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72Compressor User Guide
• 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. Choose “Same as Source” to use the color space of the source file.
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.
• 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.
• 360° metadata: Use this pop-up menu to choose the type of 360° metadata, if any,
included in the output file.
• Automatic: Compressor chooses the metadata format based on the properties in the
Job inspector and the transcode setting you applied. The format chosen is listed to
the right of the pop-up menu.
• None: No 360° metadata is attached to your output file.
• Spherical Video V1: The 360° metadata format most commonly used by sharing sites,
including YouTube and Vimeo.
• Spherical Video V2: A less common but more up-to-date 360° metadata format used
by YouTube and Vimeo.
For more information, see View 360° video metadata using Compressor.
• Codec: Use this pop-up menu to set the type of video compression.
When QuickTime settings are set to H.264 or HEVC, a few additional controls are
enabled:
• Encoder type: Use this pop-up menu to set the type of encoder. This pop-up menu is
enabled when Codec is set to HEVC. Choose from two options:
• Faster (standard quality): Encodes the output file using a faster codec, with standard
quality.
• Slower (higher quality): Encodes the output file using a slower codec, with higher
quality.
Important: Not all options are available on all hardware.
• Profile: Use this pop-up menu to set the quality of compression used in the output file .
When QuickTime settings are set to H.264, this pop-up menu offers three options:
• High: Provides high-quality output that may not be compatible with older H.264
playback devices.
• Main: Similar to the Baseline profile, with additional support for standard-definition
(SD) video requirements.
• Baseline: Primarily for video conferencing and mobile applications.