AVID - Macintosh and Windows - Media Composer 2020 - How to export a H264 QuickTime

Note the Format of the AVID Project so you choose the correct export settings see link to the left.AVID - How to Check the Format of Your AVID Project

To start Export

>RT click the timeline>Choose Output>Export to File

The next window that opens choose Options


(Mac)

(Windows)

choose Options

Choose MOV






Uncheck use Marks and Selected tracks to make sure

the entire timeline gets exported.


But if you don't want certain tracks or only a portion of

the timeline you can put in and out points on the timeline and choose

Use Marks and Use Selected Tracks

Image Size should be whatever your project format is

This is what you figured out at the beginning of this wiki

AVID - How to Check the Format of Your AVID Project


If you had a NTSC project choose 720 x 486 for example

Note Vimeo / YouTube uploads use 1920 x 1080 HD settings

Even if you had a 2K or 4K project use the HD 1920 x 1080


Note NTSC non HD Projects you should also choose 4:3 as the aspect ratio 


For everything else leave 16:9

Color Space Choose Rec. 709


Keep as Legal Range

Choose H.264 as your codec unless you have a NTSC project (720 x 486)

then keep reading




Note NTSC non HD projects you have to choose MJPEG


Choose MJPEG if you want to be able to play on all computers 


Choose MJPEG Best Quality


Scroll down the window and you will see the audio settings


Make sure Audio is checked and choose


Format - PCM

Sampling Rate 48 Hz

Bits per Sample 24


Choose Stereo


Click on Save

(Mac) Choose a place to save the file and Name it


Then Click Save

(Windows) Choose a place to save the file and Name it


Then Click Save

Here is the exported file example