Exporting Quicktime .mov files with DXV encoding.
This document serves as a step by step guide for creating DXV encoded video files with the following applications:
Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Media Encoder
Additional applications will be added over time.
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Adobe After Effects:
- Choose Composition > Add to Render Queue
- Click the Output Module settings (by default this is set to ‘Lossless’)
- Choose the following options:
- Format > Quicktime
- Format Options > Codec > DXV
- Quality setting can be left at 100 (changing this value will *not* affect the output quality or video file size)
- To render with alpha channels, choose both ‘preserve’ in the Codec Settings dialog box, as well as RGB+Alpha in the Channels dropdown.
Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Media Encoder:
-From Premiere, choose File > Export > Media
-In Media Encoder, click on the preset name
(From here on, both apps use the same interface).
-Choose the following settings:
-Format > Quicktime
-Video tab: Video Codec > DXV
-Quality setting can be left at 100 (changing this value will *not* affect the output quality or video file size)
-Choose the resolution and framerate appropriate for your content. Make sure you select ‘Progressive’ under Field Type and ‘Square Pixels (1.0)’ under Aspect.
- To render with alpha channels, choose both ‘preserve’ in the Codec Settings dialog box, as well as ‘32 bit’ under Depth.
Quicktime Player 7 Pro:
-Choose File > Export
-Under Export, choose ‘Movie to Quicktime Movie’
-Click Options
-Click ‘Settings’ in the ‘Video’ tab
-Choose the following settings:
-Compression Type > DXV
-To keep an alpha channel intact, choose ‘preserve’ under Compressor > Alpha Channel
Mpeg Streamclip
-Choose File > Export to Quicktime
-Choose the following settings:
-Compressor > DXV
-Quality setting can be left at 50 (changing this value will *not* affect the output quality or video file size)
-Choose the resolution and framerate appropriate for your content.
-Mpeg Streamclip does *not* support rendering with an alpha channel. Changing this setting via ‘Options’ has no effect.
-Make sure you turn off the audio channel if you are not using it. Otherwise MPEG Streamclip will add an empty audio track.
Compressor
-Drag a preset to your source content, we recommend starting with ‘Quicktime ProRes 444 with Alpha’
-File Format > Quicktime Movie
-Click ‘Settings’ next to ‘Video’
-Choose the following settings:
-Compression Type > DXV
-Make sure your Pixel Aspect is set to ‘Square’
-To keep an alpha channel intact, choose ‘preserve’ under Compressor > Alpha Channel
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5
Unfortunately, neither FCPX nor Motion 5 support rendering to 3rd party Quicktime codecs.
For FCPX, we recommend rendering to ProRes 422 (HQ), or ProRes 444 if you need the alpha channel intact. Then you can convert using any of the tools above.
For Motion, you can do the same, or alternatively render via Compressor (see above).