Premiere Pro – Exporting Media

Your edit is finished, now what? It’s time to export! We recommend that you first duplicate your sequence and rename it “Sequence Name + Export + Date” and set an in and out point for the length of your sequence. This way, you’ll always have a record in your project for the state of your edit at each export.

Navigate to File > Export > Media or use the keyboard shortcut “cmd+M”

The Premiere Pro Export Settings dialog box is simple and easy to navigate.

  1. The blue text is your file name.  Click on it to set an export destination and change it. A good file name (like “Proj_Export_200205”) tells you everything you need to know and allows you to keep track of when it was created.
  2. Select a format in the “Format” drop-down menu and a codec preset in the “Preset” drop down menu.
  3. Double check that “Match Source” is selected in “Basic Video Settings”
  4. Click the “Export” button at the bottom for the Export Settings dialog box.

Vassar Film production classes export in two different formats:

H.264 is the best export setting for in-class viewing and uploading or sharing.  It’s a highly compressed codec so the file size is usually nice and small.

  • Format: H.264
  • Preset: High Quality 1080P HD
  • Basic Video Settings: Choose “Match Source” or set resolution to “1920×1080” and “Frame Rate” to 23.98

QuickTime Apple ProRes 422 HQ is a less compressed intraframe codec. It’s a great format for archival and our Codec for Sr Workshop Showcases.

  • Format: QuickTime
  • Preset: Apple ProRes 422 HQ 
  • Basic Video Settings: Choose “Match Source” or set resolution to “1920×1080” and “Frame Rate” to 23.98