If you need to check the source settings of your footage, refer to the Project Index available alongside your class projects in Google Drive.Ĭlick Save and you will be brought back to the Finder 'save as' page.ĭouble check that you have chosen the proper file name and target location for your file then click save again to begin exporting! This process may take a few minutes depending on the length of your edit. If your project settings were set to match your source footage when you started your project, then the rest of your settings (raster dimensions, aspect ratio, etc.) should be correct. Make sure that 'Video' and 'Audio' BOTH have check marks - if not, you will be missing one or the other.Ĭlick the drop-down menu next to 'Codec Family' and select H.264Ĭheck that your audio is set to stereo (unless you have intentionally mixed for mono or 5.1)

The first setting on the next menu will be 'Export as' - select MOV. Note: Avid gives us some presets above the option button, but anything you choose there will be overridden by our choices in the next menu. Name your file (above) and select 'options' (below) Here's how to export an H.264 format file: H.264 is an extremely common codec because it compresses your video to a manageable file size without sacrificing too much quality. We have provided two ways to achieve an H.264 file below. In some versions of Avid and Mac OS, H.264 is not natively available as an export setting. Depending on which Mac OS you are working with, your export settings may vary.

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