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3 To view general, video, or audio properties of the selected setting, click General, Video, or Audio
at the top of the inspector pane.
Every setting has a General inspector that displays basic properties, including setting name,
description, output extension, and so on. Video settings have a Video inspector and, if the
transcoding format encodes audio, an Audio inspector. Audio settings have an Audio inspector,
but no Video inspector.
To learn more about a setting’s properties, see About formats and settings on page 23.
Modify a setting’s properties
After you apply a setting to a source le, you can modify its properties in the inspector.
1 Select the output row of a job in the batch area.
The properties of the selected setting are displayed in the inspector.
2 To view general, video, or audio properties, click General, Video, or Audio in the inspector.
3 To modify a property, adjust its control in the inspector.
To learn more about a setting’s properties, see About formats and settings on page 23.
The type of setting you modify determines whether or not the setting will be saved.
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If you modify the properties of a custom setting, the changes are saved automatically.
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If you modify the properties of a built-in setting, the changes are not saved.
In this case, if you want to save your changes, you can create a custom setting. For more
information, see Create custom settings on page 21.
Create custom settings
You can create your own custom settings, either based on an existing built-in or custom setting,
or from scratch. You can also create groups of settings.
Create a custom setting by duplicating an existing setting
To save a modied setting for future use, you must create a custom setting. The easiest way to do
this is to duplicate a built-in setting and then modify its properties in the inspector.
1 In the Settings pane (press Shift-Command-1 if it’s hidden), select the setting that you want to
duplicate.
To reveal individual settings in a setting category, click the disclosure triangle next to the
category name.
2 Choose Duplicate from the Action pop-up menu at the bottom of the pane.
A copy of the setting (appended with the word, “copy”) appears in the Custom area of the
Settings pane.
3 To modify the properties of your new custom setting, adjust the controls in the General, Video,
and Audio inspectors.
If the inspector is hidden, click the Inspector button in the upper-right corner of the
Compressor window.
For example, you can change a setting’s frame controls or add a video or audio eect to the
output le.
To learn more a setting’s properties, see About formats and settings on page 23.
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