Idiot question time but ...

[IAmATeaf]

If I want to save a clip is exporting it the only way and which option do I chose to get the best/closest to the original? I’ve always exported it to MP4 which does a re-encode but wanted the saved clip to be as near to the original as possible.

 

[IAmATeaf]

I've decided to export to AVI, MP4 and also copy the BVR file itself so I have a copy of the original recording.

 

[sebastiantombs]

I'v submitted video "evidence" on several occasions and have always supplied MP4, AVI and BVR formats to allow verification of autheniticity.

 

[biggen]

As far as I can tell, exporting to MP4 and leaving the "Re-encode video to H.264" unchecked seems to keep the clip original (i.e. no transcoding).

But I'm not sure and the help file isn't clear when I looked last. I know there are 4 Export encoder profiles in the UI3 but I can't even find them in the BI console.

 

[Millstone]

As far as I can tell, exporting to MP4 and leaving the "Re-encode video to H.264" unchecked seems to keep the clip original (i.e. no transcoding).

But I'm not sure and the help file isn't clear when I looked last. I know there are 4 Export encoder profiles in the UI3 but I can't even find them in the BI console.

Yes. Don't check the 're-encode' box. You'll get the original format.