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SOUNDBOOTH CS3
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User Guide
Options for additional video formats
When you save in Adobe Flash Video, MPEG, RealMedia, or Windows Media format, the Export Settings dialog box
appears. This dialog box, which Soundbooth shares with Adobe Premiere Pro, lets you access the wide array of video
export options provided by the Adobe Media Encoder.
About the Adobe Media Encoder
The Adobe Media Encoder is an encoding mechanism employed by programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After
Effects, Soundbooth, and Encore for output to certain media formats. Depending on the program, the Adobe Media
Encoder provides a specialized Export Settings dialog box that accommodates the numerous settings associated with
certain export formats, such as MPEG-2, Adobe Flash Video, and H.264. For each format, the Export Settings dialog
box includes a number of presets that are tailored for particular delivery media. You can also save custom presets,
which you can share with others or reload as needed.
Although the Export Settings dialog box's appearance varies slightly and is accessed differently in different software,
its general form and function are consistent. The Export Settings dialog box always contains a section for general
export settings (such as Format and Preset) and one or more tabbed sections. The sections available depend on the
format and preset you specify. The tab menu also contains commands specific to the selected format.
When you export a movie file for delivery media other than full-screen, full frame-rate television, you usually need
to deinterlace the frames, crop the image, or apply certain filters. Through the Export Settings dialog box, the Adobe
Media Encoder offers these tasks as pre-encoding options, because it's best to perform them prior to encoding the
file. You can also specify post-encoding tasks, which include generating a log file or uploading the exported file to a
specified server automatically.
About the Export Settings dialog box
Adobe Media Encoder can encode a sequence to any of a wide variety of compressed video formats.
The Export Settings dialog includes a large image area where you can toggle between Source and Output tabs. The
Source tab allows you to see the source video and apply cropping options interactively. The Output panel includes a
deinterlacing feature, and indicates how the clip's frame size and pixel aspect ratio (PAR) appear after processing.
Under each view's image, there is a time display and a time ruler. The time ruler includes a current-time indicator
and a viewing area bar. Other tabs include various encoding settings, depending on the selected format.
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