Exporting
Studio exports always render at home: on your Frameleaf server, or on a render worker on your home network. They never render in the cloud. Progress appears in Activity, and closing the browser doesn’t stop an export.
Only the project’s owner can export, after the project is saved, from the window that’s editing it.
Export options
Section titled “Export options”| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Format | MP4 · H.265 Main10, MP4 · H.264, WebM · AV1, ProRes 422 HQ |
| Colour | Preserve source, HDR10, Dolby Vision |
| Resolution | 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 2160p · 4K |
| Audio | Keep the source channels, or mix down to stereo |
| Smooth motion after export | Off, on your own hardware, or on Cloud GPU |
Colour
Section titled “Colour”- Preserve source keeps the colour of your sources.
- HDR10 needs a render worker that can keep HDR colour. HDR export is still being finished, so it may not be available on your server yet.
- Dolby Vision needs a render worker qualified with Dolby’s own tools, which an administrator installs. Until one is, your server can’t export it.
By default an export keeps the widest channel layout of your sources, such as 5.1 or 7.1, at its sample rate. A stereo mix is made only when you choose it.
Smooth motion after export
Section titled “Smooth motion after export”The export renders at home first, then Smooth motion runs as its own job. On your own hardware the result is saved as a new version. On Cloud GPU you confirm an estimate and it’s billed separately from your AI Wallet.
No silent downgrades
Section titled “No silent downgrades”If your server can’t make what you asked for, the export is refused with the reason rather than quietly changed:
- No render worker has an encoder for this format
- No render worker can keep this colour
- Not enough GPU memory for this resolution
- No qualified render worker is online
The result
Section titled “The result”A finished export is added to your library, or kept with the project, with a version number. If the project has changed since you started the export, the old export is refused rather than rendering the wrong version.
A clip used unchanged keeps its original timing, including variable frame rate. Otherwise Studio converts it to the project’s frame rate.
Server preview
Section titled “Server preview”With a render worker, Server preview shows exact frames rendered by your server, and can stream playback. When the stream can’t keep up, pause to see the exact frame.