Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Note that the Render Video Window is divided into four areas: Location, File Options,
Range, and Render Options.
Location
: allows you to specify a name for the i le that you are going to export and a
location to save that i le.
File Options
: controls the type of i le you want to create from your animation.
Adobe Media Encoder is the default option here and gives you numerous options for
choosing the format, size, and other parameters of the video i le that you will export.
The other option in this section is a Photoshop Image Sequence, which is a relatively
specialized format that exports each frame of your video as an individual image i le.
Range
: controls the amount of the animation to export. By default, it will export
the entire animation timeline, but you can limit the export range to lesser parts of the
Timeline.
Render Options
: controls whether an alpha channel is included in the output i le
along with the i le's frame rate. Some exportable formats will not allow you to include
an alpha channel.
2
In the Location name section, type
ps1205
into the Name text i eld; the default
extension .mp4 should be kept. Click the Select Folder button, and navigate to the
ps12lessons folder, then click OK or Choose.
3
In the File Options section, note that the Format is set to H.264. This format is the
type of compression used, but there are a number of dif erent Presets that determine
the size and frame rate as well.
4
Click the Preset menu and note the multitude of options available. These presets allow
you to choose a specii c format for output, such as for the iPhone or YouTube. These
are very useful settings for the majority of the time; however, all these presets involve
some sort of compression, and generally speaking, video editors prefer uncompressed
source footage if they plan on adding video to a pre-existing project.
Because this is how this project has been framed (you are creating a lower third that will
be added to an HD video project) you will learn how to export uncompressed video.
5
Click the Format menu and choose QuickTime. The preset should be set to
Animation High Quality. If it is not, click the Preset menu and change it. The
Animation format treats every frame individually and will result in extremely high
quality video.
You can use the settings button to the right of the drop-down menu to format a QuickTime
movie for other media, such as TV and video.
