What settings do I use when exporting from Premiere to maintain quality but not have huge files?

Hello, I stream on Twitch then upload the recordings of the streams to Youtube. Last night I needed to edit one of the recordings in Premiere, and when I exported the video with the exact same settings that it had when I imported it, the size went from 8 GB to 3 TB. That is a ridiculous increase in file size obviously. If I have OBS record my stream at: High Quality, Medium File Size .mkv Hardware (NVENC, H.264) AAC What should I set my Premiere settings to when exporting that same file to maintain quality, but not have a ridiculous increase in file size. Also If I use the built in Remux in OBS to make the files mp4 would I lose quality? I have been using ffmpeg because I know that no quality would be lost with it. Thanks.
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Addie
Addie19h ago
Remux in OBS is just a remux between containers, the image doesn’t change You listed a codec but not any actual quality settings or resolution or anything you’re recording at
Reeper_Lumish
Reeper_LumishOP19h ago
Sorry I am still learning. The other settings that I was able to find are listed below. If there are other ones you need could you let me know where to find them? Thanks. Base Canvas Resolution - 2560x1440 Output Scaled Resolution - 1920x1080 Common FPS Values - 60 Downscale Filter - Bicubic (Sharpened scaling, 16 samples) Renderer - Direct 3D 11 Color Format - NV12 (8-bit, 4:@:), 2 planes) Color Space - Rec. 709 Color Range - Limited SDR White Level - 300 nits HDR Nominal Peak Level - 1000 nits Recording Quality - High Quality, Medium File Size Recording Format - .mkv Recording Video Encoder - Hardware (NVENC, H.264) Audio Encoder - FFmpeg AAC Video Encoder - (Use stream encoder) Stream Encoder: Rate Control - CBR Bitrate - 2500 Kbps Keyframe Interval - 0 CPU Usages Preset - veryfast

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