Exporting and Encoding

Exporting Video

Export options can be found in the menu under File > Export.

This section shows how to export video clips using Adobe Premiere Pro. You can export in a variety of formats and it’s important to choose the right one for the job.

Important: Before exporting, make sure you have the correct panel and source selected in the workspace. For example, select the timeline panel to export the timeline, or select the preview monitor to export a clip shown there. If the export option is grayed out, you don’t have a clip or timeline selected.

AVI

To export as an AVI file, choose File > Export > Movie.

This creates a large file but is the best quality. Use this option for mastering purposes or if you want to be able to edit the video later. For maximum quality, export as an uncompressed AVI (warning: very large files will result!)

DVD

For output to DVD, choose File > Export > Export to Encore. This sends the selection to the separate Encore/Encoder application for DVD authoring.

Adobe Media Encoder

To export to a different format, choose File > Export > Adobe Media Encoder. The Export Settings window opens:

Choose a format from the drop-menu at the top right of the window. You can exports as: Flash, Windows Media, Real Media, Quicktime, and a variety of MPEG formats including Blu-ray and H.264.

These options are more compressed, so they are smaller file sizes and lower quality. Use these options for serving files on the Internet, mobile devices, or for minimizing storage requirements on disk.A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec means “compressor-decompressor” or, more commonly, “coder-decoder”. A codec (the program) should not be confused with a coding or compression format or standard – a format is a document (the standard), a way of storing data, while a codec is a program (an implementation) which can read or write such files. In practice “codec” is sometimes used loosely to refer to formats, however.

A codec encodes a data stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption, or decodes it for playback or editing. Codecs are used in videoconferencing, streaming media and video editing applications. A video camera’s analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts its analog signals into digital signals, which are then passed through a video compressor for digital transmission or storage. The term codec is also used as a generic name for a video conferencing unit.

All current formats, which are listed below, are PCM based.

• CCIR 601 used for broadcast stations
• MPEG-4 good for online distribution of large videos and video recorded to flash memory
• MPEG-2 used for DVDs, Super-VCDs, and many broadcast television formats
• MPEG-1 used for video CDs
• H.261
• H.263
• H.264 also known as MPEG-4 Part 10, or as AVC, used for Blu-ray Discs and some broadcast television formats
• Theora standardized but still in development. used for video over the internet.

Export Flash

Place your video clip in the Premiere timeline (or select another source to export). Select File > Export > Adobe Media Encoder. The Export Settings window will appear. From the Format menu select Adobe Flash Video.

From the Preset drop-menu select the preset which best matches your delivery platform. The example above shows the NTSC Source to Download 256kbps setting, suitable for web browsers on a reasonably fast connection.

To customize a preset or create your own, make a change to any of the options, then click the Save icon to the right of the Preset menu.

When you’re happy with the settings click OK. You will be prompted for a file name and location for the encoded file. Flash video files are saved with the extensions .flv.

Get FLV software

Tapes

• Betacam, Betacam SP, Betacam SX, Betacam IMX, Digital Betacam, or DigiBeta — Commercial video systems by Sony, based on original Betamax technology
• HDCAM was introduced by Sony as a high-definition alternative to DigiBeta.
• D1, D2, D3, D5, D9 (also known as Digital-S) — various SMPTE commercial digital video standards
• DV, MiniDV — used in most of today’s videotape-based consumer camcorders; designed for high quality and easy editing; can also record high-definition data (HDV) in MPEG-2 format
• DVCAM, DVCPRO — used in professional broadcast operations; similar to DV but generally considered more robust; though DV-compatible, these formats have better audio handling.
• DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD support higher bandwidths as compared to Panasonic’s DVCPRO.
• Digital8 — DV-format data recorded on Hi8-compatible cassettes; largely a consumer format
• MicroMV — MPEG-2-format data recorded on a very small, matchbook-sized cassette; obsolete
• D-VHS — MPEG-2 format data recorded on a tape similar to S-VHS

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