Exporting video

For a film, “Exportieren” opens the “Video exportieren” dialog. The video is as long as the timeline and shows exactly the stage’s frame.

The settings#

Field	Options
Format	“MP4 · H.264” or “WebM · VP9”. Only what your browser can encode is offered.
Bildrate	24, 30 or 60 frames per second.
Bewegungsunschärfe	Motion blur, set to Aus, Kurz (90°), Normal (180°) or Lang (306°). Like with a real camera, whatever moves leaves a trail.
Hintergrund	WebM only. “Wie in der Szene” (as in the scene) or “Durchsichtig” (transparent).
Auflösung	`1x`, `2x` or `4x` the output format.

Below the fields you see the result with pixels, length and frame rate.

MP4 or WebM#

MP4 plays almost everywhere, from a Windows PC to a phone. For large formats, though, the dialog does not offer every frame rate for MP4, because the file would not open in some players, such as the Windows media player. Higher frame rates then work as WebM. WebM can also carry a transparent background.

Transparent video#

In the “Bühne” tab, set “Farbfläche” with “Transparent exportieren”.
In the export, choose “WebM · VP9”.
Under “Hintergrund”, choose “Durchsichtig”.

Note

As MP4, a transparent background always turns opaque. The dialog tells you before you export.

During the export#

The video is built frame by frame, not in real time. The dialog counts along with the frame it is on. A long film in 4K at 60 frames per second takes a while. Keep the window open until it is done. “Schliessen” (close) cancels, and no half-written file is left behind.

In Chrome and Edge the browser asks beforehand where the file should go and writes it straight there. In other browsers it lands in your downloads at the end.

Sound#

Everything on the audio track that is not muted goes into the video. More on that in Sound and music.

What your browser needs#

Your browser renders the video export itself, so it has to be able to encode video. Chrome, Edge and Safari 16.4 or later can. If yours cannot, the dialog tells you and the button stays disabled.

Heads up

If nothing moves in your film, the video shows nothing but standstill. The dialog points that out. Motion comes from an entrance, a continuous motion or auto-motion.

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