Under the Video Tab, set Video Format to 'H.264',.

From the 'File Format' menu, change it to 'MP4'.

Next select the Options button indicated in Figure 4.įrom the Options menu, set up the conversion as illustrated in Figure 5. (Use an underscore '_' instead of spaces ' ' if possible.) For example: Reel_1.mp4, Reel_2.mp4 or bob_smith.mp4, jane_doe.mp4, etc. Please name your file in some unique way but with a name not longer than 25 characters. It is very important to select 'MPEG-4' and NOT 'Quicktime Movie'. This will change the file name to 'Sequence 1.mp4'. In this case the default is 'Sequence 1.mov'.įrom the format menu highlighted in Figure 3, choose 'MPEG-4'. This brings up an initial screen to select the name of the file. Once you’ve selected the material to export, go to File->Export->Using Quicktime Conversion, as shown in Figure 2. The OUT point is indicated in the red box in Figure 1 below. It’s best to leave about 10 seconds of black tail at the end of the file to facilitate the transcription process if possible. Set the out point to the end of the timeline or the point you want transcription to end. In this example, we’re exporting an edited sequence. If you upload a 5 hour file, expect it to take 5 times longer than if you upload five 1-hour files… Five transcribers can work on five separate files, but only one transcriber can work on one really long file.

Only export the portion you want transcribed! For example, if you only want 15 minutes of a particular interview transcribed, only send us those 15 minutes! If we have to reedit your footage ($5.00 per cut), it will delay your turnaround times and cost you extra.

Timecode Burn In – If you want timecode on your transcript, use FCP’s timecode filter to burn the ‘Source’ timecode onto the window.

Finished Shows – If you’re sending a rough cut or final cut, export the entire show as one file.

If you have multiple interviews totaling more than 1 hour, split them into logical pieces.

Raw Interview Dailies – please keep each export to under 1 hour in length.

The first step is to select the sequence in Final Cut Pro (FCP) that you want to export. Your footage has already been digitized into Final Cut Pro.If you’re looking for a information on how to upload files, refer to this information for Uploading Digital Files With some modification, Avid Users should also be able to create H.264 video files. This tutorial is designed for clients who are already familiar with using Apple’s Final Cut Pro.

How to export a quicktime movie to mp4