Sharing/Encoding to mp4 with custom settings

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Sharing/Encoding to mp4 with custom settings

I come from years of editing in Vegas Pro on Windows, and I am trying to figure out some basic sharing/encoding features.

I am trying to find a way to have granular control when I encode a video. For example, I want to encode a project into mp4 file, with specific dimensions and bit rate. Lets say I have source files that are 4K. And after edit I would to export to 1080p, 60fps, and 18mbps - but I can't find how to do that. Is there an easy method please?

I've attached 2 screenshots showing an example of how I controlled similar functions in Vegas Pro.

Posted on Dec 3, 2019 8:24 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Dec 3, 2019 8:31 AM in response to Whatatrip

For that kind of control over the export settings, you are going to need Compressor.

With Compressor installed, you can create all sorts of different settings, and use them in FCP X directly.

With just FCP X, you have very little control over such parameters.

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Tom Wolsky

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Dec 3, 2019 8:31 AM in response to Whatatrip

FCP doesn't have that level of control in the applications. It only has some presets. For full control you would need to make custom settings in Compressor. You can then either use the settings in FCP or send the project to Compressor for encoding. It would probably easiest to edit your 4K media in a 1080p project, which would give you better framing control for the output.

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