How to save final edit Posted by msiegel - 29 May 2012 10:39 Hi, My question may be very simple, but I am a very beginner. Please let me know, how can I save my final edit as.avi (or whatever format). I have created an edit and would like to have the final version of it saved on my computer as.avi (to share it on YouTube or whatsoever). I cannot however find this option. I have checked the User Manual with no luck. Please share the simplest way to save i.e. Edit#14 in Lightworks as final.avi on my computer. Thank you in advance Posted by erikvandebelt - 29 May 2012 10:44 You have to export it with the export tool in the format what you need Posted by msiegel - 29 May 2012 11:01 I am receiving Internal Error: Failed to initialize rendering error any advice? 1 / 5
Posted by erikvandebelt - 29 May 2012 11:06 Maybe you try to export it to an format what is not licensed in the free version Posted by msiegel - 29 May 2012 13:29 none of them works: AVI AVI+WAV MXF Quicktime Posted by msiegel - 29 May 2012 14:49 I have finally managed to convert it to avi, but there is no sound and the picture is doubled (top and bottom half has the same image) Posted by rhinox202-29 May 2012 15:27 From another thread... the split screen video should be fixed if you change both the "Display optimisation" and "FX update interval" to frames. This can be found on the video tab of the Project Details pane (Project button in top-right corner of Lightworks). I'm not sure about the audio but from other threads it seems that some people have had success with changing the Sample Rate from 32kHz to 48kHz. 2 / 5
Posted by msiegel - 30 May 2012 08:14 Thank you both rhinox202 and erikvandebelt for your time and effort. Basing on you guidance I have finally managed to export the video as AVI. It has 2.09G when being 1:47 long, but I will deal with it later (if you have any tips, would be grateful) take care Posted by random_walk_74-02 Jun 2012 06:36 Hi. Try this. Go to the video setting and change "Display optimisation" to frames instead of fields (and maybe the "FX update interval" as well). Then export again. /R.W Posted by Benen - 02 Jun 2012 06:49 I had similar issues msiegel. I tried quite a few codecs and was extremely disappointed with all of them. As far as I can tell, the free codecs are just a waste of time. I updated to the pro version and it is definitely worth it if only for the extra codecs. To be able to export to a quick time movie and other options is great. Although I tried MP4 which came out great quality video but no sound for some reason. I haven't looked into this yet. I'm not sure how others are getting by with the free version but I just couldn't. Also, its great to support a project like this! Posted by msiegel - 02 Jun 2012 07:00 3 / 5
in order to make make the clip available for postprocessing it was enough to use rhinox202's advice. Thing is, that the program does not compress the files and hence 2.09G for 1.47min. I have, however, downloaded an xvid codec and compressed the file via VitualDub. Lightworks is a very good program - easy to use once you have gone through manual and got used to its layout. As I said at the beginning, I am a total noob in the world of film editing and I am doing it rather for pleasure then commercial use. This program is way more then enough for me (besides compression ) Nevertheless, thank you guys for your help and effort Posted by paulturbo - 02 Jun 2012 22:45 @Msiegel I ad a massive file on export to 6gb for 16min.avi file I used handbrake to make a smaller version it worked but lost a lot of quality. Posted by Ken2011-02 Jun 2012 23:37 I have found it necessary to convert just about any file that is exported out of LW in order to reduce the HUGE file size. I use Freemake video converter (which can handle a lot of different formats, including audio only if needed). I will generally convert the MOV, or AVI, or MP4 file to WMV format for uploading to YouTube, and it renders a much smaller file size that is friendly to YouTube. Hope this is helpful! Here is a link to their site www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ 4 / 5
Posted by normbay - 18 May 2016 02:33 so basically you can edit a movie on your computer 'for free' but you cannot save it and view it unless you export it onto the web for everyone??! Posted by briandrys - 18 May 2016 03:03 This thread is mearly 4 years old and refers to an old version of lightworks. Please have a look at this thread which outlines the export options on the free version and how you can export to your hard drive. Ensure that your export is set to YouTube (which is limited to 720p) and if you just wish to export onto your hard drive, don't click the upload to YouTube. 1080p is only available as a direct upload to Vimeo. www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=27&id=80863&ite mid=81#114435 5 / 5