Best Practice

5. Export Settings Master


A step-by-step guide how to export the final film as Master in high quality, using a lossless or visibly lossless format

Recommended format for Master

QuickTime with

Animation codec – Supports lossless
or PNG codec – Supports lossless
or ProRes 4444 – Considered visibly lossless

as backup Image Sequence in OpenEXR, PNG, TIFF, TGA or DPX



Using Presets

ADM presets

There are ready-to-use presets available at ADM installed in Premiere CS6 on Windows. All you have to do is switch the Format to QuickTime and pick one from the top of the Preset list


Import ADM presets

For Premiere on Mac, or Premiere CC on both platforms, simply import the presets

expre_h264_preset-import_icon_v2_bright Import presets from file and navigate to Resource server (drive R) > EXPORT-SETTINGS > Master

Download ADM Export Presets


expre_master_anim-01_450

Animation QuickTime

Export Settings

Match Sequence Settings: Disable

Format: QuickTime

Preset: If available ADM_MASTER_Animation-codec

expre_h264_preset-import_icon_v2_bright Or import preset from server R

Name:Unique, not final.mov

expre_master_anim-02_v2_crop_450
Video Settings Details

Video Codec: Animation

Quality: 100

Size and Frame Rate according to your project

Field Order: Progressive

Aspect: Square

Depth: 24 (32 is with alpha channel)

Everything else: Off

expre_master_audio_v2_450
Audio Settings

Best quality for the Master

Audio Codec: Uncompressed

Sample Rate: 48 – According to your project
Sample Size: 16


expre_master_png-01_450_full

PNG QuickTime

Export Settings

Match Sequence Settings: Disable

Format: QuickTime

Preset: If available ADM_MASTER_PNG-codec

expre_h264_preset-import_icon_v2_bright Or import preset from server R

Name: Unique, not final.mov

expre_master_png-02_crop_v2
Video Settings Details

Video Codec: PNG

Codec Settings: below

Quality: 100

Size and Frame Rate according to your project

Field Order: Progressive

Aspect: Square

Depth: 24 (32 is with alpha channel)

Everything else: Off

expre_master_png-settings-menu_450
PNG Options

None: Fast write but large file

Best: Very slow write and read, but small file
Likely not able to play real-time

expre_master_audio_v2_450
Audio Settings

Best quality for the Master

Audio Codec: Uncompressed

Sample Rate: 48 – According to your project
Sample Size: 16


expre_master_tiff-01_450

TIFF Sequence

Export Settings

Match Sequence Settings: Disable

Format: TIFF

Preset: If available ADM_MASTER_TIFF

expre_h264_preset-import_icon_v2_bright Or import preset from server R

Name:Unique, not final.mov

expre_master_tiff-02_crop_450
Video Settings Details

Size and Frame Rate according to your project

Field Order: Progressive

Aspect: Square


expre_master_pr444_01_v2

ProRes 4444 QuickTime

On Mac only, but will play on PC

Export Settings

Match Sequence Settings: Disable

Format: QuickTime

Name: Unique, not final.mov

expre_master_pr444_02
Video Settings Details

Video Codec: Apple ProRes 4444

Codec Settings: Automatic

Quality: 100

Size and Frame Rate according to your project

Field Order: Progressive

Aspect: Square

Depth: 24 (32 is with alpha channel)

Everything else: Off

expre_master_audio_v2_450
Audio Settings

Best quality for the Master

Audio Codec: Uncompressed

Sample Rate: 48 – According to your project
Sample Size: 16


Download ADM Export Presets

Download the ADM presets and import into Premiere or Adobe Media Encoder

Download Export Presets as zip file