<p>to get the best quality export from FCPX choose the option from the CODEC "Source = ProRes 422" and then see if that gives you any better results.</p>

<p>Alternatively you can choose the option
Format = Computer then export from there </p>

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<p>It is my first time using Final Cut Pro and I am having trouble exporting a high quality video. The clips I used to make the video are QuickTime screen recording and they are very high quality, and when I was exporting the video, I got these settings:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/204Pp.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/204Pp.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Which I believe it's pretty good as well, but the outputted video is only 839.4M rather than 8G and it's not as good as its original resolution and it has big black paddings around the video. Here's what it looks like in full screen in my QuickTime player:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AZsAF.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AZsAF.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>I've googled it and it seems like I should modify the project's settings <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Final Cut Pro X: Modify a project’s settings
</a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3</a>: <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12526?locale=en_US&amp;viewlocale=en_US" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12526?locale=en_US&amp;viewlocale=en_US</a> "Final Cut Pro X: Modify a project’s settings", but this thing is greyed out in my FCPX:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Here's a screenshot of my editor window:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3x1I2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3x1I2.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>So, what exactly should I do to output my video with at least its original quality?</p>

<p>Thanks guys.</p>

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How do I increase my exported video quality?
Hang Chen
# How do I increase my exported video quality?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-26)

It is my first time using Final Cut Pro and I am having trouble exporting a high quality video. The clips I used to make the video are QuickTime screen recording and they are very high quality, and when I was exporting the video, I got these settings:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/204Pp.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/204Pp.jpg)

Which I believe it's pretty good as well, but the outputted video is only 839.4M rather than 8G and it's not as good as its original resolution and it has big black paddings around the video. Here's what it looks like in full screen in my QuickTime player:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AZsAF.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AZsAF.jpg)

I've googled it and it seems like I should modify the project's settings [Final Cut Pro X: Modify a project’s settings](https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png)

[3](https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png): <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12526?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US> "Final Cut Pro X: Modify a project’s settings", but this thing is greyed out in my FCPX:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/07mRg.png)

Here's a screenshot of my editor window:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/3x1I2.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/3x1I2.jpg)

So, what exactly should I do to output my video with at least its original quality?

Thanks guys.

**Tags:** export, output


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-28. Score: 1

to get the best quality export from FCPX choose the option from the CODEC "Source = ProRes 422" and then see if that gives you any better results.

Alternatively you can choose the option
Format = Computer then export from there


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