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246 Options for using the final movie
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Windows Media Export
Exports the arrangement in Windows Media format. This is a universal
audio/video format from Microsoft. The setting options in the Advanced
dialog are correspondingly complex.
Manual configuration
Audio/Video codec: Various codecs corresponding to the many versions of
Windows Media (7, 8, 9) are possible. If playback compatibility problems
arise, try an older codec with a lower version number.
Bit rate mode: Constant and variable bit rate modes are possible; however,
most devices and streaming applications require a constant bit rate. For
VBR two-pass modes, the movie is compressed in two passes for optimal
use of the bandwidth required for highly-compressed movies on the Internet.
Bit rate/quality/audio format: The bit rate substantially determines the display
and audio quality. The higher this is, the better your videos will look and the
larger the files and the required encoding time will be. For variable bit rates,
the bit rate is adapted dynamically to the requirements of the corresponding
picture or sound material. Here, either the quality value of between 1-100
can be set or, for two-pass encoding, an average or maximum bit rate. For
audio, the bit rate is set additionally by the audio format.
Import from system profile (export type): For the most used methods (other
than for playback on mobile devices; for this you should use the supplied
presets), e.g. Internet streaming, Microsoft provides a diverse selection of
system profiles. If you have the Windows Media Encoder 9 installed
(available from Microsoft as a free download), then you can edit the profiles
or create your own. These can be loaded by pressing the "Import from profile
file" button.
Go to Clip info to insert title, author name, copyright details, and a
description.
Keyboard shortcut: Alt + F
Video as MPEG-4 video
MPEG-4 is the most advanced video format available at the moment. Unlike
other formats, this provides very high-quality pictures at the same file size.
The presets list is correspondingly long. We recommend looking through
this list for settings for each application and corresponding device.
MPEG-4 refers to a highly complex "academic" standard that operates and
is supported variably according to make. To go into detail on these
differences and parameters would be beyond the scope of this
documentation. For this reason, indications, along with the operational