Render a finished MP4
Render the finished video in the cloud — free during the beta, 30 per workspace per day, up to 60 minutes long — or with no length limit on desktop.
When you want a finished video rather than a project file, Eddie renders your edit to MP4 with everything baked in: cuts, color, crops, titles, captions (word-level highlight included), motion graphics, b-roll overlays, music with auto-ducking and voice-over.
On the web (cloud render)
Ask Eddie to export an MP4, or use the Export options — the render runs in the cloud from your original files and returns a download link. A render typically takes a minute or two.
During the beta, cloud MP4 rendering is free with these limits:
- 30 renders per workspace per day. Re-downloading an unchanged edit comes from cache and doesn't use quota.
- 60 minutes maximum output length. Eddie refuses a longer edit before the render starts, so nothing is charged.
- One render at a time per workspace.
The 60-minute limit applies to the cloud MP4 render only. It does not apply to timeline exports, and it does not apply to a render on desktop.
If your edit runs longer than 60 minutes
Eddie checks the length before it starts. In the Export options, the MP4 rows are disabled, and each one shows how long your edit runs next to the limit. The rows that send an MP4 to Frame.io or iconik are disabled for the same reason.
Choose one of these instead:
- Export a timeline to Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid (EDL) or OpenTimelineIO, then render it in your own editor. Timeline exports have no length limit, and this route works for every project.
- Render on desktop. The desktop app has no length limit. It renders from the source files on that computer, so use it only for a project whose footage is on the same machine. A project you imported from cloud storage has no local files to render from.
- Split the edit. Make two or more shorter edits from the same project, then render each one.
On desktop (local render)
The desktop app renders on your machine from your local source footage — no length limit, no daily quota, and no dependence on upload quality. It's the best path for long edits and final masters.
Vertical and square
Titles and captions are sized and wrapped for the canvas, so reframed vertical and square edits render correctly.
Prefer to finish in your own editor? Export a timeline instead.