I recorded my desktop with quicktime (for a tutorial I am making) on an iMac and the output was a .mov file.
I edited and deleted scenes with OpenShot and now I don't know how to export it to a .mov file again.
I know the video format is supposed to be .mov, but I am not so sure about the codec. Should that be h263, h262, libvpx, etc?
You would be better to select H.264. It's supported by most of the currently widely used devices. A good alternative would be H.265 which provides higher compression efficiency with reduced bandwidth requirements and storage space compared to H.264 while maintaining the same quality. But perhaps some older devices do not support it.
I know my phone is capable of using H.264, but I'm not sure about those other codecs that you have mentioned. Certainly H.263 and H.262 are rather old and low quality by modern standards.
In a newer version of OpenShot (I am using the OpenShot 3.3.0 AppImage version) export to a .mov file is pretty straightforward.
Once you have completed your project, simply press the key combination Ctrl+e to open the Export Video box. Then select one of the MOV options from the Target dropdown box as you see below:
You will need to decide which of the 3 video and audio codec combinations to use. Your decision should be based on what is most appropriate for your target audience.
The 3 options seen here involve:
If you are unsure what to do, simply accept the first option given here and let the sane defaults look after you and your exported media. If you are a media magician then head to the Advanced settings tab and make all of your own decisions.
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