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
5Compressor User Guide
What’s new in Compressor 4.5
Compressor 4.5 introduces new features and enhancements, detailed below.
System requirements
The recommended system requirement for Compressor 4.5 is macOS Big Sur. The minimum
system requirement is macOS 10.15.6. For more information, go to Final Cut Pro tech specs,
then click Compressor at the top of the page.
Apple silicon
Compressor now runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers.
Searchable Compressor User Guide
Search the online Compressor User Guide by typing your query into the search field at the
top of any page, then pressing Return.
Downloadable Compressor User Guide PDF
Search the Compressor User Guide as a PDF for offline access to help content. Click
Download the PDF at the bottom of the Compressor User Guide Welcome page.
What’s new in Compressor 4.4.7
Compressor 4.4.7 introduces the following new features:
Camera log conversion
Compressor 4.4.7 includes support for converting from log to SDR and HDR color
spaces by applying custom and built-in lookup tables (LUTs) for Panasonic, Sony, Canon,
Blackmagic, Nikon, and ARRI log formats.
Custom LUT effect
Compressor 4.4.7 includes support for applying third-party creative LUTs to add a custom
look. See Video effects in Compressor.
Encoder Extensions SDK
Compressor 4.4.7 includes support for the new Encoder Extensions SDK. See the
Professional Video Applications Framework website.
Interoperable Master Format (IMF) package export
Compressor 4.4.7 now supports the creation and export of IMF packages. See Intro to IMF
packages in Compressor.