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Using the QuickTime File Exporter (Mac OS only)


    Premiere 6.5 for Mac OS includes the QuickTime File Exporter option in the Export Movie Settings dialog box. This option uses QuickTime-supplied exporters to convert Premiere clips or the Timeline to a variety of other file formats. The QuickTime File Exporter is the same exporter found in QuickTime Player Pro. However, the QuickTime File Exporter exports directly from Premiere's Timeline, avoiding the extra step of exporting to an intermediate file.

    If you have Apple DVD Studio Pro installed, you can also export your footage to the Apple MPEG Encoder.

    Note: Because the QuickTime File Exporter exports markers as well, you can predefine chapter points to be recognized by DVD Studio Pro. In addition, if you are only using the <iframe> comment in the Comments section of markers, you can force an I-Frame in the Apple MPEG Encoder.

    QuickTime File Export Settings when exporting to DVD Studio Pro
    QuickTime File Export Settings when exporting to DVD Studio Pro

To use the QuickTime File Exporter:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Choose File > Export Timeline > Movie.
    • Select a clip in the Source display of the Monitor window or activate a Clip window and choose File > Export Clip > Movie.
  2. In the Export Movie dialog box, click Settings.
  3. In the File Type menu, choose QuickTime File Exporter.
  4. Click Advanced Settings.
  5. If desired, click Options and specify settings to create a custom preset; then click OK.
  6. Note: The options in this dialog box vary depending on which options are specified in the QuickTime File Export Options dialog box.

  7. Set any of the following options, and then click OK:
  8. Export

    Specifies the file type of the exported movie.

    Using

    Specifies the preset used for exporting the file. Choose Default Settings to export a particular file type using the default settings for that file type, or choose Current Settings to export using the custom preset you created in step 5.

  9. Set options in the Movie Settings dialog box as desired, and then click OK. For more information on the Movie Settings dialog box, see online Help or the Adobe Premiere 6.0 User Guide.
  10. Tip icon Premiere DV movies can be used with Apple iDVD. Export a DV movie using the DV presets, then open that movie in iDVD. iDVD converts the file into MPEG2 for use in your DVD project.