How to Export a Video in Adobe Premiere Pro (Best YouTube Settings)

This video is NOT sponsored.
📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

Part 1: How to Shoot a YouTube Video from Scratch

Part 3: How to Edit a YouTube Video with Adobe Premiere

Part 4: How to Upload a YouTube Video

4️⃣ Want to level-up your Premiere video editing skills? The two training resources I recommend are LinkedIn Learning and Skillshare.

Get a Free Trial of LinkedIn Learning here:

Get a Free Trial of Skillshare here:

5️⃣Here are YouTube' recommended upload encoding settings

Connect with Sean Cannell on Social Media:

QUESTION — Have a question about Online Video, Video Production, Tech, Marketing, or Anything Else? Post in comments section of this video!

---------Cameras and Gear Used To Shoot This Video -------

Think Media Video Gear Kit 2019
(The camera we shot this video with)

About:
In this video you'll learn how to export a video in adobe premiere pro cc, and the best export settings adobe premiere pro cc. This video covers how to render in premiere pro cc and it also reveals the best premiere pro render settings. For the best youtube export settings, watch this video!

DISCLAIMER: We are ambassadors or affiliates for many of the brands we reference on the channel. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

All Rights Reserved.
Copyright, Liability Waiver and Disclaimers
As per and unless otherwise permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of the content of this video or any video published under Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and other encompassed entities, shall be stored, copied, recreated, republished, or transported. Prior express written permission by Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, or Sean Cannell is required for any use of this video not permitted under the United States Copyright Act.
The advice, guidance, and principles outlined in all content produced by Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and other encompassed entities are not guaranteed to be appropriate for your unique situation or business.  We recommend that as a consumer, you exercise your due diligence and research any and all strategies recommended to you before adopting them in your own business.  Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and other encompassed entities are not responsible for any damages that result from an effort to implement the information provided in this or any other video, article, social media post, and related publications.  Your use and viewing of any materials and videos published by Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and other encompassed entities confirms your acknowledgement and agreement that Nevada law will apply to any and all disputes related to the aforementioned entities and that Nevada will serve as the venue for any disputes, claims, and litigious activities related but not limited to the materials produced by Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and other encompassed entities.
Clear Vision Media LLC, Think Media, Sean Cannell, and all other associated persons including but not limited to independent contractors, employees, and affiliates, research and review all content for this site to the best of their abilities but make no guarantees, representations, or warranties as to the complete accuracy and inclusion of all relevant information for each video, including but not limited to all video streams, suggested and provided links and resources.  All parties specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any and all purposes.

[JackStrood]

Jump over to Premier at 4:40

You're welcome

(Awesome awesome video, thank you)

[BestBibleStories]

Megabits (Mb) and megabytes (MB) sound identical, and their abbreviations use the exact same letters, but they certainly don't mean the same thing. It's important to be able to distinguish between the two when you're calculating things like the speed of your internet connection and the size of a file or hard drive. I always go for the highest quality so my main preset is Mp4 / h.264 / 1920x1080 / 30fps / Target Bitrate 30 Mbps / Max Bitrate 62.5 Mbps / Profile High / 2 Pass VBR / Audio Bitrate 320 / 48000 Hz

[moneywax]

A lot of YouTubers post videos on best export settings but the in-depth details you went into and explanations on why the one to two setting are the best, well done.

[MaecyAguilar]

Sean is the best! I've been having some problem on exporting my project to youtube. After watching this my videos and export resolution is the best! I'll be redoing the 1st two videos that I've uploaded. Thanks Sean! You're the best!

[MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

I appreciate this. I don't use Premier often, but I have to do it for projects sometimes and I always forget how to export a video. I also appreciate you showing the "Why" for your reasoning for selecting these settings. Worked perfectly for my needs.

[SpartanA]

Most helpful video on this topic so far. I can't express my gratitude in words, so consider this a virtual hug. Thank you!

[YourMomQQ]

straight to the point...exactly the info i needed. Glad you split this up into 4 parts...now i'll go watch from the beginning. Thanks!

[Pandapops]

I absolutely love your videos, Every single time I need to figure something out and go and look it up you are always top recommended. I've just switched over from using the free lightworks to premiere pro. I was nervous to start with as I was comfortable knowing exactly what I needed to do on Lightworks but you've made the transition so easy and I'm getting the hang of things much quicker. Thankyou

[EchelonXN]

Just wanted to drop a comment and say thank you for this excellent series. I definitely referenced these four videos when putting together my first video, and am excited to improve and start crushing it!

[pooliightxmoon]

I've been use Premiere for about 1 year now, but I've always had trouble with the export settings. Very helpful :)

[joshuahaudek]

This channel is so helpful when starting YouTube‼️ thanks for all the content you’ve really helped me start my channel where I help people live their best life and stay confident 💪💪

[happychefx]

Ahhh!! Your in my head! So I usually use LumaFusion but I was having issues with it and my 4k GoPro videos last night. I have Adobe stuff so figured I'd venture into utilizing it since it was a simple video I was wanting to toss together without much editing. I did my thing, exported it and was astonished to see how horrible it looked. Going to go back tonight to get things right using this video. Thanks!

[luckypbk]

Thank you so much for all your teaching on this channel, for an older gentleman (hahha) trying to figure all this out, really helps having channels like yours to go to.

[therealyou]

i LOVE YOU, Sean! You have taught me soo much about creating good videos!! I don't know where I'd be without you!!

[alysegoody]

This is great! I’ve struggled with export settings for SO LONG

[karlyellis]

This has been a really useful series. I've recently started using Premier but still have a lot to learn!

[MyMotorcycleObsession]

Another thing you can do is export a 10 second clip from your video instead of the whole thing. It will process fast and you can see the quality and get an idea of the file size. Sometimes the file size after export is really different than the estimated size as shown in the software. And with a 10 second clip not only can you see the quality but you can also multiply by a factor of 60 which gives you a file size for a 10 minute video. My problem is that I'm doing motovlogging and want the high quality, but the file size is nearly 2 gigs for a 20 minute video at 60 frames per second. With my slow internet it takes me 12 hours to upload a 2 gig file LOL. But the results look amazing.

[jintherapist]

You earned my sub and like, I've watched all the latest " BEST Adobe Premiere Pro 2020 Export Settings" YT videos, there are things very similar but you actually educated me on the amount of target bitrate need and the max. Very helpful so thank you very much.

[CarpeDiemWithMe]

Im definitly grateful for think media. yall gave me all the tools needed to start my YOUTUBE channel. Thankyou!

[CollinAndMichael]

Thank you! I'm starting starting up a YT channel and I was having trouble getting the correct export settings in premiere so this helped a lot!