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This procedure works only when you drag and drop files into the Batch window. If you
drag the files onto the Compressor application icon, they will appear as separate source
files, each in its own job.
Note: If you are creating Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) surround sound streams, you
will not use all the channels listed in the table at once. See Audio Tab Settings for a
diagram of the Dolby audio coding modes.
2 Drag the renamed source audio files to the Batch window.
If the following conditions are met, Compressor automatically collapses the entire group
of files into what appears as a single surround source media file in the Batch window:
• The files in the group must be named correctly. (See the list in the previous step.)
• The total number of files in the group must be fewer than seven.
Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Manual Method)
Follow these steps to use the manual method for assigning individual audio files to
surround sound channels.
To manually assign source audio files to channels of a surround sound stream
1 Do one of the following to import the source audio files:
• Choose Job > New Job With Surround Group (or press Command-Control-I).
• Click the Add Surround Sound button in the Batch window.
• Control-click in the batch and choose New Job With Surround Group from the shortcut
menu.
The channel assignment interface opens.
2 Do one of the following to assign a source audio file to a particular channel:
• Drag the source audio file from the Finder to the icon for a specific channel (for example,
“L”).
• Click the icon for a specific channel (for example, “L”) and use the Open dialog to locate
the source audio file intended for that channel.
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