{"id":120697,"date":"2019-09-30T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=120697"},"modified":"2019-09-30T09:13:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:13:24","slug":"staying-productive-through-long-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/staying-productive-through-long-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Tips for Staying Productive Through Long Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to maximize your productivity. Here’s a constructive guide to staying busy \u2014 and sane \u2014 during long, arduous exports.<\/h2>\n

For all the great quick tips, YouTube tutorials, and film school courses you sit through that teach the basics of video editing, there\u2019s one part of the process you simply cannot teach \u2014 how to stay productive during those long, grueling exports. If you ask any editor, they’ll tell you that export times are the bane of their existence.<\/p>\n

Not only do they take forever, they can be mentally and emotionally draining as well. You\u2019re rushing to get an export done so you do a final upload with a client breathing down your neck. You\u2019re sitting twiddling your thumbs for hours when you have another \u2014 just as important \u2014 project to dive into next.<\/p>\n

And what\u2019s worse \u2014 things can still go wrong! Exports crash. Hard drives fail. Or, you discover one last mistake you forgot to fix and have to start the whole export over again.<\/p>\n

Well, while there’re no foolproof methods for guaranteeing perfect exports where your productivity never has to wane, there are some simple, creative tips, workflow adjustments, and programs that can help to keep you productive \u2014 and sane \u2014 through your export process.<\/p>\n

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Use Adobe Media Encoder<\/h3>\n

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If you\u2019re using Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a> (or After Effects<\/a>) and aren’t familiar with Media Encoder<\/a>, you need to check it out right now. Not only is it part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, it\u2019s also free to use. When you go to export in Premiere Pro, you\u2019ll notice that the default button highlight isn\u2019t \u201cexport\u201d but \u201cqueue.\u201d This button will take you directly to Media Encoder for your export.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons to use Media Encoder over exporting directly with Premiere Pro. However, the biggest reason is the flexibility it offers to stack and batch multiple exports at once. You can read a good deal more about how to unlock the power of Media Encoder here:<\/p>\n