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5 Select the “Include unmanaged services on other computers” checkbox to create an ad
hoc cluster including This Computer and any available service nodes.
This is part of the AutoCluster feature. See About AutoCluster and Unmanaged Services
for more information.
6 Use the Priority pop-up menu to choose priority level for the batch.
7 Click Submit or press Enter to submit the batch for processing.
The History window shows the batch progress. See About the History Window for more
information.
Note: The History window automatically opens if it is not already open.
You can also monitor the transcoding progress with Batch Monitor by double-clicking
the Batch Monitor icon in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder or by clicking
its icon in the Batch window. For more information on Batch Monitor, see the Batch Monitor
User Manual, available from the Help menu.
You can set Compressor Preferences to automatically open Batch Monitor. See Setting
Compressor Preferences for more details.
Note: When submitting larger batches (for example, nine source media files with three
settings assigned to each), there is about a 10-second delay after submitting the batch
when nothing happens. Be patient. Compressor is preparing the large batch before it
can be properly submitted for processing. If you are transcoding a large batch, you should
turn off the screen saver application on your computer. This will improve the speed of
your transcode because resources are not being diverted to the screen saver.
Once the batch has been submitted, a yellow triangle with an exclamation point appears
in the batch.
Click the warning
symbol to see an
explanation about
why it is there.
These warning symbols are used by Compressor whenever an issue exists with a batch.
You can place the pointer over the symbol to see a tooltip defining why it is there, or you
can click the symbol to open a dialog about it.
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