Exporting a .mov file from Premiere Pro

[Ann Bens]

If i remember correctly there should be an Quicktime option in the Export Settings (under format)

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[Sean Winn]

Ann,
Thanks for the reply, but I’m not getting anywhere. I know about the quicktime option under format. As I stated, when choosing this, it produces huge files. I need a .mov file from Premiere that’s encoded as h.264, but Premiere doesn’t seem to offer this like Final Cut.

Or, if anyone can tell me how to export a clip from Premiere using something else other than h.264 that reduces the final file size, that would help.

We use ProPresenter presentation software and it handles the .mp4s out of Premiere fine. It’s when I went to author a simple DVD with idvd, that it wouldn’t encode the mp4s. That led me back to the question – why can’t Premiere export a reduced size .mov file. Again, I’m exporting at 1280×720.

Any other suggestions or instruction is appreciated,
Sean

[Leah Chapman]

A general tip for getting small H264 exports: simply export under the H264 main heading and then change the .mp4 extension to “.mov.”
Not sure if iDVD will accept that, but it’s a useful trick in other situations.
Can iDVD accept mpeg-2s? If so, that would be your best course of action when making DVDs.

[Sean Winn]

Thanks Leah,
Testing a burn with a simple file extension change from .mp4 to .mov

[Tero Ahlfors]

[Sean Winn] why can’t Premiere export a reduced size .mov file. Again, I’m exporting at 1280×720.”

It can if you lower the bit rate. Also DVDs aren’t HD so there is no use exporting it as 720P. I’d personally export straight to MPEG 2 using the MPEG 2 DVD presets because that’s the format it will be transcoded to by the authoring software.

[Sean Winn]

Tero,
Thanks for that info, I was thinking correctly about the DVD and HD factor. Appreciate that.
Sean

[Ivan Myles]

[Tero Ahlfors] “I’d personally export straight to MPEG 2 using the MPEG 2 DVD presets because that’s the format it will be transcoded to by the authoring software.”

+1

[Sean Winn] “I need a .mov file from Premiere that’s encoded as h.264, but Premiere doesn’t seem to offer this like Final Cut.”

Scroll down to the bottom of the video tab to change the target bitrate setting.

[Sean Winn] “I know about the quicktime option under format. As I stated, when choosing this, it produces huge files.”

The highest bitrate QT will produce for H.264 is about 20 Mbps for 720p24, and 25 Mbps for 720p30 (when key frame distance=1, Quality=100, and bitrate is unconstrained). The settings can be adjusted to get smaller files.

[Sean Winn]

Ivan,
Thanks for the reply. Where do you suggest I set the bitrate – or is the picture what you’re suggesting (6000)?
Thanks – Sean

[Sean Winn]

Another question – in your image you show quicktime, h.264, 1280×720 (linked). When I set it to quicktime, h.264, and change the size to 1280×720 (while linked) it won’t accept it and changes from 1280 to 1080 for example. I can only get your pictured settings by unlinking the height & width.

Thanks for any info on this plus my last question about the bitrate.
Sean

[Ivan Myles]

[Sean Winn] “Where do you suggest I set the bitrate – or is the picture what you’re suggesting (6000)?”

Yes, click on the the orange text (default set to 6000 mbps) and enter the desired target bitrate.

[Sean Winn] “When I set it to quicktime, h.264, and change the size to 1280×720 (while linked) it won’t accept it and changes from 1280 to 1080 for example.”

This happens sometimes, usually when changing the aspect ratio. Just unlink and set the dimensions as required.