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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
About the Compression Settings Dialog
You use the Compression Settings dialog to change your video codec settings for the
QuickTime output format. To open the Compression Settings dialog, click the Video
Settings button in the QuickTime Encoder pane.
If a particular setting can’t be changed, it remains dimmed. Some video codecs—such
as Apple ProRes 422 and Photo-JPEG—allow you to make additional settings. If this is
the case, the Options button becomes available. Click it to make additional settings.
Choose a frame rate
from this pop-up menu.
Click the Options button for
more configuration settings.
Select a compression
type from this pop-up
menu.
The Compression Settings dialog contains the following items, depending on which codec
you choose in the Compression Type pop-up menu.
• Compression Type: Use this pop-up menu to choose the video codec you want to add
to your preset.
• Frame Rate: With this pop-up menu, you can reduce the frame rate of your original file
to reduce the size of the compressed file. Higher frame rates make for smoother motion
but require more bandwidth. You use the Frame Rate pop-up menu to choose a different
frame rate, but for best results you should change it to a number that the original file
can be easily divided by. For example, if your original file had a frame rate of 30 fps,
you should use a frame rate of 10 fps or 15 fps. Choosing a frame rate of something
like 24 fps would result in uneven motion and even dropped frames, because 30 is not
evenly divisible by 24. Choose from the following settings: 8, 10, 12, 15, 23.98, 24, 25,
29.97, 30, 59.94, 60 fps, or choose Custom to enter a number manually.
239Chapter 20 Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files