be edited in another application, or to
deliver to an audience over the web.
You can export a movie in any of the file types listed in the Export Settings dialog box, including types best for editing,
such as Microsoft DV AVI (Windows only) and QuickTime, and those best for web delivery, such as FLV. You can
export a movie in a high-definition format, such as Uncompressed Microsoft AVI, P2 Movie, or H.264 Blu-ray, but
you cannot export a movie file specifically in HDV format. Also, you can export only the audio portion of a sequence
in a format suitable for audio editing.
Export a movie file for further editing
You can export a movie file, without encoding it, from any sequence. After you’ve edited the files, you can add them
back into your project. Since they are typically rendered without compression at the full resolution of the project, you
can edit these files like any other clip without loss of quality or performance. You can export a movie file when you
want to flatten the contents of a multitrack sequence into a single video and single audio track. You can select an AVI
or QuickTime file type to export a movie file to another application for additional editing.
Note: You cannot export a movie file into an HDV format file. You can, however, export a movie into a high-definition
MPEG-2 format file. Also, you can export an HDV sequence directly to tape on an HDV device (Windows only).
1 Do one of the following:
• To export a sequence, select the sequence in a Timeline panel or Program Monitor.
• To export a clip, select the clip in the Source Monitor or Project panel.
2 To specify a range of frames to export, do one of the following:
• In a sequence, set the work area.
• In a clip, set an In point and Out point.
3 Choose File > Export > Media.
4 In the Export Settings dialog box, from the Format menu, choose the file type suitable for your target application.
Use Uncompressed Microsoft AVI (Windows only), P2 Movie, or H.264 Blu-ray to export a high-definition movie file.
5 (Optional) To customize settings, click the Advanced Mode button in the Export Settings pane.
This will open several panels where you can change various settings.
6 Click OK to close the Settings dialog box.
7 Specify a location and filename, then click OK.
If you want to cancel exporting, press Esc. It may take several seconds to cancel the operation.
Use the Save Preset and Import Preset buttons in the Export Settings dialog box to save, and later quickly
import settings that you use frequently. Importing saved settings is particularly useful when you create several types
of video files (for example, NTSC and web video) from the same project.