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

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 for Virtual Screenings please use

1920 x 1080 HD settings

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

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 Mpeg

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

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

For everything else leave 16:9

Choose Constant Bit Rate for a faster export but a larger file.

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