Change File Format

[jimj60411374]

Newbie here!

How to I change the prproj format to mp4 or mov without losing to much of the original format? Thank you!

I originally shoot drone footage in mov and after editing- I need it back as mov!

[Richard van den Boogaard]

Hi,

PrProj stands for Premiere Project file, which basically is nothing more than an XML that can be created/read by Premiere with instructions how to use the source footage (which can include audio, video and a plethora of other file formats) to create an output file (i.e. your MP4).

Once done with your edit, select the sequence (point your mouse to highlight it) and hit CTRL/CMD+M to bring up the Export function. Now you can choose the export codec (I believe it defaults to h.264 with an MP4 container). After choosing your settings you can either choose to send the Export to Adobe Media Encoder or Export it from PPro directly. The latter will temporarily freeze up PPro, while the first allows you to continue working inside PPro while the encode runs in the background through Media Encoder.

Hope this helps.

Please feel free to look at the basic tutorials for PPro: Adobe Premiere Pro Help | Adobe Premiere Pro User Guide

[kulpreet singh · Accepted solution]

Hi Jimj60411374,

How to I change the prproj format to mp4 or mov without losing to much of the original format?

You need to export your sequence as a video file (.mov in your case), .prproj is the extension of the Premiere Pro project.

Find more information here: Exporting workflows in Premiere Pro

Export a sequence, clip, or frame from Premiere Pro | Adobe Premiere Pro CC tutorials

Let me know if that helps.

Thanks,

Kulpreet Singh

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