Chapter 303: v4.0 Migration

Core Idea

When upgrading from Remotion 3 to Remotion 4, note the following changes and apply them to your project.

Key Concepts

• How to upgrade
• System requirements
• Config file changes
• Separating ImageFormat
• Streamlined logging
• Dropped support for Lambda architecture
• Rich timeline removed
• ProRes videos now export uncompressed audio by default

Code Examples

- "remotion": "^3.3.43"
- "@remotion/bundler": "^3.3.43"
- "@remotion/eslint-config": "^3.3.43"
- "@remotion/eslint-plugin": "^3.3.43"
- "@remotion/cli": "^3.3.43"
- "@remotion/renderer": "^3.3.43"
+ "remotion": "4.0.0"
+ "@remotion/bundler": "4.0.0"
+ "@remotion/eslint-config": "4.0.0"
+ "@remotion/eslint-plugin": "4.0.0"
+ "@remotion/cli": "4.0.0"
+ "@remotion/renderer": "4.0.0"

• What it demonstrates: Usage pattern for v4.0 Migration from the official docs.

Key Takeaways

1. Understand how to upgrade when working with v4.0 Migration.
2. Understand system requirements when working with v4.0 Migration.
3. Understand config file changes when working with v4.0 Migration.
4. Understand separating imageformat when working with v4.0 Migration.
5. Understand streamlined logging when working with v4.0 Migration.

Connects To

• 2 0 Migration: related page in the Migration & Versioning section.
• 3 0 Migration: related page in the Migration & Versioning section.
• 5 0 Migration: related page in the Migration & Versioning section.