Lesson 16. Finishing and Outputting

Lesson Files	Lesson 16 Project
Media	A Thousand Roads > Intro and Sound Effects folder
	Motocross > Racing Footage and Team Story folders
Time	This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.
Goals	Reconnect media files
	Check and adjust audio and video levels
	Understand file formats
	Export a QuickTime movie
	Export using QuickTime conversion
	Output a sequence to tape
	Create a timecode window burn
	Media-manage a project
	Back up a project

Once a sequence is complete, with titles and effects all in, it's time to finish and output it. The finishing stage is when you look at your sequence with a different eye. It's less about making editorial decisions than about ensuring that your program looks and sounds its best before you present it to others. Once this has been accomplished, you are ready to output the sequence. Outputting can include creating a tape of the sequence for screening. It can also include exporting the sequence using various file formats for a variety of delivery possibilities, including the Web or DVD. Along the way, you will want to consider archiving the project and managing the project media.

Image with out-of-range video levels