# How to save cartoon in mp4

**URL:** <https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 5, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703 "2018-08-05T19:56:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/u/CreamCartoon)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/1 "2018-08-05T19:56:53Z")

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how to save cartoon in mp4, i want put this on YouTube. But tis file in sifz format:disappointed\_relieved:

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**Author:** ![CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/u/CreamCartoon)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/3 "2018-08-06T06:58:21Z")

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I archived png files in tar.gz and tryed open in Kdenlive, but this doesnt work,

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**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/4 "2018-08-06T11:57:32Z")

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Did you try to render directly as a mp4?  
File/Render, change the extension as .mp4  
Target auto or ffmpeg (and then you can change parameters such as the codec)  
The recommended process is to render as mp4 X.264 lossless and then convert it in non-linear editor such as Kdenlive 😉

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**Author:** ![bazza](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bazza/32/3852_2.png) [@bazza](https://forums.synfig.org/u/bazza)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/6 "2018-08-06T14:27:29Z")

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`ffmpeg -i "file.%04d.png" -b:v 10M -b:a 256k -acodec ac3 -vcodec mpeg4 -g 30 "video.mp4"`

file is a name and %04d is a number. example “file.0001.png”

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**Author:** ![CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@CreamCartoon](https://forums.synfig.org/u/CreamCartoon)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/7 "2018-08-06T16:53:33Z")

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stop, i can download animation in avi

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**Author:** ![bazza](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bazza/32/3852_2.png) [@bazza](https://forums.synfig.org/u/bazza)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/how-to-save-cartoon-in-mp4/8703/8 "2018-08-08T13:41:43Z")

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Always it is preferable to export PNG and afterwards join in the format that wish.  
For example in kdenlive, bash or other software