Export for Platform

export_preset

Encode a platform-ready H.264 file (aspect, fps, bitrate, faststart) for a named platform.

producewritesdestructivesince v0.8.0

00:00PARAMETERS

Name	Type	Description
`input` required	`string`	Path to the source video.
`platform` required	`"youtube" \| "instagram_reel" \| "tiktok" \| "x" \| "square" \| "steam_trailer" \| "vertical_reel"`	Sets aspect, size, fps, bitrate. steam_trailer: 1080p 5.5 Mbps CBR, -14 LUFS. vertical_reel: 1080x1920 over a blurred copy of itself, -14 LUFS (ignores fit).
`fit`	`"pad" \| "crop"`	Fit to the platform aspect: pad (default) or crop.
`output`	`string`	Optional output path. Defaults under SCREENCAST_HOME/edits.
`overwrite`	`boolean`	Allow replacing an existing file at the output path (default false).

00:05A MINIMAL CALL

export_preset { "input": "recording.mp4", "platform": "youtube" }

The required arguments only, with placeholder values. Everything else takes its default.

00:10WHAT COMES BACK

Structured content (structuredContent), alongside a text summary:

Field	Type	Description
`outputPath` always	`string`	Path of the file written.

00:15SEEN IN