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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
• H.264 for DVD Studio Pro
• H.264 for Apple Devices
You can set and configure markers for other output file formats, but they will not be
included in the encoded output file.
Types of Markers
Compressor can import and create the following types of markers.
• Chapter markers: Chapter markers allow easy access to index points throughout a DVD,
QuickTime movie, or podcast. Compressor and DVD Studio Pro can both read chapter
markers exported from Final Cut Pro. QuickTime Player can interpret any text track
containing time stamps as a chapter track. Chapter markers can also have artwork and
a URL assigned to them that appear when playing a podcast.
These markers appear as purple in the Preview window timeline.
• Podcast markers: Like chapter markers, podcast markers can have artwork and a URL
assigned to them. Podcast markers cannot be used to access frames within the clip,
though, and they do not appear as chapter markers in DVD Studio Pro or QuickTime.
You can use podcast markers to provide a slideshow (with URLs) for users to view when
playing audio podcasts.
• Compression markers: Compression markers are also known as manual compression
markers. These are markers you can add to a Final Cut Pro sequence (or in the
Compressor Preview window) to indicate when Compressor should generate an MPEG
I-frame during compression. See Understanding GOPs and Frame Types for more
information on I-frames.
These markers appear as blue in the Preview window timeline and are the type created
when you manually add markers using Compressor. You can convert compression
markers into chapter markers using the Edit item of the Markers pop-up menu.
• Edit/Cut markers: Edit/Cut markers are also known as automatic compression markers.
These markers are automatically generated by Final Cut Pro at each cut or transition
point in a sequence. During transcoding, Compressor uses Edit/Cut markers to generate
MPEG I-frames at these points, improving compression quality.
These markers appear as green in the Preview window timeline.
Note: DVD Studio Pro ignores Edit/Cut markers because they can interfere with GOP
alignment for multi-angle DVD video. For more information, see the documentation
included with DVD Studio Pro.
322 Chapter 26 Using the Preview Window