
Exporting to a video file
When you're done with a movie you probably want to share it by putting it on a web site, burning to a disk or putting it on an iPod. To do that you need to render a video file.
To export a video movie file:
- Choose "Export Movie..." from the File menu.
- A save file sheet appears that lets you specify the saving location and file name.
- Choose a file format from the second lowest popup in the window. MPEG-4 works with most applications so it's generally a good choice. QuickTime has more expert settings but is slightly less available on PC and the iPod, AppleTV and 3G are for respective devices.
- Next either choose a template quality setting from the popup at the bottom of the save panel, or click the Settings... button to get detailed control of the quality. The detailed settings are saved in the template popup as Recent Settings.
- Click the Save button at the lower right to start converting abd saving the movie.
- Take a break while waiting for the movie to save. This can take a long time, depending on the length and size of the movie and the compression settings.
Expert tip (Leopard only)
Press the Option key when clicking the Settings... button to save the settings as a new template that you can name yourself.
See also
Exporting Frames
Exporting the selected graphic
Licensing VideoCanvas