# Download and export finished media > Get finished images, video and audio out of Nodespell by downloading from nodes, viewers and the Asset Manager, or rendering a Timeline to MP4 or WebM. Source: https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/export/ · Last updated: 2026-11-10 Exporting from Nodespell means saving a result file to your computer. You download a node's result, a file in a viewer, or an Asset from the [Asset Manager](https://docs.nodespell.com/assets/asset-manager/), and Nodespell saves the stored file at its full resolution, not a preview. To produce a new delivery file, such as an edit, a different container or a smaller size, you render a [Timeline](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/timeline/) or run a [video node](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/video-editing/) first. ## Where can I download from? | Where | Control | What you get | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | A node on the graph | Right-click → **Download**, or **Download N assets** for several | The current result of each selected node | | The node's preview | **Download** button on the preview toolbar | The result shown on the node | | Full-screen image viewer | **Save image** | The image you are viewing | | Full-screen video viewer | **Download video** | The video you are viewing | | Full-screen audio viewer | **Download audio** | The audio you are viewing | | Text viewer | **Download text** | The text result | | 3D viewer | **Download Model** | The model file | | Asset Manager | Right-click → **Download Asset**, or **Download N assets** for a selection | The original uploaded or generated file | | Timeline editor | **Render** → **Download** | The last Timeline render | When you download several files at once, Nodespell starts one download per file. It does not bundle them into a ZIP. If some fail, a notice says how many could not be downloaded. ## Download a result from a node 1. Select one or more nodes in Graph. Choose the [take](https://docs.nodespell.com/graph/takes/) you want first if a node has several. 2. Right-click a selected node and choose **Download**. 3. Your browser saves each file. Nodespell names files from the Project, the node and the time the result was made. Prompt nodes have no file to download. Asset nodes download the file they point to. ## Does downloading keep full resolution? Yes. Downloads use the stored result or the original Asset file, not the viewer's preview or thumbnail. Lowering preview quality in a viewer or in the Timeline changes only playback, not the downloaded file. An image result keeps its stored format, for example PNG or, for HDR results, EXR. ## Export an edited video from the Timeline The Timeline is where you set export options for video. Select **Render** in the Timeline top bar. The render settings are: | Setting | Options | Default | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- | | **Preset** | **Custom**, **Timeline**, **Preview** (720p WEBM), **MP4**, **High**, **Social** (1080p MP4) | **Custom** | | **Range** | **Whole timeline** or **Range** (In/Out points) | **Whole timeline** | | **Name** | File name for the download | `timeline-export` | | **Container** | **WEBM** or **MP4** | **WEBM** | | **Bitrate** (video) | 500 to 50,000 kb/s | 8,000 kb/s | | **Resolution** | **Timeline resolution** or **Custom** (16 to 16,384 px) | Timeline resolution | | **Frame rate** | Timeline rate or **Custom** (1 to 120 fps) | Timeline rate | | **Include audio** | On (**Timeline audio mix**) or off (**Video only**) | On | | **Codec** (audio) | **Auto for container**, **AAC**, **Opus** | Auto | | **Bitrate** (audio) | 16 to 512 kb/s | 128 kb/s | | **Channels** | **Stereo** or **Mono** | Stereo | Track mute, solo, gain, clip gain, fades and track effects are included in the mix. MP4 is available only when your browser can encode H.264 and AAC; otherwise it shows **MP4 (unsupported)**. After rendering, select **Download** in the same popover. The render is made and stored in your browser on this device, and it also feeds the Timeline node's **Video** output. > **Caution:** A Timeline render is stored on this device until you download it or a later step uploads it. Download the file if you need a copy before you clear browser data or switch computers. ## Change format, size or frame rate without the Timeline For a single clip, add a node instead of opening the Timeline: - **Transcode Video** writes MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, with quality, bitrate or approximate file-size control, a maximum size and maximum frame rate, and audio options. - **Resize Video** outputs an MP4 at a new frame size. - **Retime Video** and **Trim Video** change duration. Run the node, then download its result. See [Video editing](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/video-editing/) for every option. ## Export from a compositor In a compositor's **Colour** settings, **Result** chooses what it produces: **Review · as viewed (PNG)**, **Review · as viewed (video)**, **Master · linear EXR**, or **HDR review · 10-bit WebM PQ** where the device supports it. **Export EXR sequence…** writes frames to a folder you choose and needs desktop Chrome or Edge. See [Color management](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/color-management/). ## Export a 3D Asset In the Asset Manager, right-click a supported 3D Asset and choose **Export 3D Model** (or **Export DCC Format**), then **Export Alembic (.abc)**. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I export a whole Project as a video? No. Nodespell exports results, not Projects. Assemble the shots you want in a [Timeline](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/timeline/) and render it. ### Why is my Timeline download a WEBM file? WEBM is the default container. Choose the **MP4** or **Social** preset, or set **Container** to MP4, if your browser supports MP4 encoding. ### Can I download several results as one ZIP? No. Multi-select downloads start one download per file. ### Are downloaded files resized? No. Downloads are the stored files themselves; Nodespell does not resize or re-encode them on download. ## Related - [Timeline](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/timeline/): build the edit you export - [Video editing](https://docs.nodespell.com/edit/video-editing/): Transcode, Resize and other video nodes - [Preview, download and Trash](https://docs.nodespell.com/assets/preview-download-and-trash/): downloading from the Asset Manager - [Supported media](https://docs.nodespell.com/reference/supported-media/): output formats at a glance - [Takes](https://docs.nodespell.com/graph/takes/): choose which result a node outputs