Saving to video files for computer playback

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VideoStudio lets you save your movie project to video file formats that you can playback on computers.

Before rendering your entire project into a movie file, make sure you first save it as a VideoStudio project file (*.vsp) by clicking File > Save or Save As. This lets you return to your project at any time and make edits.

To create a video file for computer playback

1 In the Share workspace, click the Computer button

2 Click one of the following buttons to view and choose the profile for your video:

• AVI

• MPEG-2

• AVC/H.264

• MPEG-4

• WMV

• MOV

• Audio

• Custom

If you want to use the Project Settings for the video file, enable the Same as Project Settings check box located above the buttons.

3 In the Profile or Format drop-list, choose an option.

If you want to create a custom profile, click the Create Custom Profile button

. For more information, see Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace.

4 In the File name box, type a file name.

5 In the File location box, specify the location where you want to save the file.

6 Set any of the following options:

• Create Preview Range Only — renders only the section of video that is selected between the Trim Markers in the Preview panel.

• Enable Smart Render — analyzes a video for any previously rendered sections and renders only the new or revised sections. This can reduce rendering time significantly.

7 Click Start.

Press the [Esc] key to cancel the rendering process.

A progress bar appears when you render a video. You can use the buttons on the progress bar to do the following:

• Click the Pause/Play button

on the progress bar to pause and resume the rendering process.

• Click the playback button

to enable the preview while rendering or stop the preview to reduce rendering time.

The rendering progress bar