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MP4 Movie Export

It is now possible to export content using H.264 compression in MP4 container from MediaHub.

Not every media player can open MP4/H.264 generated with the 10-bit encoding profiles. Make sure to have access to the professional codecs to be able to decode these media files.

The following Movie Export presets are available in the MP4 folder:

• Apple TV (720p)
• Apple iPad (1024x576)
• Apple iPad (1280x720)
• Apple iPad (1920x1080)
• Apple iPhone (1080i)
• Apple iPhone (1080p for 24 fps)
• Baseline (1080p 12 Mbits)
• Baseline (1080p 20 Mbits)
• Baseline (1080p 4 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (1080i 20 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (1080i 8 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (1080p 20 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (1080p 8 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (480i 20 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (480i 8 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (576i 20 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (576i 8 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (720p 20 Mbits)
• Blu-ray (720p 8 Mbits)
• MP4 (AVC-Intra High 10-bit)
• MP4 (High 10-bit)
• MP4 (High 422 10-bit)
• MP4 (High 8-bit)
• MP4 (Main Apple 4.5 Mbits 8-bit)
• MP4 (Microsoft 10 Mbits High 8-bit)
• MP4 (Streaming Service High 10-bit)
• MP4 (Streaming Service High 8-bit)

MP4 Export Technical Details

Available compressions

• H.264
• H.264 10-bit

Each compression has its own list of available profiles.

Profiles available for the H.264 compression:

• High
• AVCHD 2.0
• Baseline 1SEG 384 Kbits
• Baseline 3GP 256 Kbits
• Baseline 600 Kbits
• Baseline RIM 4 Mbits
• Baseline RIM 12 Mbits
• Baseline RIM 20 Mbits
• HDTV 720p 8 Mbits
• HDTV 1080i 10 Mbits
• HDTV 1080i 6 Mbits
• High 1080i 6 Mbits
• High Apple 5 Mbits
• AVCHD 20 Mbits
• High Blu-ray 8 Mbits
• High Blu-ray 20 Mbits
• High Microsoft 10 Mbits
• High Microsoft 500 Kbits
• Main 3 Mbits
• Main Apple 1.8 Mbits
• Main Apple 4.5 Mbits
• Main D1 3 Mbits
• AVC-LongG 4:2:0 Class G6 (HD)
• AVC-LongG 4:2:0 Class G12(HD)
• Streaming Service
• XAVC Long GOP 4K
• XAVC Long GOP HD

Profiles available for the H.264 10-bit compression:

• High 10
• High 4:2:2
• AVC-Intra Class 50 (HD)
• AVC-Intra Class 100 (HD)
• AVC-Intra Class 200 (HD)
• AVC-Intra High 10
• AVC-Intra RP2027 Class 50 (HD)
• AVC-Intra RP2027 Class 100 (HD)
• AVC-Intra RP2027 Class 200 (HD)
• AVC-Intra 4:2:2 2 K
• AVC-Intra 4:2:2 4K
• AVC-Intra 4:2:2 HD
• AVC-LongG 4:2:2 Class G25 (HD)
• AVC-LongG 4:2:2 Class G50 (HD)
• Streaming Service
• XAVC Intra VBR (HD)

AAC is the audio codec available in MP4 containers. The following profiles are available:

• 288 Kbps (multi-channel only)
• 56 Kbps
• 96 Kbps
• 160 Kbps
• 224 Kbps
• 320 Kbps (multi-channel only)

Exported MP4 from Flame Family products contain the following data:

• Pixel Aspect Ratio
• Timecode
• Reel name
• Broadcast colour spaces (BT.601, BT.709, BT.2020)

Clip Aspect option in Media Export

When exporting content to a defined resizing resolution with nonstandard aspect ratio, it is now possible to use the Clip Aspect option from the Aspect Ratio drop-down to use the clip's aspect ratio. Not all formats support Aspect Ratio metadata. The following file formats support this data:

Movie:

• QuickTime
• MXF (SonyMXF does not support nonstandard aspect ratio.)

File Sequence:

• OpenEXR
• PNG
• Softimage
• TIFF
• Wavefront

The following formats do not support aspect ratio metadata:

• Alias
• Cineon
• Jpeg
• Maya
• Pict
• Pixar
• SGI
• Targa

QuickTime & MP4 Export Presets

The Apple iPhone (1080p) QuickTime (H.264) preset has been updated to allow encoding of content with any of the standard frame rate formats supported in Flame Family products. In previous releases, the preset was limited to 23.98/24 fps. A corresponding preset has also been added for MP4 encoding.

The AAC profile for QuickTime and MP4 export presets have been changed to use the 160-kbps profile, and is compatible with various audio tracks configurations (mono, stereo, and multi-tracks). In previous releases, to the profile used was limited to stereo encoding.

Tangent Mapper

It is now possible to assign custom export presets hooks 6 to 10 to Tangent panels using the Tangent Mapper application.