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
7Compressor User Guide
What’s new in Compressor 4.4.2
Compressor 4.4.2 introduces the following new features:
64-bit architecture
Compressor is now a 64-bit application, which supports larger frame sizes and takes
advantage of all system memory.
Closed-caption enhancements
Compressor now supports SRT subtitles. See Intro to supporting captions in Compressor.
Automatic settings configuration
Compressor now simplifies codec selection for MXF and QuickTime settings by analyzing
other selected properties, such as dimensions and frame rate. See MXF settings in
Compressor and QuickTime Movie settings in Compressor.
What’s new in Compressor 4.4.1
Compressor 4.4.1 introduces the following new features:
Captions and subtitles editing
Import, edit, and then embed closed captions and subtitles in video, in both standard
transcoding jobs and in iTunes Store packages. See Intro to supporting captions in
Compressor and Build iTunes Store packages using Compressor.
Descriptive audio
Add optional voice narration to iTunes Store packages to help visually impaired consumers
understand what’s happening onscreen. See Build iTunes Store packages using
Compressor.
Custom motion menus for Blu-ray and DVD discs
Add user-supplied motion menus (with optional audio) to Blu-ray and DVD discs. See
Disc-burning job actions.
What’s new in Compressor 4.4
Compressor 4.4 introduces new features and enhancements, detailed below.
360° video delivery
Export immersive 360° video in a wide range of formats and styles, saving the video to
your Mac or sharing it on the web. See Intro to Compressor 360° video.