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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- What’s new
- Compressor basics
- Simple transcoding
- Advanced adjustments
- Intro to advanced adjustments in Compressor
- Work with settings
- View and modify a setting’s properties in Compressor
- Create custom settings in Compressor
- Formats and settings in Compressor
- Properties of settings
- Apple Devices settings in Compressor
- Common Audio Formats settings in Compressor
- Dolby Digital settings in Compressor
- H.264 for Blu-ray setting in Compressor
- Image Sequence settings in Compressor
- MP3 settings in Compressor
- MPEG-2 setting in Compressor
- MPEG-4 settings in Compressor
- MXF settings in Compressor
- QuickTime Export Components setting in Compressor
- QuickTime Movie settings in Compressor
- Work with destinations
- Work with locations in Compressor
- Work with jobs
- Work with batches in Compressor
- Advanced tasks
- Import an image sequence in Compressor
- Work with surround sound files
- Work with 360-degree video
- Work with captions
- Create iTunes Store packages
- Create IMF packages
- Modify frame size
- Modify playback speed
- View and modify audio tracks in Compressor
- Add video and audio effects
- Work with metadata annotations in Compressor
- Add descriptive audio tracks in Compressor
- Set a poster frame in Compressor
- Add markers using Compressor
- Transcode time ranges in Compressor
- Modify starting timecode in Compressor
- Work smarter
- Compressor preferences
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Wide color gamut and HDR
- Create and use droplets in Compressor
- Create additional instances of Compressor
- Transcode Final Cut Pro and Motion projects in Compressor
- Use distributed processing
- Glossary
101Compressor User Guide
• In a rectangular window: This viewing method is used on a smart phone, tablet, or
computer. The viewer scrolls the window to see different parts of the scene.
• On a standard display: This viewing method, with the audience unable to control viewing
angles, is similar to watching conventional video, with the added benefit of giving the
filmmaker more options for angle choices during editing.
For 360° video content, Compressor acts as a finishing tool that lets you:
• Add or modify the 360° video metadata used by VR headsets and other presentation
devices to display the video in the correct spatial format (including monoscopic or
stereoscopic mode)
• Export the finished video as a media file ready for distribution, or upload it to a 360°
video sharing website such as YouTube or Vimeo
Note: Compressor is not an editing tool for 360° video. To “stitch” the separate camera
views together, you must use the 360° camera manufacturer’s software. To assemble a
sequence, you must use a 360° video-capable application like Final Cut Pro. See
Final Cut Pro Help.
360º image © 2015 Jaunt, Inc.
View 360° video metadata using Compressor
For 360° video to display correctly on viewing devices and on sharing websites, the movie
file must contain special display instructions called spatial metadata. Compressor handles
that metadata in two ways:
• On import: When you add a 360° video source file to Compressor, the app detects any
spatial metadata present in the file and displays that information in the Job inspector. If
the source video has no 360° metadata or if that metadata is incorrect, you can assign
it yourself in the Job inspector.
• On export: After you apply a transcode setting to the source file, Compressor assigns
the correct metadata format for the export file. If necessary, you can modify this
assignment in the Video inspector.
View or modify the source clip’s 360° metadata
After you add a 360° video source file to Compressor, make sure its metadata is correct.
1. In the Compressor batch area, select the source file.