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• ftp or iDisk: Select the type of remote destination you want to create.
• ftp: Select this button if the destination is an FTP server.
• iDisk: Select this button if the destination is an iDisk.
• Host Name: (Required) Name of the host server. Compressor assumes that the URL
scheme being used is ftp, so you don’t need to enter this or any other URL scheme. For
example, a valid host name for this field would be da0101wa-dhcp191.lemur.com/ or
an an IP Address, such as 192.168.001.010
• File Path: (Required) Specifies the path on the host where the output media file will be
stored. For example: /Volumes/Movies/OutputMedia. Only enter the path to the location
where the output media file will be stored. You don’t need to include the filename.
• User: (Optional) This is required only if the host server has access restrictions requiring
a user name and password. If anyone can access the host server, you can leave this
field blank.
• Password: (Optional) This is required only if the host server has access restrictions
requiring a user name and password. If anyone can access the host server, you can
leave this field blank.
Using the Inspector with Destinations
When you double-click or select a destination in the Destinations tab, the Inspector
window opens. It contains the following items:
• Name: Use this field to modify the name of the destination preset.
• Template: Use this pop-up menu to add file identifiers to your output media file. You
can manually edit this field. Selecting any of the following file identifiers adds it to your
output media filename.
• Date: Date the file was transcoded in the YYYY-MM-DD format
• Setting Name: Name of the setting used for the transcoding job
• Source Media Name: Source media filename without its extension
• Source Media Extension: Extension of the source media file
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