iPhone HEVC file Share options

[GaryG45]

I have some HEVC MOV files from an iPhone8+ that I'm starting to edit, and I'm not sure what Share options I should use to save them for computer playback. My previous work with VS has been with files from VHS-C and Video8 tapes, so I'm not familiar with HEVC (H265) files. I have the HEVC codec from Microsoft installed on my PC, and have had no problems doing test edits. For the Share options, I think I should use MOV with a profile of QuickTime (1920 x 1080, 30p). Is there another option that I should use? Below is the MediaInfo from one of the clips.

Thanks,
Gary
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt 0000.00 (qt )
File size : 81.3 MiB
Duration : 1 min 27 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 7 813 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:43:34
Tagged date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:45:02
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
com.apple.quicktime.location.ISO6709 : +42.2172-087.9581+217.801/
com.apple.quicktime.make : Apple
com.apple.quicktime.model : iPhone 8 Plus
com.apple.quicktime.software : 12.3.1
com.apple.quicktime.creationdate : 2019-06-12T20:43:34-0500

Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main@L4@Main
Codec ID : hvc1
Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Duration : 1 min 27 s
Bit rate : 7 705 kb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Rotation : 90°
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 31.579 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.124
Stream size : 80.2 MiB (99%)
Title : Core Media Video
Encoded date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:43:34
Tagged date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:45:02
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Metas : 3,4
Codec configuration box : hvcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 1 min 27 s
Source duration : 1 min 27 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 kb/s
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel layout : C
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1 017 KiB (1%)
Source stream size : 1 017 KiB (1%)
Title : Core Media Audio
Encoded date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:43:34
Tagged date : UTC 2019-06-13 01:45:02

[Ken Berry]

You could certainly use mov as the output format since that is the format of your original HEVC clips. (.Mov is just a carrier format which can cover a variety of video made with different codecs.) But you could also use the standard HEVC/H.265 output format of .mp4. You'll find three presets under the MPEG-4 button in Share, and you create your own Properties for your output there if you want. Share > MOV also gives you a number of HEVC options.

I notice you have a variable frame rate which is common with smartphones, though VS has problems with some of it. But use 30 fps for your output and you should be OK.

[GaryG45]

Ken,
Thanks for the quick reply. I thought I had looked at the mp4 options, but obviously I didn't. Must have been brain freeze. I should be fine now. Thanks again for your help.

Gary