4.2

Create a setting that converts footage from
multiple rates and frame sizes to a uniform
rate and size
1. In the Settings pane, choose New Setting from the Add pop-
up menu .
2. In the dialog that appears, choose QuickTime Movie from the
Format pop-up menu, type “Convert to 24p HD” in the Name
field, type “Converts any file to 1080/24p” in the Description
field, then click OK.
The new “Convert to 24p HD” setting appears in the Custom
area of the Settings pane, and the General inspector displays
the basic properties for the setting. (If the inspector pane is
not visible, click the Inspector button in the upper-right
corner of the Compressor window.)
3. In the inspector pane, click Video to open to the Video
inspector.
4. In the Video Properties area, set the following values:
Frame size: 1920 x 1080
Pixel aspect ratio: Square
Frame rate: 23.976
Field order: Progressive
5. In the Cropping & Padding area, choose Preserve Source
Aspect Ratio from the Padding pop-up menu.