Export every clip on your timeline as an individual file.
For editors who hand off clips: selects to a client, b-roll to a library, cutdowns for social. Clip Exporter queues every clip on a track in Adobe Media Encoder, named your way and rendered with your timeline effects. One run instead of one export per clip.
The problem
Mark In. Mark Out. Export. Repeat.
You have 42 selects on a track and the client wants each one as its own file. So you set In and Out, open the export dialog, type a name and queue it. Then you do it again. Or you build a sequence for every clip.
The editing decisions are already on your timeline. Exporting them should not take an afternoon.
Exporting by hand
Clip 07 / 42
Then the same four steps again, for every clip on the track.
The fix
One track in. One file per clip out.
Clip Exporter walks the track from left to right. For every clip it sets In and Out, queues an export in Adobe Media Encoder with your preset and names the file from your blocks. Muted tracks come back the way they were.
Interview_A_01.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Rooftop_02.mp4
Sent to AME
Interview_B_03.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Street_04.mp4
Sent to AME
Interview_A_05.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Market_06.mp4
Sent to AME
Interview_C_07.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Night_08.mp4
Sent to AME
Interview_B_09.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Harbor_10.mp4
Sent to AME
Interview_A_11.mp4
Sent to AME
Broll_Sunset_12.mp4
Sent to AME
How it works
A panel inside Premiere. Three steps. Adobe Media Encoder does the rendering.
Step 01
Pick a track
Lay the clips you want on one track, in the order you want them numbered. Choose Video track or Audio track and the track number. Turn on Only selected track and the other tracks are muted while the clips are queued, then your mute states come back.
- Video or audio track
- Other tracks muted, then restored
- Clips numbered in timeline order
Every other video track is muted while the clips are queued, then your mute states come back.
Step 02
Choose a preset and a name
The list shows your own Adobe Media Encoder User Presets, filtered to match the track. Build the file name from blocks like clip name, sequence, counter and date, and see the result in a live preview before you export.
- Your own AME presets
- File names from blocks
- Live preview of the name
Export preset · your AME User Presets
File name
Step 03
Run once
Press Run. Every clip on the track is queued in Adobe Media Encoder as its own job, and the queue can start on its own. The panel tells you how many clips made it, or why an export could not go through.
- One job per clip
- Auto-start the queue, or review it first
- A count of every clip sent
+ 7 more jobs
The result
A folder that is ready to send.
One file per clip, numbered in the order they sit on your timeline, with the names you chose. Send it to the client, share it with the team or drop it in the archive.
+ 5 more, sorted in timeline order
Built for real deliveries
Graded clips, audio cues, a hundred files that still sort. Version 1.3 handles the details.
Your effects come along
Each file is rendered from the timeline, so the grade, the stabilization and the Master Effects on the clip are baked in. No flat rushes to fix later.
Music_Cue_1.wav
VO_Intro_2.wav
SFX_Whoosh_3.wav
Lists only audio-only presets: WAV, AIFF, MP3
Audio clips too
Set Source to Audio track and every clip on it becomes its own audio file. Split a music bed, a voice-over or a row of sound effects in one run.
Select_1.mp4
Select_2.mp4
…
Select_9.mp4
9 clips give 1–9, 12 give 01–12, 105 give 001–105.
Names that sort themselves
The counter is padded to the number of clips, so the files sort in timeline order in any folder, whether the track holds 9 clips or 105.
Presets from any folder
Keep your AME presets on an external drive or in any folder. Point to it once and it is remembered, even after updates.
Mutes, then restores
Only selected track mutes the other tracks while queueing and puts your mute states back afterwards.
Auto-start the queue
AME starts rendering as soon as the jobs land. Or leave it paused and check the queue first.
Straight about H.265
Premiere blocks H.265 for plugins, so those presets are greyed out with a workaround. No silent empty queue.
A count you can trust
The success message only appears when clips were actually queued, and it says how many.
Original clip names
The Clip Name block uses the source media file name, so your files keep the names you know.
Safe file names
Characters Windows or macOS refuse are replaced, and empty blocks drop out without a stray separator.
Re-run without overwriting
Add a Date & Time block and every run writes a new set of files next to the last one.
Mac and Windows
Installs with the free ZXP Installer and opens from Window > Extensions in Premiere Pro.
