What to check before you export
The editor never leaves you guessing about state. Two indicators, both always visible, decide whether you're ready to export: the save state and the preview status.
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Check the save state
Unsaved changes means exactly that; Saving… is in flight; Saved means your edits are in. Export protects you here anyway: it waits for saving before rendering.
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Read the preview status
"Preview up to date" or "Everything up to date" means what you see is what renders. "Updating preview…" and "Applying your edits…" mean wait a moment; "Preview outdated" means the preview lags your edits, not the export.
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Play the final pass
Watch the whole video once in the editor: message, takes, captions, sound. The fullscreen control makes it an honest screening.
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Export
Export renders your saved version. The exported file always includes your saved edits, even when the preview hadn't caught up yet.
If something looks off
- A banner says the video was updated elsewhere. Another session changed the video. "You have unsaved edits. Load the latest version to keep working.": pick Load latest, re-check your scenes, then export.
- I keep second-guessing the result. The complete checklist exists for exactly that: a structured pass over message, takes, captions, audio and export.
Related: Preview versus export · Export and download · The short-form editing checklist · Review your finished video
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