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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
• Outgoing Mail Server field: For more information about email notification, see Working
with Post-Transcoding Actions.
• “Auto launch Batch Monitor” checkbox: Use this checkbox to control whether
Batch Monitor automatically opens when you submit a batch.
• “Auto launch Content Agent” checkbox: Use this checkbox to control whether the Content
Agent opens automatically when the computer is started.
Content Agent is a background process that Compressor uses to transfer source files
to other nodes in an Apple Qmaster cluster and to receive the transcoded files back
from those nodes. Generally, Content Agent is not needed until you are ready to submit
a batch using distributed processing. There may be times, however, when having the
Content Agent open automatically when the computer starts can help a transcode
process.
For example, if a computer loses power and automatically restarts while a large batch
is being processed, having Content Agent restart can automatically get the transcode
process to resume running.
• “Quit after submitting batches from other applications” checkbox: Use this checkbox to
control whether Compressor quits once a batch has been submitted.
• “Display job thumbnails” checkbox: Use this checkbox to control whether thumbnail
images are displayed for jobs in a batch.
• Cluster Options pop-up menu: Choose one of the following to control cluster options
(for distributed processing scratch storage settings).
• Copy Source to Cluster as Needed: Instructs Compressor to copy source files to a
cluster’s scratch storage location as needed.
• Always Copy Source to Cluster: Requires Compressor to always copy source files to a
cluster’s scratch storage location.
• Never Copy Source to Cluster: Prevents Compressor from copying source files.
• Never copy files to/from server: Prevents Compressor from copying any files. Either all
the files are in the correct locations, or the batch fails.
• “Copy at submission (high priority)” checkbox: Use this checkbox to control whether
Compressor transfers Source files to the processing cluster immediately.
• Default Setting pop-up menu: Use the Default Setting pop-up menu to choose from the
list of existing settings.
• Default Destination pop-up menu: Use the Default Destination pop-up menu to choose
from the list of existing destinations.
• For New Batches buttons: Choose one of the following options for setting the Compressor
startup screen.
• Show Template Chooser: Compressor opens with the Batch Template Chooser on
startup.
68 Chapter 5 Setting Compressor Preferences