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January 24, 2023
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QuickTime H.264 Mov files with exports

  • January 24, 2023
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As we have done for years, bring back the QuickTime H.264 Mov. (not Mpeg 4) for exporting

19 replies

Participant
January 24, 2023
PIX requires h264 in .mov wrapper. Please could this be addressed. PIX is used very widely.
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2023
Why is this being ignored? In addition to all listed below, I can't have multiple tracks of uncompressed audio on .mp4

This needs to be addressed!
Participant
January 24, 2023
Yes, please!
michaelm256660
Participant
January 24, 2023
Agreed. PIX (used by the entire film and tv industry) is very specific about what it can handle and it will only take an H264 wrapped in a quicktime. This needs to be resolved OR adobe will lose clients to AVID which supports that export.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Yes, software should be there to serve users' needs, not dictate them!

Like others here, I am trying to deliver something to a major US broadcaster... not my decision of what to use, theirs.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
This is another area where Adobe is ignoring what professional users need, without explanation or sensible workarounds. We are starting the edit process on a 13-week half-hour episodic and we cannot meet their Quicktime h.264 export needs without having to jump through unnecessary hoops unless we ditch Adobe for AVID or go back to FCP. Ridiculous.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Agreed. This is huge. PIX works with H264 .mov.

I'm working on a show for Hulu and I cannot use AME anymore. Adobe, you've made your software unusable for basically all features.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
what should i do than i need h.264 mov for exporting right now. is there anyone have a clue.

if there are someone why do we need this. the industry neeeeeeds it. .. not me.
Participating Frequently
January 24, 2023
Quicktime is dead, that's a fact. But .mov is not, it's just a wrapper. Apple still supports h.264 in a .mov wrapper, so why can't Premiere and Adobe apps export it? We use PIX to share cuts and they have a very specific spec for upload that requires .mov.

I rather not use CC 2017, because I've already run into issues on High Sierra getting exports done in this required spec. I've had Encoder just hang up.

If Apple Compressor and FCP can export h.264 .mov files, Premiere should also be able to.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Lots of clients require Quicktime with H.264, is not a question of using mp4 instead of QT, it's required by our clients, we NEED this option!