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179Compressor User Guide
Compressor command code examples
The following are examples of code used for submitting common Compressor commands.
Important: If you’re using an image sequence as a source file, you must use a URL for the
path in -jobpath.
Submit a job
The following command submits a Compressor job.
Important: The command below must be executed on one line.
/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/MacOS/Compressor
-batchname "My First Batch" -jobpath ~/Movies/
MySource.mov -settingpath ~/Library/Application\
Support/Compressor/Settings/Apple\ Devices\ HD\ \
(Custom\).cmprstng -locationpath ~/Movies/MyOutput.m4v
What this command does:
• Identifies where Compressor is located
• Assigns the batch name “My First Batch” (The quotation marks are used because of the
spaces.)
• Finds the file “MySource.mov” for the job at ~/Movies
• Uses the “Apple Devices HD (Custom)” setting at ~/Library/Application\ Support/
Compressor/Settings (The “\” character is used to retain the space in “Application
Support.”)
• Writes the output file, “MyOutput.m4v,” to the ~/Movies folder
Submit a batch to a group of shared computers
The following command submits a batch to a group of computers already configured for
sharing in Compressor.
Important: The command below must be executed on one line.
/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/MacOS/Compressor
-computergroup "Superfast Computers"
-batchname "My First Batch" -jobpath ~/Movies/
MySource.mov -settingpath ~/Library/Application\
Support/Compressor/Settings/Apple\ Devices\ HD\ \
(Custom\).cmprstng -locationpath ~/Movies/MyOutput.m4v
What this command does:
• Identifies where Compressor is located
• Sends the job to the group of shared computers named “Superfast Computers”
• Assigns the batch name, “My First Batch”
• Finds the file “MySource.mov” for the job at ~/Movies