Adobe Premiere Pro

As Adobe Premiere Pro and the AVI video codec were both designed for Windows computers, we recommend you export a high quality .AVI

Here are step by step instructions:

1. Ensure that the ‘Timeline’ panel is selected (click on it). Under ‘File’ select ‘Export’ and choose ‘Media’ or ‘Movie’ or ‘Adobe Media Encoder’ (depending on the version). Choosing ‘Movie’ will result in a high quality .AVI
2. In Adobe Media Encoder follow these Settings as closely as possible (it should default to them):
   
   

   Format:	Microsoft AVI
   Preset:	PAL DV Widescreen
   Video Codec:	DV PAL
   Aspect:	DV1/DV PAL Widescreen 16:9 (1.4587)

   
   
3. Select ‘Export’ or ‘Queue’. Choosing ‘Queue’ is the better option as it will open ‘Adobe Media Encoder’ as a separate program and will do the exporting from there. This allows you to continue working in Adobe Premiere or to close it, thus freeing up your computer to concentrate on encoding your video.

Corel VideoStudio / Ulead VideoStudio

Corel VideoStudio / Ulead VideoStudio can create movie files in a range of files. We recommend .AVI as being the most suitable file for entering The Outlook for Someday.

1. Up the top click on the very last blue tab ‘Share'
2. Click ‘Create Video File' 
3. If you have filmed your movie in widescreen choose "PAL DV (16:9)" otherwise choose "PAL DV (4:3)"
4. Select the folder you wish to save to, name the file and click ‘save'.
5. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Final Cut Pro

As Final Cut Pro was designed for Mac computers using the Quicktime framework for video, we recommend you export a high quality .MOV file. Here are step by step instructions:

1. With your finished timeline selected click File -> Export -> Quicktime Conversion.
2. Name your file and choose where you would like to save it.
3. Format should be on “Quicktime Movie” by default.
4. Click on Options.
5. Under the Video tab click the Settings button.
6. Follow these Settings as best as possible:
   
   

   Compression Type:	h.264
   Frame Rate:	Current
   Data Rate:	Restrict to 25000 kbps
   Quality:	High
   Best quality (multi pass)

   
   
7. Click OK. Now under the Audio tab select Settings.
8. Follow these Settings as best as possible:
   
   

   Audio Codec:	AAC-LC
   Audio Bitrate:	192kbps
   Audio Sample Rate:	48khz

   
   
9. Lastly uncheck “Prepare for Internet Streaming”.
10. Click ‘Save’.
11. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

iMovie

As iMovie was designed for Mac computers using the Quicktime framework for video, we recommend you export a high quality .DV file. Here are step by step instructions:

1. Choose ‘Share’ in the File menu and select QuickTime.
2. Choose ‘Expert Settings’ then ‘Share’.
3. In the next panel at the bottom select ‘export - Movie as DV stream.’ In Options select ‘DV’ and ‘PAL, 44.1kHz’ then ‘save’.
4. This may take a few minutes to save.
5. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Pinnacle Studio / Avid Studio

Pinnacle Studio 14 can create movie files in a range of files. We recommend .AVI as being the most suitable file for entering The Outlook for Someday.

1. When you have finished editing your film, click the Make Movie button at the top of the screen to switch to Make Movie mode. 
2. In the Output Browser you can select the media type of your finished movie from the four tabs at the left side of the window: Disc, File, Tape or Web. Select "File".
3. Under File Type, select "AVI". Under Preset select "Full Screen (DV)".
4. Click Create File to export your film.
5. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Sony Vegas

Sony Vegas Pro 10:
As Sony Vegas and the .avi video codec were both designed for Windows computers, we recommend you export a high quality .AVI

Here are step by step instructions:

1. From the File menu, choose Render As. The Render As dialogue appears.
2. Select the drive and folder from the Save In drop-down list, or use the browse window to locate the folder where you want to save the rendered file.
3. Type a new name in the File Name box if necessary.
4. In the Save-as Type drop-down list, choose the appropriate format.
5. Choose a template from the Template drop-down list to specify the parameters that should be used for rendering your file or click the Custom button to create a new template. We recommend you choose the DV template to export an .AVI file.
6. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Tip: Templates that match your project settings (frame size, pixel aspect ratio and frame rate) are displayed with an equal sign (=) in the drop-down list.

Sony Vegas Pro 8:
As Sony Vegas and the .AVI video codec were both designed for Windows computers, we recommend you export a high quality .AVI 

Here are step by step instructions:

1. From the File menu, choose Render As. The Render As dialogue appears.
2. Select the drive and folder where you want to save the rendered file.
3. Type a new name in the File Name box if necessary.
4. In the Save-as Type drop-down list, choose the appropriate format.
5. In the Template drop-down list, choose the appropriate template. To export a .AVI file, select the DV Template.
6. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Windows Live Movie Maker

Windows Live Movie Maker is available with Windows Vista and Windows 7 and exports only in the .WMV codec. To make a .WMV file, follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. From the ‘File’ menu (at far left) select ‘Save Movie’.
2. Select from the range of Settings. These vary in quality and we recommend you do some experiments to work out what’s best for you. The best quality pre-set available is ‘For high-definition display’ but you can create your own Setting that is better by increasing the bitrate. You can also customise screen size and aspect ratio to suit your film. Your goal is to export a file with Settings as close to your original footage as possible. Hint: the higher the bitrate, the better the quality, but the bigger the file.
3. Select the folder you wish to save to, name the file and click ‘save’.
4. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.

Windows Movie Maker

Movie Maker comes free and standard on all computers with Windows XP. For Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) we recommend making an .AVI file for entering The Outlook for Someday, as follows:

1. After you have edited your film and you are ready to ‘Finish Movie’ choose the ‘Save to my computer’ option.
2. Under ‘Movie Setting’, choose ‘Other Settings’ and select ‘DV- AVI (PAL)’.
3. Now you can burn the file to a disc or copy it to a USB drive.