How to Create Export Presets in Adobe Premiere Pro

Exporting your final video is one of the most crucial steps in the editingThe process of selecting, arranging, and assembling the visual and audio components of a film to tell a coherent and compelling story. process, and getting it right can make all the difference in the quality and efficiency of your work. But let’s face it—going through the export settings every single time can be tedious, especially when you’re juggling multiple projects or delivering content to different platforms. That’s where export presets come in handy.

By creating custom export presets in Adobe Premiere Pro, you can streamline your workflow, ensuring that your videos are consistently exported with the right settings every time. Whether you’re exporting for YouTube, Instagram, or a high-resolution archive, having a preset saves you time and minimizes the risk of errors.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the simple steps to create and save your own export presets, so you can focus more on the creative aspects of your work and less on repetitive tasks.

This will save you a lot of time when it comes to you exporting the full video or a sequence. If you find you use one preset a lot and it’s high quality, you can share the preset with your friends and colleagues with relative ease. 

Let’s check out How to create export presets in Adobe Premiere Pro below.

1. Customize your export preset settings

Once you are ready to customise your export settings and ready to export your sequence simply: 

• Click File>Export to pop up the Export Settings box. 

• Now choose your preferred format from the list. 
• Then select from a long list of presets Adobe Premiere Pro provides. 

You can now either customise (includes frame rateThe number of individual frames displayed per second in a film, affecting the smoothness of motion; common frame rates include 24fps, 30fps, and 60fps., pixel aspect ratioThe ratio of the width to the height of the image on screen, commonly expressed as 16:9, 4:3, etc., frameA single image or still in a sequence of images that make up a film; also refers to the edges of the visible area on screen. size, bitrate, and audio formatting) these to your preferred setup or match them to your sequence settings. 

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2. Save your export preset

Now you have created the preset; next, we will need to save it. To save your export preset, simply follow these steps: 

• Click the Save Preset icon on the right of the Presets Menu. 
• It will now ask you to name your Export Preset.
• Then select if you want to add Publish Settings and EffectsVisual or audio effects used to create illusions or enhance scenes, including practical effects and computer-generated imagery (CGI). Settings in your Export Preset.

Once this is complete, you will have saved your export preset in Adobe Premiere Pro. The two tabs for Publish and Effects settings offer a multitude of options. 

These include a video limiter, image and timecode overlays, the ability to automate your social media uploads, and the opportunity to add custom Lumetri Looks.

The automation of social media uploads can help you automate your workflow, especially if you’re a business that thrives off social media posts. 

3. Import and share your preset

Now your export presets have been created and saved, it’s time to share them! To share them, simply: 

• Locate your export presets by going to Adobe > Adobe Media Encoder > 11.0 > Presets. 
• You can copy and share the .epr files with other editors and friends. 

How to import an export preset in Adobe Premiere Pro

To import an Export Preset you’ve received or purchased, select the Import Preset button that sits next to the Save Preset button in your Export Settings box. 

When you import another .epr file, it is automatically copied over to the Presets folder. Then you can use it whenever you want. You simply select it from your custom presets, and you are done!