Export for YouTube and make a master

Applies to 0.11Updated 25 Oct 20262 min read

Switch to Export mode, choose a preset, set captions and loudness, then send it to the background queue and keep editing.

Export a file

1. Set In and Out on the timeline to export part of a sequence, or leave them clear to export the whole sequence.
2. Switch to Export mode and choose a preset.
3. Set the captions, loudness and language options.
4. Send it to the queue and keep editing.

Presets and formats

• Presets for YouTube, Shorts / TikTok / Reels (1080×1920), square, 4:5 and 4K.
• Formats: H.264, HEVC, ProRes (Proxy to 4444) and DNxHR (LB to 444) in MOV or MXF, GIF, image sequences, and WAV, AAC or MP3 audio.
• HDR export (HDR10 PQ and HLG) for HEVC and ProRes.
• Save your own presets, or import .epr export presets.

A common pair is an H.264 or HEVC file for the upload and a ProRes master for your archive. Queue both from the same sequence.

Captions, loudness and languages

• Captions: burn them in, save them as a separate SRT or VTT file, or embed them in the video file.
• Loudness: set a loudness target with a true-peak ceiling.
• Languages: extra language audio tracks can go in the same file.
• More: audio stems, chapters from markers, file metadata, and a LUT applied to the whole export.

The background queue

The queue runs up to four exports at once and resumes after you quit and reopen the app. A failed export leaves no partial files behind.

Prefer to watch? See the tutorial Export presets for YouTube and archive.