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caroline_editsCommunity Manager
Community Manager
September 5, 2016
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FAQ: How to export in Premiere Pro

  • September 5, 2016
  • 6 replies
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Export settings in Premiere Pro can be a little overwhelming.

 

  • Help documentation for Exporting from Premiere Pro is here.
  • Here are some short tutorials to help you post to the most popular platforms.

 

https://youtu.be/nogynEmPD_k

Details on video formatting for Youtube can also be found here in Google's help documentation.

 

Different formats that work for Facebook can be found here in their help documentation.

 

More details here on Instagram's requirements for posting video. 

 

Auto-reframe can save you lots of time when working with vertical video. More details here on Adobe's HelpX platform. 

 

H.264 formatted videos make for an easy delivery. They're quick to upload and compatible with all share services. 

 

Save your final projects in a high resolution so your portfolio stays crisp and clean. 

 

I hope this helps you get a better understanding on the export options available in Premiere Pro! For more details on file formats, go here. 

Caroline

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    caylak0723
    caylak0723
    New Participant
    June 27, 2019

    I have used premier pro to edit videos many times and never had an issue before until now.

    I made a project and when I try to export the media, it only will give me the option to export as a 3gp.

    The format is a MPEG4 but the preset will only give me two options with h.263

    The videos were shot in 1080HD. and in the past or on different projects, it will give me a giant list to choose from, or custom. It shouldn't be any different now.

    This time when I was editing, what I did different from past videos was I put the music (mp3) on the sequencing/editing bar first. In the past, I put the video clips on first and then added the music. Did that cause this to happen?

    To try to fix it, Ive copied the edited video clips into a new project and then placed the song there after, but it still only gave me one option to export as.

    Is there any way to fix this without me having to re-edit the whole video on a all new project?

    gerikp
    Community Expert
    gerikpCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 28, 2019

    Why are you needing to export with the MPEG4 format? Where is your video going? Did you try the H.264 format, which is a very common delivery format, you will have lots of presets to choose. And that will give you an mp4 video file which is what you are indicating you want by reading the subject of this post.

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    displaced7
    Inspiring
    January 22, 2019

    What would be the highst quality settings for delivering video to a client?

    Is it worth using H265 (I see there is only a VBR 1-pass option)?

    Ideally, I'd like to have an uncompressed (or at least 100% quality with a codec) for archives and a high quality, but smaller file size, to deliver.  They will be able to resize for YouTube, Facebook, etc.  The video will be 1080p.

    Thanks!

    Averdahl
    Community Expert
    AverdahlCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 22, 2019

    For delivery specs it´s often best to ask the client. Different clients have different demands.

    For archives, use DNxHD, CineForm or ProRes.

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      displaced7
      Inspiring
      January 22, 2019

      They aren't video 'professionals', but someone would be uploading to YouTube/FB/etc., on their end (so maybe very, very basic video experience).  They would defer to my suggestion, or not ask, about the video settings.

      I'd like to give them two versions - H.264 and something else just in case they have someone that can resize, etc.

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      paulkcoco
      New Participant
      November 29, 2017

      Hey,

      I work lots of social media videos so I'd often export clips from Premiere to be used as Instagram Stories. I used to use the Android Tablet preset and just play with the sequence settings to export a video that would upload straight to Instagram as a story, but since the update I can't seem to export anything that uploads as an Instagram story. I've tried using the Mobile Device presets from the update. I've tried exactly replicating the old Android Tablet preset. But nothing seems to be working. I don't even know what the exact problem is. It just doesn't work any more.

      Does anyone have any experience with this? Any suggested solutions?

      Thanks!

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        excited_Genie16B8
        Legend
        November 29, 2017

        Find out what the requirements for Instagram uploads are, and export same.

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        ofmice5
        New Participant
        October 31, 2017

        There's many export options in the media export dropdown list.  Which one is best for Facebook.  My video is 1920x1080.  29 frames.  I'd like people to see it full screen on their cell phones.

        HP, windows 10, intel i7, premiere pro cc

        John T Smith
        Community Expert
        John T SmithCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 31, 2017

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        christopherm57682811
        christopherm57682811
        Known Participant
        September 29, 2017

        I have a 1080p video I uploaded to facebook.  After about half a day worth of uploading, the results on facebook were atrocious.

        It looked like an 8-color atari video, funny huh... well not really, literally.  I've actually never seen a look so bad in all of my facebook feeds.

        I must be way off for export settings!

        The original video was exported, optimized for YouTube settings.  Some literature I came across noted that anything optimized for YouTube, should be equally good for FaceBook.  I've not found that to be true.

        The original video export from Premiere Pro CC was in mp4 format. It was approx. 7 minutes long and the total file size was approx. 800 MB.

        The original media was 1080p video capture from a Canon 5D at 30 fps.

        The main export settings used were (showing Video & Audio settings):

        This is what I uploaded to facebook that looked like total poop.

        I feel like I need to dumb it down in quality in order for facebook to minimize it's compression.

        Is there some go-to export settings from Premiere Pro for best results on facebook?

        It's odd that most peoples basic smartphone videos look 100x's better than a clean 1080p PP-CC export after facebook get's it's compressing hands on it!

        Thanks!

        Kevin-Monahan
        Community Manager
        Kevin-MonahanCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        September 29, 2017

        Hi Christopher M,

        I have had pretty good success uploading ProRes 422 files up to Facebook. Have you tried that (or if on PC, try DNxHD/HR or Cineform)? Takes longer but with great results.

        Thanks,
        Kevin

        Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
        christopherm57682811
        christopherm57682811
        Known Participant
        September 29, 2017

        Giving this a try...

        I'm using the settings suggested in this video for ProRes settings:

        Export ProRes 422 from Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 (Mac) - YouTube

        I'll return with results,

        Thanks!

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        nben233
        New Participant
        September 5, 2016

        Hello, I have lately been having trouble when exporting my edited video to use for Youtube. I have tried (I think) everything! When I'm filming the video I film it in 1920x1080 at 16x9 ratio which is what Youtube asks for. I then import my videos into premiere pro cc, edit it all, then when exporting I have tried every setting I can think of but no matter what I do, when I upload to youtube it either puts black bars on the sides of my video or it zooms in just a tad. I have exported in h.264 by match source high brilliant, h.264 by youtube 1920x1080, as well as a few others! Can someone please tell me what export settings I should be using so that how it looks when I'm viewing it in premiere pro, is how it will look when viewed on Youtube! As well is there like a completely different setting that I'm just not thinking of that is causing this?

        Thanks!

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        excited_Genie16B8
        Legend
        September 5, 2016

        My first advice is to know what you're doing.  If you've "tried everything", that implies that you don't know what you're doing and are taking shots in the dark.

        You should remedy that.  Learn about codecs, frame rates, resolutions, pixel aspect ratios - all of it.  Know what you're doing.

        Having said that, my second piece of advice is to export to DNxHD using the HQX preset.  The files are large, but I do find the results on YouTube better than H.264 uploads.

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        HarveyBlogger
        New Participant
        February 11, 2020

        Could you be anymore condescending. That's the whole point in these forums. 

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