Avid Editing, 6th Edition

21Outputting Your Sequence

Outputting

Let’s face it, a lot of people start films and videos, but not everyone finishes them. It’s easy to give up, to run out of steam, or to take a never-ending break from a project. After all, making a film or video is a lot of hard work, and often, you do it for little reward. One of the biggest rewards for finishing, however, is having the final product. Whether it’s a BluRay, Vimeo link, web series on YouTube, or network premier, it’s a tremendous feeling to be able to show the world the result of your labor.

There are quite a few ways to output your project, but most of them involve a process called exporting (or the command Export). You’ll find that the two terms “output” and “export” are used often interchangeably. ...