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Table Of Contents
- Compressor 3 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Compressor
- Getting Started Quickly
- Ways to Use Compressor
- The Basic Transcoding Workflow
- The Compressor Interface
- Setting Compressor Preferences
- Importing Source Media Files
- Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
- Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches
- Creating AIFF Files
- Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files
- About the Dolby Digital Professional Encoder Pane
- General Information About Creating Dolby Digital Professional Files
- Converting Stereo Audio Files to Dolby Digital Professional Format
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Manual Method)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Automatic Methods)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels with Droplets
- Options for Spatial Mixing
- Creating DV Stream Output Files
- Creating H.264 for Apple Devices Output Files
- Creating H.264 for DVD Studio Pro Output Files
- Creating H.264 for Blu-ray Disc
- Creating Image Sequence Files
- Creating MP3 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-1 Output Files
- Common Uses for MPEG-1
- MPEG-1 Specifications
- About the MPEG-1 Encoder Pane
- About the MPEG-1 Video Tab
- About the MPEG-1 Audio Tab
- About System and Elementary Streams
- MPEG-1 Transcoding Workflow
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for Web Use
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for DVD Use
- Creating the MPEG-1 Video for DVD Setting
- Creating the MPEG-1 Audio for DVD Setting
- Optional—Creating an MPEG-1 for DVD Group and Destination
- Creating MPEG-2 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-4 Output Files
- About MPEG-4 Part 2
- About the MPEG-4 Part 2 Encoder Pane
- Using Default MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Customizing MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Audio Podcasting Workflow
- Stage 1: Configuring the MPEG-4 Output for Audio-Only Output
- Stage 2: Including Podcasting Information
- Stage 3: Applying the Setting to a Source Media File’s Target
- Stage 4: Entering Annotations for the Output Media File
- Stage 5: Creating and Configuring Markers for the Output Media File
- Stage 6: Submitting the Job and Verifying the Output Media File
- Adding Additional Settings and Presets
- Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files
- Creating QuickTime Export Component Files
- Adding Filters to a Setting
- Working with Frame Controls
- Adding Geometry Settings
- Adding Actions
- Using the Preview Window
- Creating and Changing Destinations
- Using Droplets
- Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix B: Solving Problems
- Resources for Solving Problems
- Solutions to Common Problems
- Exporting from Final Cut Pro and Distributed Processing
- QuickTime Reference Movies
- Cluster Settings for Extended Transcoding Sessions
- Cleaning Up Cluster Storage
- Using Apple Qmaster with an NFS Server
- Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing and Xsan
- Compressor Command-Line Usage Requires Login
- Create Blu-ray Disc Job Action
- Contacting AppleCare Support
- Appendix C: Using the Command Line
- Installing Apple Qmaster from the Command Line
- Using the Command Line for Distributed Processing
- Using Scripts to Run Apple Qmaster, Compressor, and Batch Monitor
Note: You can also use distributed processing with the Share feature in Final Cut Pro and
Motion. For more information, see the Final Cut Pro User Manual or the Motion User Manual.
To export a Final Cut Pro sequence directly to Compressor for distributed processing
1 Make sure Final Cut Pro is installed on each computer in the cluster that you intend to
use for distributed processing.
Each installation of Final Cut Pro requires a product serial number. For information about
volume licenses, go to http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio.
2 Make sure all the source media files and render files for your Final Cut Pro project are on
a hard disk that can be shared (mounted) by all the computers in the cluster that will
process the job. (The following instructions use an example of a shared hard disk named
Media1.)
If you copy all the media files to another hard disk for this purpose, you may need to
reconnect the media files in Final Cut Pro before proceeding.
Important: The hard disk you use to store the media files may not be a startup disk for
any computer in the cluster.
3 In Final Cut Pro, set the scratch disk to the same hard disk used for storing media files in
step 2:
a Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings, then click the Scratch Disks tab.
b Click Set.
c In the dialog that appears, locate and select the disk you want to use (Media1 in this
example).
d Click Choose.
The specified disk (Media1) is listed next to the Set button, along with the amount of
available disk space.
For more information about Final Cut Pro scratch disks, see the Final Cut Pro User Manual.
4 Enable file sharing on the computer where the scratch disk (Media1) is located (in the
Sharing pane of System Preferences, click Services and then select Personal File Sharing).
5 On each computer in the intended cluster, mount the scratch disk you specified in step
3 (in the Finder sidebar, click Network, navigate to the computer that contains the Media1
disk, click Connect, and select Media1).
6 In Compressor preferences, specify cluster options settings:
a Choose Compressor > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,).
The Preferences window appears.
b Choose “Copy Source to Cluster as Needed” from the Cluster Options pop-up menu.
7 In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Export > Using Compressor.
128 Chapter 8 Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches