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Limit time ranges when transcoding
You can limit transcoding to specic time ranges in a media le by setting In and Out points.
Transcode a portion of a source le
1 In the batch area, select the job that contains the source le that you want to transcode.
2 In the preview area, do one of the following to mark In and Out points:
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Drag the In point to where you want the transcoding to begin, and then drag the Out point
to where you want the transcoding to end.
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Press the play button (or click the space bar) to preview the media le. When the playhead
reaches the location where you want to place an In point, press I. When the playhead reaches
the location where you want to place an Out point, press O.
Note: You can view the duration of the portion of the source le in the Job inspector.
Only the portion of the source le that you identied will be transcoded when you submit
the batch.
Transcode multiple portions of a source le
To transcode multiple portions of the same clip, you create a job for each portion of the source
le you want to transcode.
1 In the batch area, select the job that contains the source le that you want to transcode.
2 In the preview area, set a portion of the source le to be transcoded by doing the following:
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Drag the In point to where you want the transcoding to begin, and the drag the Out point
to where you want the transcoding to end.
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Press the play button (or click the Space bar) to play the source le. When the playhead
reaches the location where you want to place an In point, press I. When the playhead reaches
the location where you want to place an Out point, press O.
3 Duplicate the job by doing the following:
a Control-click the job you used in step 1, and then choose Edit > Copy from the shortcut menu).
b Select an empty part of the batch area to deselect the job you just copied, then Control-click
the batch area and choose Edit > Paste from the shortcut menu.
The duplicate job is pasted into the batch area.
4 Designate a dierent portion of the source le to be transcoded by following the instructions in
steps 1 and 2.
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