Exporting from the editor — formats and render settings

Which formats and aspect ratios you can export, what gets burned in, how long a render takes, and what to do when the file does not match the preview.

Updated 2026-09-08 · 3 min read

Export is the moment an edit becomes a file. It runs on the server rather than in your browser, which is why you can close the window and carry on working.

What you choose

The export window offers:

• Format — currently MP4. MOV, WebM and GIF appear in the list locked, so it is clear they are unavailable rather than missing.
• Resolution — 4K, 1080p, 720p or 480p.
• Frame rate — 24, 30 or 60.
• Aspect ratio — as the source, or cropped to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9.
• Captions — burned into the picture, as a separate file alongside the video, or none.
• Filename.

Beside the choices sit an estimated file size and an estimated render time.

Two things worth understanding:

Resolution does not enlarge a source. With the source aspect, the choice caps downward and never stretches upward — 4K on a 1080p source exports 1080p. With a cropped ratio the file is built at the network's exact dimensions: 9:16 comes out 1080×1920, 1:1 comes out 1080×1080.

Captions as a separate file also download a matching SRT right after the video, sharing its base name.

How it runs

The export is queued on the server and you get an answer immediately. You can close the window and keep editing; a small chip in the corner shows its state. You can also close the tab — when the file is ready a notification arrives with a link to it.

Up to twenty exports per hour are allowed.

What is burned into the file

A great deal, and it is worth knowing it is there:

• Captions in the style you chose, sized from the preview's own measurement
• Titles and text layers, Hebrew text included
• Stickers, logo and image layers
• Colour grading, green screen, and the visual effects offered in the list
• Cuts, speed, reverse, multiple tracks and the clips as you arranged them
• Motion, scale, rotation, opacity and fades
• Audio mixer settings — level, pan, equaliser and normalisation

What does not reach the file

• Transitions between two clips — these are not burned in at present.
• Effects that exist only in the preview — they are simply not offered in the list, so you do not build on them.
• The mixer's music and voice buses — they have no material on the timeline.
• A nested sequence — not supported on export, and reported to you.

If a clip points at material the server cannot read, it is dropped and you are told how many items were left out — rather than producing a quietly wrong file.

On the free plan and during a trial a watermark is embedded, and the window says so before you start.

How long it takes

Time depends on length, resolution and what is on the timeline. The reason it is not instant is structural: the file goes through several encoding passes — frame rate, overlays, titles, stickers and the final pass. A short video takes minutes; a long one takes proportionally longer. The figure in the window is an estimate, not a promise.

When the file does not match the preview

The editor sends the server your live style and the preview's dimensions, so a change made a second before you clicked is included. If there is still a gap:

1. Read the message after the export. If items were dropped, or your timeline edit was not included, that is stated explicitly, with the count.
2. Check the effect is not one of those listed above.
3. Caption size comes from the preview measurement, so exporting at a different aspect ratio changes it deliberately.
4. Export again. Re-exporting from history replays the same settings.

Export history

A project's recent exports are kept in the downloads panel at the side, and at the bottom of the export window. You can download again, re-export with the same settings, or delete — and deleting removes the file itself from storage.

Subtitle files can also be downloaded without opening the export window, from the Export menu on the toolbar: SRT, VTT and TXT download instantly, while ASS, JSON and a ZIP bundle depend on your plan. The timings in those files are aligned to your edit rather than to the original source.

Frequently asked questions

Why are MOV and WebM locked?

Only MP4 is supported at present. They are shown locked rather than hidden, so it is clear this is a current limit and not a button you failed to find.

I chose 4K and got 1080p

With the source aspect, resolution caps downward and does not stretch a smaller source upward. To get 4K you need a 4K source.

Can I close the tab while an export runs?

Yes. The export runs on the server, and a notification with a link arrives when the file is ready.

How do I get both a subtitle file and the video?

Choose captions as a separate file. The video downloads, and a matching SRT with the same name follows immediately.

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