From the course: Photoshop CS6: Editing Video

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Exporting H.264 files

Exporting H.264 files

The H.264 file format is extremely popular. You'll find it is used by Apple for all their iOS devices, most Android phones, as well as tons of other output such as Blu-ray, web delivery, YouTube, you name it. H.264 is truly king these days and Photoshop has an easy time exporting highly-compatible files. To create an H.264 file simply choose File > Export > Render Video. Give the project a name and decide where you want to store it. When you're all set, take a look at the next area of controls. You're going to create H.264 files using the Adobe Media Encoder presets. Make sure that Format is set to H.264. From the Preset menu, you have a myriad of choices and it's important that you explore these. If targeting a web site like YouTube, use the YouTube Presets. The same goes for Vimeo. The DV options won't come into play very much these days as the digital video format has fallen out of favor. However, you will find options for 720p and 1080. If you see PAR; that refers to Pixel Aspect…

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