When you've finished editing and are ready to download a Clipchamp project as a video file to your computer or share the video with others so they can watch it, it's time to export.
In Clipchamp for personal accounts, as you work on a project, editing progress gets saved automatically and there is no Save button you have to click.
When you're done and want to save a copy of the finished video, select Export in the top right of the editor user interface.
Step 1. Select the Export button in the top right
Step 2. Select your desired video resolution
You'll see a screen where you need to choose your desired video quality.
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480p video quality is suitable for drafts.
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720p video quality is suitable for social media videos.
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1080p (HD) video quality is suitable for video streaming platforms and presentations.
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4K (UHD) video quality is the best video resolution for all 4K media files.
If you've used a premium feature and are on the free plan, you'll see diamond-shaped symbols next to the exporting options. If you're not ready to upgrade, remove the premium features before exporting the video. To export the project including the premium features in it, select Switch to a new plan.
This will guide you through the steps to upgrade to the Premium plan.
Step 3. Export your video
The video will start exporting and you'll see a progress bar with a percentage indicator.
If your video is slow to export or doesn't export, see this help article for tips on how to improve the export speed. Note that higher resolutions or longer projects will take longer to export.
After your video has finished exporting, it will automatically save to your computer, usually to your Downloads folder.
Step 4. Share your video
Next, you can save and share the video. Clipchamp's personal version includes the following integrations:
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Save to OneDrive
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Save to Google Drive
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Save to Dropbox
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Upload to YouTube
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Send to TikTok
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Share to LinkedIn (only works for company accounts, NOT personal accounts)
You can also create a shareable page hosted on Clipchamp to share your video with viewers and obtain an embed link.
For more information, see sharing a video.
In Clipchamp for work accounts, it's important to understand the following context:
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Video editing project files always reside in OneDrive/SharePoint and have the file ending .clipchamp. They are accompanied by an Assets and an Exports folder.
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The Assets folder contains the media elements used in the project, i.e., the video, image and audio files you've added.
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The Exports folder contains the MP4 videos that get saved there when you're exporting a finished editing project.
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If you create a video editing project on your OneDrive/SharePoint homepage, in the My Files folder or are coming from an external launch point like the Clipchamp page on office.com or Stream, the project is created as a folder under My Files > Videos > Clipchamp.
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If you create an editing project in another location, for instance a subfolder elsewhere in your OneDrive, the new project will get created there.
As you work on a project, editing progress gets saved automatically and there is no Save button you have to click.
When you're done editing and want to save an MP4 of the finished video, select Export in the top right of the editor user interface.
Step 1. Select the Export button in the top right of the editor
Step 2. Select a resolution and storage location
You'll see a screen where you need to choose your desired video quality.
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480p video quality is suitable for drafts.
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720p video quality is suitable for social media videos.
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1080p (HD) video quality is suitable for video streaming platforms and presentations.
Note: 4K is not available as an output resolution in Clipchamp's work version initially and will get added at a later stage.
By default, exported videos get uploaded and saved in the project's Exports folder in OneDrive. You can turn off this option or select another folder to save it in.
When you're ready, select Export to continue.
Step 3. Export your video
The video will start exporting and you'll see a progress bar with a percentage indicator.
If your video is slow to export or doesn't seem to get processed, see this help article for tips on how to improve the export speed. Note that higher resolutions or longer projects will take longer to export.
After your video has finished exporting, it will be automatically uploaded to the Exports folder in your work OneDrive/SharePoint unless you turned that option off before exporting.
Step 4. Share the completed video
Next, you can save and share the video file for others to view.
Clipchamp's work version includes the following integrations:
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Publish with Microsoft Stream
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Copy link
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Share with people at your organization
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Open file location
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Save to your computer
For more information about each of these options, see Sharing a video from Clipchamp.
Export format
Your exported video will be an MPEG 4 (.mp4) file with the file name you chose. The frame rate will be 30fps.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter errors when exporting your video, please see this article for a number of troubleshooting tips that may help you to export successfully.
