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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
• TARGA
• DPX
• IFF
• JPEG
• openEXR
6 Enter a number in the Frame Rate (fps) field or choose a frame rate from the pop-up
menu.
7 Select the “Create unique output directory” checkbox if you want your image sequence
files stored in their own folder in the destination folder.
8 Select the “Add leading zeros to frame numbers” checkbox if you want your output image
sequence files numbered with the format 0000nn.
Important: The Compressor Remote Destination feature does not support uploading
image sequences to a remote destination (FTP server). Instead, use FTP software to upload
the image sequence to remote servers.
Since all still image types require square pixels (a pixel aspect of 1.0), Compressor may
have to alter the pixel dimensions of an image sequence job. To view or adjust these
parameters, select the target in the Batch window and click the Geometry tab in the
Inspector. If you will be using the image sequence in an application that can be set to a
specific size and pixel aspect ratio (such as Motion), make the appropriate changes in the
Geometry pane before encoding.
To adjust the pixel aspect ratio of an image sequence job before transcoding
1 In the Batch window, select the image sequence target.
2 In the Geometry pane in the Inspector window, use the Frame Size pop-up menu to
choose the appropriate output dimensions (such as 720x480, 1920x1080, and so on) for
the image sequence.
The Pixel Aspect pop-up menu becomes active.
3 In the Pixel Aspect pop-up menu in the Geometry pane, choose the appropriate pixel
aspect ratio for your image sequence.
See About the Image Sequence Encoder Pane for more information about the Image
Sequence Encoder pane. See About the Geometry Pane for more information about the
Geometry pane.
Note: You can see the current contents of your setting by viewing the Summary pane of
the Inspector window.
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