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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
You can create automatic post-transcoding actions and apply them to jobs and settings
(and thereby also individual targets). Post-transcoding actions simplify and accelerate
your day-to-day workflow and make it easy to share your work with others. You can
quickly create and deliver output media files for the iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, MobileMe,
DVD, Blu-ray Disc, the web, and YouTube without having to open any additional
applications. You can also automatically send emails giving notice of when individual
output media files are completed. And you can trigger Automator workflows for individual
jobs and trigger AppleScript documents for individual targets.
This chapter covers the following:
• Working with Post-Transcoding Actions (p. 293)
• Adding Setting Actions (p. 293)
• Adding Job Actions (p. 297)
Working with Post-Transcoding Actions
Compressor supports both job actions and setting actions. Job actions apply to entire jobs.
Job actions are often associated with batch templates. (For more information about batch
templates, see Quick and Easy Compressor Workflow: Batch Template Method.) Setting
actions apply to individual settings (and thereby, also individual targets). You can save
settings that have setting actions applied as custom settings for future use.
Adding Setting Actions
Compressor can send an email to one recipient per applied preset setting, giving notice
of when a transcode is complete. You can also add one AppleScript script per applied
setting. This gives you some post-transcoding options for your output media file, such
as creating a script in AppleScript for adding metadata to a QuickTime file, or creating a
watched folder and having the transcoding process start automatically whenever new
source media files are dropped into the folder.
You apply script actions with the Actions pane in the Inspector.
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Adding Actions
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