Pricing
Pay once. Skip the export loop.
Clip Exporter is a one-time payment, and future updates are included. No subscription, no per-export fees. It renders through the Adobe Media Encoder you already have, with the presets you already use.
1 run
for every clip on a track
0
sequences to build
Clip Exporter for Premiere Pro
One-time payment. Yours to keep.
$30- Every feature in version 1.3.5
- All future updates, free
- Video and audio track export
- Works with your own AME presets
- Mac and Windows
Secure checkout. Download after purchase.
Is it for you?
Made for handing off clips
- Selects delivered to a client as separate files
- Graded or stabilized versions of each clip
- Social cutdowns laid out on one track
- Music, voice-over or sound effects split into audio files
- Archiving only the good parts of long footage
Not the right tool for
- One file per track or per group of tracks. That is Track Exporter
- Shot pulls that need handles. Each file is exactly the clip on the timeline
- H.265 straight from the panel. Adobe blocks it for plugins
- Final Cut, Avid or DaVinci Resolve. It is Premiere Pro only
What editors say
4.7 average from 14 ratings on Gumroad
“This is EXACTLY what I've always wanted to be able to do whenever I went through the tedious process of exporting b-roll. I'm recommending this to all my colleagues ^_^”
“This works flawlessly. Saved tons of time when I needed to render 50 individual clips from the timeline with effects applied.”
“If you need to export clips from a track into individual clips for whatever reason (I do frequently), you can't beat this workflow! … Highly recommended!”
“Fantastic plug-in - made my life so much easier!”
More to watch
Recorded on an earlier version, so the panel has more options now. The workflow is the same.
Questions
What kind of jobs is it for?
Any job where the clips on one track have to leave Premiere as separate files: selects for a client, graded or stabilized pulls, social cutdowns, music or sound effects split into audio files, or an archive of the good parts. If you need one file per track or per group of tracks instead, Track Exporter is the better fit.
How does Clip Exporter save time?
Pick a track, an Adobe Media Encoder preset, and an output folder, then press Run. Clip Exporter sets the In and Out points for every clip on that track and queues each one in Adobe Media Encoder, so you get one file per clip without exporting them one by one.
Does Clip Exporter keep effects from my timeline?
Yes. Each file is rendered from the timeline, so the effects on the clip come along, including Lumetri, Warp Stabilizer and Master Effects. Set Only selected track to No and the tracks above, like titles or graphics, are included too.
Can Clip Exporter export audio clips?
Yes. Since version 1.3, set Source to Audio track and every clip on that audio track is exported as its own audio file, using an audio-only preset such as WAV, AIFF, or MP3.
Will files with the same name overwrite each other?
Not if you keep a Counter block, which numbers the clips in timeline order. The panel warns you when two clips would get the same name. Add a Date & Time block and every run writes a fresh set of files instead of reusing the names from the last one.
Can Clip Exporter export H.265?
Not directly. Premiere Pro does not let plugins queue H.265 (HEVC) exports in Adobe Media Encoder, which is a limitation on Adobe’s end. Clip Exporter greys H.265 presets out so you know up front. To get H.265 files, queue the clips with an H.264 preset, then switch the jobs to your H.265 preset in Adobe Media Encoder before starting the queue.
What do I need to run Clip Exporter?
Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Media Encoder in the same major version, and at least one saved User Preset in Adobe Media Encoder. It runs on Mac and Windows.
How do I install it?
After checkout you download a .zxp file. Install it with the free ZXP Installer from aescripts, restart Premiere Pro, then open Window > Extensions > Clip Exporter.
What does it cost, and are updates free?
Clip Exporter is a one-time payment of $30, and future updates are included. No subscription.
What is new in Clip Exporter 1.3?
File names built from blocks you choose (clip name, sequence, project, preset, resolution, date, time, counter, and custom text), audio track export, and Adobe Media Encoder presets loaded from an external drive or any folder you pick. The panel also tells you why an export could not go through. Version 1.3.5 adds panel presets: save every panel setting under a name and load it in any project. The current release is 1.3.5.
Something else? Email contact@cuttothepoint.com.
One track in.
One file per clip out.
Queue every clip in one run and get back to the edit while Adobe Media Encoder does the rendering.