

There are other, obviously, other codecs here.Īnimation is a high-end version for QuickTime. You can either create an MP4 file directly or you can create an MOV file with H.264 as the thing that will be the compression/decompression scheme that you want to use. You can create a QuickTime MOV file and then you can use the H.264 codec inside that container. So you can create a QuickTime, MOV files it’s called. To do that, you go down here and you can choose a codec. QuickTime AVI, those are containers but these are usually referred to as a Format.Īnd there’s the Format QuickTime and then I can have Presetsīut I’m going to use a custom approach.

QuickTime is a container in which you put a file, basically. But this is where you get a refined tune how you’re going to work with, let’s say, QuickTime in this particular case. This is a sort of an extra layer complexity when you use the Media Encoder.īut anybody working with Premiere Pro had seen this a zillion times and so it’s a familiar kind of a thing. Here on the Media Encoder, you think you’re going to do everything here inside the Media Encoder.īut I click on this hotlink here and it opens up another piece of software, opens up the Export Settings dialog box or it could be – it looks like a separate program. Now if I click on the hotlink here instead of the dropdown list, this is the one little kind of confusing thing about the Media Encoder. For example if I choose QuickTime, then later on I can choose the codec. What is confusing for some people is that this is a codec, which you can use inside QuickTime.

Most folks will take H.264 which makes MP4 files.

What kind of a file do I want this to be and it shows whatever I did last? The first thing if I click the drop down list here, I choose essentially a file format which makes sense. The workflow seems to be like we’re going to go left to right. Note: remember to watch the video tutorial Jeff, our Adobe certified instructor has prepared for you. Today’s post will help you understand codecs and video containers in Adobe Media Encoder.
