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.. _exporting_files_ref:

Exporting Files
===============

Creating video files
--------------------

Once you are happy with your video preview, the next step is to export it.
This will convert your OpenShot project into a single video file,
which will work on most media players (such as VLC, Windows Media Player, etc.)
or websites (such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc…).

Click on the Export Video icon |export_icon| on the Toolbar at the top of the screen,
or click **File\→Export Video** from the main menu.

.. |export_icon| image:: images/export-icon.png

.. image:: images/export.png

Give your exported file a name, and set its folder path.

You will usually export using your project profile – this is preselected for you in the Video Profile box.
You can choose between High, Medium or Low quality – the higher the quality, the larger the size of the file generated.

There are many other settings [to do: add an appendix], but generally you can just leave them.
Click the Export Video button to start the conversion.

During conversion you will see a blue progress bar, which will reach 100%, and (after a short delay) will turn green and display a “Done” button.

.. image:: images/export-in-progress.png

.. image:: images/export-done.png