exporting footage to .mp4

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February 21, 2021
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I wish to export to .mp4 file, footage captured from VHS and miniDV tapes. What kind of settings must be used in the export pane, in order to combine optimum quality and the smallest possible file size?

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Byron Cortez

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Go to the File / Export / Media... menu, and in Export Settings choose the H.264 Format and in the Preset choose Match Source - High Bitrate. With these settings, whatever your format is it will be practically the same but lighter and in MP4, even if the original quality of your video is good it will still be visibly good, but if it is bad it will also remain bad.

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genikAuthor

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For a 7min VHS footage,
with the MatchSource setting i get 573mb file

and with these settings i get a 150mb file

The quality seems the same.
What do u think?

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Byron Cortez

Community Expert

There are many variables that define why you need a video with high quality or low quality, I cannot give you that answer, in fact it is you who decides what quality you need or is convenient for you. If you see that 2/20 Mbps suits you well then use that setting, otherwise you can go testing and rehearsing to reach a balance between quality and size.

Byron.