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33Compressor User Guide
Metadata
Specifies how metadata is embedded in the transcode. See Work with metadata
annotations in Compressor.
• Use Job Annotations: Includes the metadata from the Job Annotations listed in the Job
Inspector. This is the default setting.
• Pass through source file metadata: Passes the existing metadata from the source file to
the transcode. Ignores Job Annotations listed in the Job Inspector.
• Remove all metadata and annotations: Passes no metadata to the source file.
• Include metadata from the source file that cannot be displayed as a job annotation:
Available when Use Job Annotations is selected. Includes the metadata from the Job
Annotations listed in the Job Inspector and passes the existing metadata from the
source file to the transcode.
Video properties
• Frame size: Use the pop-up menu in Compressor to set an automatically calculated
frame size (resolution) range for the output file. See Intro to modifying frame size
in Compressor.
• Pixel aspect ratio: For settings that use the H.264 codec or HEVC codec, the pixel
aspect ratio is automatically set to Square.
• Frame rate: Use this pop-up menu to set the playback rate (the number of images
displayed per second) for the output file. See Retiming options in Compressor.
• Field order: For settings that use the H.264 codec or HEVC codec, the field order is
automatically set to Progressive (complete frames are scanned).
• Color space: Use this pop-up menu to convert the source media to a new range of
colors reproducible on specific display devices. Options include standard color gamuts
(viewable on all display devices, including legacy devices such as standard-definition
and high-definition TVs and computer displays), wide color gamuts (for displays
capable reproducing a wider range of colors, including most 4K TVs and newer Mac,
iOS, and iPadOS devices), and wide color gamuts with high dynamic range (HDR). The
default option is Automatic, which allows Compressor to choose the best color space
based on the applied setting. See Intro to wide color gamut and HDR in Compressor.
• RAW to log: Use this pop-up menu to select how ProRes RAW conversion is done.
Choose Automatic to allow Compressor to choose the conversion method. You can
also choose a manual setting to override the default. This option is available only if the
source is ProRes RAW.
• Camera LUT: Use this pop-up menu to select the camera lookup table (LUT) applied
to the source. Select a custom LUT to transform your video from one color space to
another. This setting is enabled if the source is ProRes RAW and if “RAW to log” is
set to a value other than None. This setting is also enabled if “Camera log” in video
properties in the Job inspector is set to a value other than None.
• Codec: Choose one of two available transcoding formats, H.264 or HEVC.