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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
Using Apple Qmaster with an NFS Server
By default, Apple Qmaster uses /etc/exports to define its Cluster Storage export. This can
cause a conflict if you defined an NFS export in your local NetInfo database. When you
enable a controller using Apple Qmaster 2 or later, Apple Qmaster uses /etc/exports, not
entries defined in your NetInfo database. To work around this issue, either move the
exports to /etc/exports, or move the controller to a computer that doesn’t export anything.
Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing and Xsan
Here are some tips on using the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system with Xsan.
Restarting Apple Qmaster and Xsan
Using previous versions of Apple Qmaster distributed processing on an Xsan may cause
mounting problems when restarting an Apple Qmaster distributed processing cluster
controller.
Restart Apple Qmaster and Xsan computers in the following order
1 Turn off the cluster controller by clicking Stop Sharing in the Apple Qmaster pane of
System Preferences.
2 Restart the Apple Qmaster cluster controller computer.
3 Wait for the Xsan volume to mount on the desktop.
4 Click Start Sharing in the Apple Qmaster pane of System Preferences to restart the
controller.
Xsan Compatibility
Xsan 1.3 is not compatible with Compressor and the Apple Qmaster distributed processing
system when Xsan media drives are used for cluster (scratch) storage. To use Xsan with
Apple Qmaster 2.3, update to Xsan 1.4.
To download and install Xsan 1.4
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Go to http://www.apple.com/support/xsan.
Compressor Command-Line Usage Requires Login
Although it is possible to use the command line to run an Apple Qmaster distributed
processing network, each Compressor service node (each computer providing Compressor
distributed processing services) must be logged in (with a Mac OS X user name and
password) for full functionality.
Create Blu-ray Disc Job Action
If you attempt to use the HD DVD H.264 setting with a Create Blu-ray Disc job action, an
error message will result. The following is a better-worded version of the error message:
“Cannot create a Blu-ray Disc because there is no target that is either a Blu-ray Disc MPEG-2
video elementary stream or a Blu-ray Disc H.264 stream."
357Appendix B Solving Problems