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Export Settings Format options
When
you export using Adobe Media Encoder, you select a format in the
Export Settings dialog box for your output. The format you select
determines which Preset options are available. Select the format
best suited for your output goal. Depending on the product, select
from these options:
- Microsoft AVI (Windows only)
- A video file format developed for Windows. Filename extension:
.avi.
- Windows Bitmap (Windows only)
- A still-image format developed for Windows. Filename extension:
.bmp.
Note: You can export a clip, project, or sequence as a
series of frames in Windows Bitmap format. With Windows Bitmap selected
as the format, check Export As Sequence on the Video tab.
- Animated GIF (Windows only)
- An animation format developed for web delivery. Filename
extension: .gif.
- GIF (Windows only)
- A still-image format developed for web delivery. Filename extension:
.gif.
- Audio Interchange File Format (Mac OS only)
- AIFF-C, developed for 5.1 audio channel mapping. Filename
extension: .aif.
- Waveform Audio File (Mac OS) or Windows Waveform (Windows)
- An audio file format developed for Windows, but supported
on Mac OS. Filename extension: .wav.
- P2 Movie
- Media eXchange Format, Op-Atom variety used by Panasonic DVCPRO50
and DVCPRO HD video cameras. Filename extension: .mxf.
- QuickTime (available in Windows only if QuickTime is
installed)
- The Apple Computer multimedia architecture that includes
some codecs. The Adobe Media Encoder Export Settings dialog box
is useful for setting options for QuickTime codecs. Filename extension:
.mov.
- Targa
- A bitmapped graphics file format. Targa handles 16-, 24-,
and 32-bit color. Filename extensions: .tga.
Note: You can export
a clip, project, or sequence as a series of frames in Targa format. With
Targa selected as the format, check Export As Sequence on the Video
tab.
- TIFF
- (Tagged Image File Format) A still-image bitmap graphics
file format that handles monochrome, gray scale, and 8- and 24-bit
color. TIFF allows for customization, and several versions have
been created, which does not guarantee compatibility between all
programs. Filename extension: .tif.
Note: You can export a clip,
project, or sequence as a series of frames in TIFF format. With
TIFF selected as the format, check Export As Sequence on the Video
tab.
- Uncompressed Microsoft AVI (Windows only)
- A video file format developed for Windows, useful for high-definition
output. Filename extension: .avi.
- MP3
- An audio file format without digital rights management features, developed
for web delivery. Filename extension: .mp3.
- Audio Only
- Filename extension: .aac.
- FLV | F4V
- The Adobe format for delivering audio and video over the
web and other networks. When creating video content for playback
in Flash Player, you must select either the FLV or F4V video format,
or the H.264 video codec described later in this section. Filename
extensions: .flv, .f4v.
- H.264
- An MPEG-4-based standard for encoding for
a variety of devices, including high-definition displays, 3GPP mobile
phones (Windows only), video iPod, and PlayStation Portable (PSP)
devices. Filename extensions: .aac (audio only), .3gp (Windows only),
.mp4, .m4v.
- H.264 Blu-ray
- A subset
of the MPEG-4-based standard that supports encoding in high definition
for Blu-ray disc media. Filename extension: .m4v.
- MPEG-1 (Windows only)
- A set of standards defined by the Moving Picture Experts
Group (MPEG) designed to deliver video and associated audio at bit
rates around 1.5 Mbps. Generally, MPEG-1 movies are suitable for
delivery formats such as CD‑ROM and as progressively downloadable
files on the web. Filename extension: .mpa (audio only), .mpg.
- MPEG-2
- One of a set of standards defined by the Moving Picture Experts
Group (MPEG). MPEG-2 supports encoding of video and associated audio
at bit rates up to around 10.08 Mbps. MPEG-2 can deliver high-quality,
full‑screen, full‑motion video. Filename extensions: .mpa (audio
only), .m2v (video only), .mpg.
- MPEG-2 DVD
- A subset of the MPEG‑2 standard designed for encoding standard-definition
video for DVD media. DVDs are a widespread distribution medium that
can be played on computer DVD drives, or on set‑top DVD players. Filename
extension: .m2v.
 To make an AutoPlay DVD,
you can burn an MPEG2-DVD file directly onto a blank DVD. Alternatively,
you can use an MPEG2-DVD file in an authoring program (such as Encore)
to create a DVD with navigational menus and other features. - MPEG-2 Blu-ray
- A subset
of the MPEG-2 standard designed for encoding for high-definition
Blu-ray disc media. Filename extensions: .m2v, .wav (audio only).
- MPEG-4
- Includes many of the features of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, and adds support
for interactivity. It offers better compression and reduces file
size while maintaining the same perceptual quality level as MPEG-2.
MPEG-4 part 10 (H.264, AVC) is the supported by the Blu-ray Disc
and HD-DVD formats. Filename extension: .mp4, .m4v, .3gp (Windows
only).
- Windows Media (Windows only)
- A Microsoft multimedia architecture that includes various
codecs, including some for web delivery. Filename extensions: .wma
(audio only), .wmv.
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