AVID – Vimeo Exporting Workflow

First open the timeline and select the video and audio tracks to export.

Next go to >File>Export>

Title your Export in the "Save As" box



Choose "Export Setting" – Fast Export QuickTime NTSC

Click on "Options"

1. 1. Choose Export As QuickTime Movie, Use Marks, Use Enabled Tracks
      
   2. Uncheck Same as Source by clicking on the Custom button
      
      
   3. Click on Video and Audio or what you want to export
      
   4. Video Format as shown here for a smaller compressed QT. Change to 1920 x 1080 for a less compressed QT.
      
   5. Display Aspect Ratio leave on Native Dimensions
      
      
   6. Click on Format Options

Click on Video Settings

Select the Apple ProRes 422 Compression

Choose Apple ProRes 422 Compression Type
All other settings leave alone


Click OK then Click OK at the next menu that pops up.

This is how the AVID export window should be set


Video Format as shown here.
1920 x 1080
Size to Fit
RGB


Display Aspect Ratio leave on Native Dimensions or
16:9 Square Pixel 1920x1080

Click on Save and will be promted to select a place to save the quicktime

Then click Save and the export will start.

Title the file as what you want to save the file as

Navigate to the hard drive and folder you want to save the file to


Click "Save"

Launch Adobe Encoder
Icon is in the dock or look for it in the Applications folder

Click the "+" icon in the project window that opens or you can simply drag and drop your file to be compressed into the grey portion of the window

After clicking the "+" icon, navigate to the file on the hard drive and click Open.

When the file loads into the project window, click on the "Format" tab dropdown and click on "H.264"

Next click on the "Preset" tab and scroll down the dropdown and select Vimeo HD 1080p 23.976

Click on the "Output" tab and choose where to save the compressed file

Click on the "Play" icon to begin the compression

The Current Encode window will show estimated time and processing information