Exporting an MP4

You’ll export an MP4 file as your finished product. You can upload this MP4 file to YouTube.

EXPORTING DECEMBER 2025

1. Important: Make sure the Timeline panel is selected before exporting your video. To select the Timeline panel, click within Timeline panel. When selected, the Timeline panel will have a blue border around it.

2. Go to File on the menu bar. Select Export. From the fly-out menu, select Send to Adobe Media Encoder. Media Encoder will open.

3. In Media Encoder, right-click H.264 in the Queue area in the upper-right. Select Export Settings.

4. In the Export Settings box, change the Preset to High Quality 1080p HD.

5. In the Output Name area, click the name of the MP4 file. Rename the MP4 file and confirm that the file will export to your project folder.

6. Click OK (lower-right.) The Export Settings box will close.

7. In Media Encoder, click the Play button (upper-right) to begin the export process.

Media Encoder Export Settings box.

Normal quality MP4 (faster encode time)

1. Important: Make sure the Timeline panel selected before exporting your video. To select the Timeline panel, click within Timeline panel. When selected, the Timeline panel will have a blue border around it.

2. Go to File on the menu bar. Select Export. From the fly-out menu, select Media. The Export dialog box will appear.

3. In the File Name field, enter a name for your exported file.

4. In the Location area, click the blue hyperlink to set the location for the exported file. If necessary, navigate to and select your project folder.

5. In the Preset drop-down list, select High Quality 1080p HD.

6. In the Format drop-down list, select H.264. Note: Do not select H.264 Blueray.

7. In the Range drop-down list (beneath video preview), select Entire Sequence.

8. Click Export.

High quality MP4 (longer encode time)

1. Important: Make sure the Timeline panel selected before exporting your video. To select the Timeline panel, click within Timeline panel. When selected, the Timeline panel will have a blue border around it.

2. Go to File on the menu bar. Select Export. From the fly-out menu, select Media. The Export dialog box will appear.

3. In the File Name field, enter a name for your exported file.

4. In the Location area, click the blue hyperlink to set the location for the exported file. If necessary, navigate to and select your project folder.

5. In the Preset drop-down list, select High Quality 1080p HD.

6. In the Source Range drop-down list (lower-left), select Entire Sequence.

7. In the Format drop-down list, select H.264. Note: Do not select H.264 Blueray.

8. In the Preset drop-down list, select YouTube 1080p HD.

9. In the Video section, click the chevron icon to see all available Video settings.

10. In the Video section, scroll down to Bitrate Settings. In the Bitrate Encoding drop-down list, choose VBR, 2 pass.

11. In the Range drop-down list (beneath video preview), select Entire Sequence.

12. Click Export.

Exporting a high quality MP4.