The Export Workspace

The Export Workspace (also referred to as the Deliver page) is the final destination in the ORAPHIM pipeline. This is where your timeline, containing all its visual effects, color grading, and audio mixing, is rendered into a standalone video file.

Interface Layout

The Export Workspace is streamlined to prevent accidental edits while focusing on output settings.

  1. Render Settings (Left): The configuration panel where you select codecs, wrappers, and bitrates.
  2. Timeline / Viewer (Center): A preview of your timeline. You can scrub through to ensure everything looks correct, and set In/Out points if you only want to render a specific section of the timeline instead of the entire sequence.
  3. Render Queue (Right): A list of pending render jobs. ORAPHIM supports batch rendering, allowing you to queue up multiple sequences or multiple formats and process them all sequentially.

Using Render Presets

For most web-based deliverables, the easiest workflow is to use the built-in presets located at the top of the Render Settings panel.

  • YouTube: Automatically configures an H.264 MP4 file with AAC audio, utilizing optimal bitrates recommended by Google.
  • Vimeo: Similar to YouTube, but tailored to Vimeo's specific compression guidelines.
  • ProRes: (macOS only, or supported Windows configurations) An industry-standard intermediate format for archiving visually lossless masters.
  • Audio Only: Bypasses the video rendering engine entirely to output a WAV or MP3 file of the timeline's soundtrack.

Custom Exports

If you require precise control, select the Custom preset.

Video Tab

  • Format: The container file type (e.g., MP4, QuickTime, MXF OP-Atom).
  • Codec: The compression algorithm (e.g., H.264, H.265, DNxHR).
  • Resolution: This defaults to your timeline resolution, but can be scaled. If you edited in 4K but only need a 1080p deliverable, change it here. ORAPHIM's high-quality resizing engine will handle the downscale perfectly.
  • Quality: Controls the bitrate. "Automatic" allows the encoder to choose the best bitrate based on motion complexity. To enforce strict file size limits, choose "Restrict to" and enter a Kb/s value.

Audio Tab

Ensure "Export Audio" is checked.

  • Choose your audio codec (Linear PCM for uncompressed, AAC for compressed web delivery).
  • Set the bit depth (usually 16-bit or 24-bit).

File Tab

  • Specify the output directory and filename.
  • You can use dynamic variables (like %ProjectName or %TimelineName) to auto-generate filenames based on the project metadata.

Adding to the Queue

Once all settings are configured, click Add to Render Queue. The job will move to the right panel. Click Render All to begin processing. ORAPHIM will utilize all available CPU and GPU resources to compile the final video.