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79Compressor User Guide
2. If necessary, click the Inspector button to reveal the Location inspector.
The selected location’s properties are displayed in the Location inspector.
Create a custom location
1. In Compressor, click the Add button at the bottom of the Locations pane.
If the Locations pane is hidden, press Shift-Command-2.
2. In the window that appears, select a location on your computer or on a connected
device, then click Choose.
The new location appears in the Custom area of Locations pane and is selected by
default. The Location inspector is displayed in the inspector pane.
3. To modify the properties of the location, do any of the following in the Location
inspector:
• Type a new name in the Name field.
• Drag or add naming tokens in the “Filename format” field. For instructions on how
modify the filename format, see the next task.
• If you decide to change the save location, click the Choose Location button, specify
a new location, then click Choose.
Set a custom location’s filename format
When you add a setting to a job, Compressor automatically assigns an output filename
based on the filename format provided in the Location inspector. You can change the
filename that Compressor assigns at any time. You can also modify the filename format
that’s used for locations you’ve created. Then, each time you use the custom location,
your custom filename format will be used for the output file’s name.
Note: You can’t modify any part of a built-in location; however, you can duplicate a built-in
location and set its filename format as you choose. See the previous task for instructions
on creating a custom location.
1. In the Locations pane on the left side of the Compressor window, select a location.
If the Locations pane is hidden, press Shift-Command-2.