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68Compressor User Guide
QuickTime Export Components setting in Compressor
In Compressor, QuickTime Export Components is a custom setting that you can manually
add to the Settings pane and then apply to jobs in the batch area. Use this transcoding
format to output files in codecs playable on third-party devices and operating systems,
such as mobile phones. You can transcode files for 3G, AVI, and Apple iPod, or transcode
using third-party plug-ins that you’ve installed on your system.
The properties of settings that use this transcoding format are located in the General and
Video inspectors (described below).
Setting summary
Displays the setting name and transcoding format used by Compressor, 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
These properties cannot be modified and may be unusable in future versions of macOS.
• Name: Displays the name of the setting.
• Description: Displays the description of the setting.
• Extension: Displays the extension of the output file, based on the setting chosen in the
“Encoder type” pop-up menu, described below.
• Allow job segmenting: This option is not available for the default encoder types that are
included with Compressor. It may be available for other encoders.
• Default location: Select an item from the pop-up menu to set the default save location
for transcoded files.
Video properties
The properties in this area of the Video inspector are based on the file format assigned to
the setting. You can change the file format in the General inspector; for more information,
see the Settings property in “General properties,” above.
• Frame size: For settings that use the QuickTime Export Component format, this
property is automatically set to Automatic.
• Pixel aspect ratio: For settings that use the QuickTime Export Component format, this
property 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 QuickTime Export Component format, the field
order is set automatically.
• Color space: Use this pop-up menu to convert the source media to a new color space.
Choose Automatic to allow Compressor to choose the best color space based on the
selected preset. You can also choose a manual setting to override the default. See
Transcode a video file to a different color space.
• 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.