Check the exported video before you share it
Check your exported video before sharing it. Review the first and last shot, crop, text, sound and playback in the actual MP4 file.
Read the guideWorkflow video editing
Workflow editing notes
Plan the practical parts of an edit—file size, timing, exposure and review—before they interrupt the creative work.
What these guides help you decide
Workflow problems are often predictable. A high bitrate changes transfer and storage requirements; a crop changes how much of the frame survives; a timelapse interval changes the final duration. Estimating those effects early prevents avoidable rework later.
These articles explain assumptions and link to browser calculators where a numerical estimate helps. Results remain planning estimates, not measurements of a camera, codec, network or export service. Keep the source files and final playback check as the authority for the project.
Before opening the editor
- Write down the units before calculating: seconds, frames, megabits and megabytes are not interchangeable.
- Use a representative source file instead of assuming every recording in a project has the same settings.
- Treat the estimate as a planning range and verify the final result with the actual exported file.
Prepare footage before a video-editing upload
Prepare drone and phone clips before a large upload. Keep your source files, download cloud copies and test a small sample in the editor first.
Read the guideTurn landscape footage into a vertical edit
Turn a landscape clip into a vertical frame with care. Compare Fill and Fit, keep the subject in view and check the whole shot after you crop.
Read the guideWhy a short video file can still be large
Work out why a video file is large. Check its length and bitrate, compare file-size units and keep your original safe before you make a smaller copy.
Read the guideContinue with the footage, not a generic preset
Open one guide that matches the decision in front of you. When a calculation can reduce guesswork, use a related free planning tool. When you are ready to move from planning to an edit, review how Stitch works and the limits of the current release.