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Simple transcoding overview
When you add a source le to Compressor and apply output instructions (all done in Current
view), you create a transcoding job. You can add more jobs to the batch, and then submit the
batch for transcoding.
Each job in a batch has has several parts:
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Source le: The media le that you want to transcode.
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Setting: The transcoding instructions that specify how the le will be processed. Compressor
provides a variety of built-in settings that you can use to output les in common media
formats. Additionally, Compressor provides a number of precongured destinations—one or
more settings combined with an automated action that is performed after transcoding. For
example, if you use the Publish to Facebook destination to transcode a source le, Compressor
outputs a high-quality QuickTime movie le. Then the destination’s job action publishes the
transcoded le to your Facebook account.
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Location: The place where the transcoded le will be saved. You can use one of the built-in
locations, or specify a new location.
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Filename: The title of the transcoded le. You can use the default lename (the name of the
source le) or type a custom lename.
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Job action: Optionally, you can add a post-transcoding action to a job, such as burning a DVD,
uploading to Vimeo or YouTube, and so on. Each of the built-in destinations already contains a
job action.
In the example below, two jobs make up the batch:
Source file
Location
Settings
Job action
Job
The rst job uses the built-in Create DVD destination to output a Dolby Digital audio le and an
MPEG-2 video le. The transcoded les will be saved to the source folder (the folder where the
source media is stored), and after the les are transcoded, they’ll be burned to a DVD (using the
Create DVD job action).
The second job uses two built-in settings (Small and HD 720p) to create a small QuickTime le and
a high-denition (HD) QuickTime le. The transcoded les will be saved to the desktop. Because
there’s no job action, the user will have to manually move or otherwise distribute each le.
Simple transcoding
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