Time for exporting video

[DWeiler123]

My Video Pad seems to be working fine except when I am finished and export my video to a video file it takes a very long time. Last one I did took 4 hours to process into a video. Is this normal or is there a faster way of doing it?

[Perry Matthews]

It really depends on the FPS, resolution, and the length of your video. I was working on a 5-minute long video yesterday at the highest resolution and 60FPS, and that took over an hour to export. As far as I'm concerned, you're not the only one. 

[borate]

What are the export settings?  Are there extensive effects or many tracks?  What are your PC's specs?

And, as Perry notes, what is the project length and resolution of the bulk of the source files?  All are factors that impact export time.

If you take a few minutes to share your project, someone here will see how it fares on their machine.  This is easy and can be private.  Follow these steps closely...

•     Back up --- With your project on the timeline, click on MENU at the top-left.  Click FILE|BACK UP PROJECT FILES TO FOLDER.  Choose a folder and SELECT FOLDER.
•     Upload ---  Upload the saved, numbered FOLDER.  Use a free server - Google Drive, MS OneDrive, etc.*  Do NOT upload the individual VPJ or export file. 
•     Get link --- Get a public link.  If using Google Drive click GET SHAREABLE LINK. Change "restricted" to "anyone with the link can view"  Click COPY LINK | DONE.
•     Share ---    Paste that link here, or click the folder at the top-right of this forum to message it privately to me.  It won't be shared.

          *    Before uploading, right-click the folder, click PROPERTIES.  Look at the File Size to confirm that it's not too big for the free space on the server.