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42Compressor User Guide
H.264 for Blu-ray setting in Compressor
The built-in H.264 for Blu-ray setting in Compressor (in the Create Blu-ray destination)
uses the H.264 for Blu-ray transcoding format. This format encodes H.264 elementary
stream files for Blu-ray and AVCHD DVD authoring.
Note: You can also create custom settings that use the H.264 for Blu-ray transcoding
format. However, the built-in H.264 for Blu-ray setting (in the Settings pane) analyzes
your source media and assigns optimal properties to ensure the best possible
transcoding results.
The properties of built-in and custom settings that use this transcoding format are located
in the General inspector and Video inspector (described below).
Note: The built-in H.264 for Blu-ray setting encodes only a video file. To encode the
accompanying audio, use the Dolby Digital audio setting. The easiest way to do this is to
apply the Create Blu-ray destination to your source file, which adds the appropriate video
and audio settings to your job.
Setting summary
Displays the setting name and transcoding format, as well as an estimated output file
size. When you add a setting to a job or change the setting’s properties, this summary
is automatically updated.
General properties
• Name: Displays the name of the setting.
• Description: Displays the description of the setting.
• Extension: Displays the extension of the output file (.264).
• Allow job segmenting: This checkbox is dimmed because job segmenting is not available
for this setting.
• Default location: Choose an item from the pop-up menu to set the default save location
for transcoded files.
• Stream Usage: Use the pop-up menu to set whether the output file is transcoded for
Blu-ray Disc or AVCHD.
Retiming
Sets the processing algorithm used to adjust the frame rate during transcoding. Select one
of the following options:
• Set to percent of source using: Modifies the output clip’s speed by a percentage of the
source clip’s speed. Enter a value in the percentage field or choose a preset value from
the adjacent pop-up menu (with a down arrow).
• Set to: Sets the duration of the clip. Enter a timecode duration in the field or click the
arrows to increase or decrease the time.