How to export and download your video
There are two doors to the finished file, and they exist for two situations. Download video on the video page hands you the render that already exists. Export in the editor renders your edited version first, then hands you that.
No export settings screen stands in between: ReadyForm renders the video the pipeline prepared, without a watermark.
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Untouched video: Download video
On the video page, under Your video, the moment the app says "Your video is ready." the Download video button delivers the file (Downloading… while it transfers).
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Edited video: Export
In the editor, Export renders your current version. If you just edited, it waits for the save on purpose: "One moment, saving your changes first."
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Let it run
Exporting… shows the progress; leaving and coming back is fine, the app reports "Your export is still running." when you return mid-render.
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Watch the file
Play the downloaded file once, start to finish. The file is what you publish; the preview was the promise.
If something looks off
- The downloaded file isn't in my Downloads folder. Check the browser's download list first; browsers also number duplicates (video, video (1)). The browser decides where files land, not ReadyForm.
- Export fails. The app says "Export failed. Please try again." Retry once; if it fails again, check the video page for a specific render error and see the render-failure article.
Related: Review before export · When an export keeps processing · When a render fails · Navigate the dashboard
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