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149Compressor User Guide
• Podcast markers: Like chapter markers, podcast markers can have artwork and a URL
assigned to them. Podcast markers are usually used to provide a slideshow (with URLs)
for users to view when playing audio podcasts. However, podcast marker names do not
appear in the slideshow, and users can’t navigate to a podcast marker in the transcoded
file. Podcast markers appear purple in the Compressor preview area.
Markers can be output when using settings based on the following formats:
• H.264 for Apple Devices (see Apple Devices settings in Compressor)
• MPEG-2 (see MPEG-2 setting in Compressor)
• MPEG-4, when configured for audio podcasting (see MPEG-4 settings in Compressor)
• QuickTime Movie (see QuickTime Movie settings in Compressor)
Important: Although you can set and configure markers for all jobs, only jobs that use the
output file formats listed above will output a file that includes markers.
Add a marker to a media file
1. In the Compressor batch area, select the job that contains the source file to which you
want to add markers.
Tip: To select the job, rather than an output row under the job, click the source
filename at the top of the job area.
2. In the preview area, identify where to place the marker by doing one of the following:
• Drag the playhead to where you want to add a marker.
• Enter a timecode value in the playhead timecode field.
3. To add a marker, click the Add Marker button (or press M).
An orange chapter marker appears in the source file’s timeline in the preview area.
4. To change the marker type, click the Type pop-up menu in the Marker inspector, then
choose a different marker type.
Note: If the Marker inspector is not visible, make sure the marker is selected in the
preview area and the Inspector button
in the upper-right corner of the Compressor
window is highlighted.