Export Presets

Export presets are shortcuts that configure codec, CRF, and encoding speed in one flag:

hance video.mp4 --export high

Available presets

Preset	Use case
low	Quick previews, small file size
medium	Balanced quality and size
high	High quality, larger files
max	Maximum quality

high and max print a warning about larger file sizes.

Overriding export presets

You can override individual settings on top of an export preset:

hance video.mp4 --export high --codec prores
hance video.mp4 --export medium --crf 20

Explicit --codec, --crf, and --encode-preset flags take precedence over the export preset values.

Pro codecs

ProRes and H.265 codecs require a pro license. Using --export levels that select these codecs will fail on the free tier.