Intended Learning Outcomes:

- Understand the exporting process
- Understand common export settings
- Local media management for exported files

Exporting!

Exporting with premiere is pretty straight forward, File>Export and Save!

Finding the right settings for the right display may be as challenging as your project setup, because Premiere is a professional video editing system, it allows you to upscale and downscale resolution as well as to expand and shrink of color space as needed. In this module we will cover exporting clips and linking files.

Frame rate, interlaced/progressive scan, aspect ratio, compression and file extensions could be changed at the time of exporting.

Export a sequence

To export a sequence as an H.264 file (the most popular option), make sure the Timeline panel is active, then choose File > Export > Media or press Control+M (Windows) or Command+M (macOS).
In the Export Settings dialog box, choose Format: H.264 and Preset: Match Source – High Bitrate.
To choose a filename and location, click the blue filename to open the "Save As" dialog box. Use this to choose an export location and a name for your new file, and then click Save.
When you’re happy with your settings, click Export. The new video file will be created, and ready to shared with the world.

Bonus!

Premiere has embedded options to publish your material directly, I personally advise you to double check your export before you publish by exporting locally and checking your work. Here are the settings to publish your project directly.

Upload your sequence to social media

Make sure the Timeline panel is active and choose File > Export > Media.
Once you have chosen your export settings, click the Publish tab.
Check the boxes and log in to the social media platforms you would like to upload to.
Enter any additional information you want, such as Tags and a Description if those options are available.
Click Export. After the file has been exported, it will automatically be uploaded to your social media platform(s) as well.

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Premiere export menu: File>Export and Save!