How do I export my animation and find the video file?
Choose the frame for your finished video
Use 16:9 for a landscape video, 9:16 for a portrait video, or 1:1 for a square composition. JJ supports 4K export. After choosing the aspect ratio, preview the clip again: check that the places, route and markers you want to show remain inside the frame throughout the camera movement.
The documented frame presets for Windows 1.3.1 are:
| Aspect-ratio label | Frame size |
|---|---|
| 16:9 | 3840 × 2160 pixels |
| 9:16 | 2160 × 3840 pixels |
| 1:1 | 2160 × 2160 pixels |
| 4:3 | 2880 × 2160 pixels |
| 21:9 | 3840 × 1600 pixels |
The export tutorial explains the composition and final-file checks. Choose the frame for the project you will actually use; changing from landscape to portrait changes what fits around the route.
Create the video and find the file
- Play through the camera movement, animated route and marker appearances.
- Save the clip version you want to use, then start video creation.
- On Windows 1.3.1, look for an .mp4 file named after the clip in Videos → JJClips.
- Open that file and check its beginning, transitions and ending before using it in your project.
Use Windows' system Videos location. It may have been moved to another drive or folder, so a fixed path such as a particular user profile is not reliable.
If you only saved a clip version, there may be no new video file yet: saving the scenario and creating the video are separate actions. If video creation reports completion but you cannot find the result, ask the JJ team for help with the clip name, app version, operating system and any visible message. The Windows folder above should not be assumed to be the macOS location.
Use the exported video
The finished file can be used on its own or imported into a video editor with your other footage. For the next step in your editing application, follow the Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro workflow. These use the exported file; a direct connection between JJ and the editor is not required. If you used breaking points to create separate scene plans within one clip, cut the exported video at those pauses in your video editor.
Setting up an animated route and rendering its video are separate stages. Creating the route in minutes does not set a fixed rendering time for every clip.