4.5
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
24Compressor User Guide
Built-in setting group Contains Use to
Audio Formats
• AAC
• AC3
• AIFF
• Apple Lossless
• CAF
• EC3
• FLAC
• MP3
• WAVE
Create audio files in the most
commonly used formats.
Motion Graphics
• Animated Image (Large)
• Animated Image (Small)
• Open EXR Image Sequence
• Quick Time Animation
• Quick Time Pro Res with Alpha
• TIFF Image Sequence
Create files for use with motion
graphics applications.
MPEG Files
• MPEG-2 422 Program stream, 15
Mbps
• MPEG-2 Program stream, 15
Mbps
• MPEG-2 Transport stream, 15
Mbps
Create broadcast-quality, high-
resolution, high bit rate video files.
Podcasting
• AAC for Audio Podcasting
• H.264 for Video Podcasting
• MP3 for Audio Podcasting
Create files for audio and video
podcasting.
Pro Res • Apple Pro Res 422
• Apple Pro Res 422 HQ
• Apple Pro Res 422 LT
• Apple Pro Res 422 Proxy
• Apple Pro Res 4444
• Apple Pro Res 4444 with Alpha
• Apple Pro Res 4444 XQ
• Apple Pro Res 4444 XQ with Alpha
Create high-quality, high-
performance files for use with
Final Cut Pro and post-production
workflows.
Proxy
• H264 Proxy eighth size
• H264 Proxy half size
• H264 Proxy quarter size
• Pro Res Proxy eighth size
• Pro Res Proxy half size
• Pro Res Proxy quarter size
Create proxy files for use with
Final Cut Pro and post-production
workflows.
Uncompressed
• Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2
• Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
Create uncompressed 10-bit and
8-bit 4:2:2 Quick Time movies.
Video Sharing Services • 4K
• HD 720p
• HD 1080p
• Large 540p
• SD 480p
• Small
Create Quick Time files for video-
sharing websites like Vimeo.
Includes 4K, HD, SD, and other
settings.