Exporting your video

Once you have finished with all of your music and have your video synced up as you would like it, you’ll want to mix it down to a video file that you can share with the world.

1.	Select everything in the project that you want to export. If you want to export the entire project, simply select Edit > Select > All or press CTRL+A. On the File menu, point to Export and click Video.

The Export Video dialog box opens. You will notice this is very similar to both the Save As and Export Audio dialogs that were explored in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 9.

2.	Similar to saving project files, you will first want to give your video a name by typing one into the File name field.

3.	Choose the desired video format by selecting it from the Save as type list.

Clicking the Encoding Options button at the bottom will allow you to explore some advanced settings for your video. From this dialog box, you will be able to change the quality and size of your video. This is particularly important if you plan to upload your video to the web. Some codecs work better than others and are more appropriate for different scenarios. Click the Help button in this dialog box for more specific details about different formats.

The Audio Mixdown Options button will bring up settings specific to the audio in your project. Click the Help button for detailed instructions on how to use these settings.

4.	Specify the location you want to save the file to and click Save to export it.

 

See also:

Tutorial 1 – Creating, playing, and saving projects

Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser

Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments

Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments

Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation

Tutorial 6 – Editing your music

Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects

Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing