# Export Video

Three scopes of video export, available from two modes. Per-shot exports are direct downloads; per-scene and per-sequence exports come down as ZIPs that bundle the per-shot files plus a concatenated cut. Visualize mode also exposes a **Download All Media** option that ships the entire project with editorial-handoff metadata (OTIO, EDL, XML, README).

## The export menu matrix

The export entry points live in the kebab (`...`) menus on the Storyboard: per-shot on each shot card, per-scene on each scene group, and at the storyboard level for the whole sequence. The available options change with the active mode.

| Surface                         | Compose mode                                                      | Visualize mode                                                                               |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Shot kebab**                  | **Export Render** – wireframe MP4 of the shot, server-side render | **Export Video** – the rendered video for this shot (hidden when the shot has no video)      |
| **Scene kebab → Export**        | Export Render – disabled, coming in Phase 2                       | **Export Scene Videos** – ZIP: per-shot files + concatenated scene cut                       |
| **Storyboard (sequence) kebab** | Export Sequence Render – disabled, coming in Phase 2              | **Export Sequence Videos** – ZIP: per-scene folders, per-scene cuts, top-level `project.mp4` |
| **Storyboard kebab → All**      | (none)                                                            | **Download All Media** – full project ZIP with media plus OTIO, EDL, XML, and a README       |

The "Render" vs "Video" naming distinction is deliberate. In Compose mode the export is a **render**: deterministic wireframe of the 3D scene, server-side, no AI. In Visualize mode the export is a **video**: the diffusion-generated artifacts already in the project.

## How to export a single shot

The most common path. Two flavors depending on what you want.

### Compose-mode wireframe (Export Render)

A wireframe / greybox MP4 of the shot, with no AI in the loop. Same job as [Direct Render](/visualize/direct-render.md) on the Visualize side; this is the Compose-mode entry point.

1. **In Compose mode**, open the kebab (`...`) menu on the shot card in the Storyboard.
2. **Pick Export Render.** The job submits and a persistent toast shows "Compiling render..." with a spinner.
3. **Wait for "Render ready."** The toast updates with the scene and shot names and a **Download** action.
4. **Click Download.** The file lands in your local download directory.

![Compose-mode storyboard with the shot kebab menu open showing Export Render, plus a Render ready toast in the top-right with a Download action](/files/fOpjJyzhJTHIuZFqkEW0)

While the job is in flight, the menu shows a spinner icon (no text) and the action is disabled. Switching to other parts of the project is fine; the toast follows you.

![Compose-mode shot card with a Rendering... toast in the top-right showing job progress](/files/dDuXBV5I8kiIrhHxbB2J)

### Visualize-mode rendered video (Export Video)

The shot's most recent AI-rendered video as an MP4. Only available when the shot has a selected video render; the menu entry hides when the shot is image-only.

1. **In Visualize mode**, open the kebab (`...`) menu on the shot card in the Storyboard.
2. **Pick Export Video.** The file downloads immediately (trim path uses stream-copy, so this is near-instant for short clips).
3. **Confirm via the OS download notification.**

The per-render download icon below the main render preview also still works for granular per-clip downloads. See [Export shot video](/publish/export-shot-video.md) for that path and its sibling options (Image, Scene Reference, Crossfade Video, All).

## How to export a whole scene

Visualize mode only today. Compose-mode scene-level export is disabled with a "Coming soon" label (Phase 2).

1. **In Visualize mode**, open the kebab (`...`) menu on the scene group in the Storyboard.
2. **Hover Export** to reveal the submenu.
3. **Pick Export Scene Videos.** A ZIP downloads containing:
   * One MP4 per shot in the scene, in authored order.
   * A concatenated `<scene>_full.mp4` that stitches the shots together with no transitions (hard cuts).

Shots that have only image renders fold into the scene cut as **still slates** so the concatenated file plays continuously without gaps.

## How to export the full sequence

Visualize mode only today. Two options on the storyboard-level kebab.

### Export Sequence Videos

A project-scoped ZIP with per-scene structure.

1. **In Visualize mode**, open the kebab (`...`) menu at the Storyboard level (above the scene groups).
2. **Pick Export Sequence Videos.** A ZIP downloads with this structure:

   ```
   <project>_<timestamp>.zip
   ├── Scene 1/
   │   ├── Shot 1.mp4
   │   ├── Shot 2.mp4
   │   └── Scene 1 full.mp4   (concatenated)
   ├── Scene 2/
   │   ├── ...
   │   └── Scene 2 full.mp4
   └── project.mp4             (full sequence, all scenes concatenated)
   ```

### Download All Media

The full project bundle with editorial-handoff metadata. For when the next step is opening this in Premiere, Resolve, FCP, or another NLE.

1. **Same storyboard-level kebab**, pick **Download All Media**.
2. The ZIP includes everything from Export Sequence Videos plus:
   * **OTIO** (`.otio`) – OpenTimelineIO project, the canonical interchange format.
   * **EDL** (`.edl`) – classic edit decision list for legacy NLE imports.
   * **XML** (`.xml`) – Final Cut Pro XML for direct FCP import.
   * **README.md** – plain-English description of what's in the ZIP and how to import each manifest into common NLEs.

## Filename convention

Every exported file uses the same pattern:

```
<project>_<scene?>_<shot?>_<localTimestamp>.<ext>
```

Timestamps are local-time, AM/PM, with timezone marker:

```
MyProject_Scene01_Shot01_May-14-2026_0716AM-EDT.mp4
MyProject_Scene01_full_May-14-2026_0716AM-EDT.mp4
MyProject_May-14-2026_0716AM-EDT.zip
```

The convention is consistent across all six export paths, so an export from May 14 at 7:16 AM Eastern will collide-free with an export from any other time or scope.

## What's in each file

| Export                      | Format                       | Concat method          | Audio                                          |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Compose-mode Export Render  | H.264 30fps MP4              | n/a (single shot)      | None                                           |
| Visualize-mode Export Video | H.264 MP4 at the source rate | n/a (single shot)      | Per-shot, if the shot was generated with audio |
| Export Scene Videos         | H.264 MP4 ZIP entries        | ffmpeg.wasm, hard cuts | Per-shot audio preserved                       |
| Export Sequence Videos      | H.264 MP4 ZIP entries        | ffmpeg.wasm, hard cuts | Per-shot audio preserved                       |
| Download All Media          | Above + manifest files       | Same                   | Same                                           |

Concat is hard-cut only. No transitions, dissolves, or crossfades. Add those in your NLE downstream from the per-shot files.

## When to reach for each

| Job                                                                  | Path                                                                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| One client deliverable of one shot                                   | Visualize-mode Export Video on the shot kebab                                    |
| Blocking review of one shot before committing AI credits             | Compose-mode Export Render, or [Direct Render](/visualize/direct-render.md)      |
| Per-shot files plus a scene cut for editorial                        | Export Scene Videos                                                              |
| Full project ZIP for handoff                                         | Export Sequence Videos                                                           |
| Full project plus an NLE-ready timeline (OTIO / EDL / XML)           | Download All Media                                                               |
| Single-frame still or scene-reference image                          | Per-render download icon, see [Export shot video](/publish/export-shot-video.md) |
| Whole scene's greybox animatic from the Scene Timeline (legacy path) | [Scene to video](/publish/scene-to-video.md)                                     |

## Limits and known issues

* **Compose-mode scene and sequence exports are disabled.** The kebab shows the entries with a "Coming soon" tooltip. Phase 2 covers a multi-shot server-side queue plus email delivery; today, multi-shot wireframe exports go shot-by-shot.
* **Concat is hard-cut only.** No fades or dissolves at shot boundaries. The concatenated file is a structural cut, not a finished edit.
* **No re-rendering during export.** The export uses whatever's already in the gallery. To incorporate a fresh render, regenerate the shot in Visualize first.
* **No format or codec choice.** H.264 in an MP4 container. For alternative codecs, transcode in your NLE or via ffmpeg downstream.
* **Image-only shots in a scene cut become still slates.** The scene cut plays continuously; the slate is the still image held for the shot's duration.
* **Trim downloads use stream-copy when possible.** Most per-shot trims are near-instant because no re-encode is needed. If you see a longer wait, the trim fell back to ffmpeg.wasm encoding.

## Related

* [Export shot video](/publish/export-shot-video.md) – the per-render download icon and its sibling options (Image, Scene Reference, Crossfade Video, All).
* [Scene to video](/publish/scene-to-video.md) – the per-scene animatic export from the Compose Scene Timeline.
* [Direct Render](/visualize/direct-render.md) – the Visualize-mode equivalent of Compose's Export Render.
* [Export formats](/publish/export-formats.md) – image (PNG, JPEG) and 3D (GLTF, USD) format options.
* [Timeline](/compose/timeline.md) – the Sequence Timeline drives playback order in concatenated exports.
* [Publish tab](/publish/publish-tab.md)
* [Poster](/publish/poster.md)
* [Presentation mode](/publish/presentation-mode.md)


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