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Once all your edits and titles have been made, and the entire project has been rendered (and saved!) it is a good idea to put the production into a final mastered form.

One way of doing this is to record the output of the Timeline onto a digital video camera through the FireWire connection.

Another way is to export the project as a self-contained digital video file which can be burnt to CD or DVD, put on the Web for distribution, or kept to be imported into another project.

To export a self-contained digital video file go to the menu File > Export > QuickTime:

Set the Options to the settings that are appropriate for your application. For Example:

Exporting full quality DV Video file for re-importing into another project use these settings:

• Compression Settings... > DV/DVCPRO - NTSC (Quality and FPS at Best)
• Size... > 720 x 480
• Sound... > Compressor:None, Rate: 48KHz, Size: 16bit, Use: Stereo
• Prepare for internet streaming: No

Exporting for Web based distribution has many variations but an example would be:

• Compression Settings... > Sorenson Video 3(Quality:Medium, FPS: 15)
• Size... > 320 x 240
• Sound... > Compressor:QDesign Music 2, Rate: 22KHz, Size: 16bit, Use: Mono
• Prepare for internet streaming: Yes

The trade off is Quality vs. File Size

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