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When you drag a batch from the History window to the Batch window, Compressor
creates a new untitled tab in the Batch window for that batch. The batch appears in the
new tab with all its original details (source media files, targets, assigned settings,
destinations, output format, and batch name). You can now make any changes to the
batch and resubmit it.
Saving and Opening a Batch File
There may be times when you configure a batch but are not able to submit it right away.
In those cases, you may find it useful to save the batch settings for later reference.
To save a batch file
1 Choose File > Save As (or press Command-Shift-S).
A dialog opens to name the file and choose its destination.
2 Enter a name for the file if you do not want to use the default name.
3 Choose the destination for the file.
4 Click Save.
Batch filenames have a .compressor extension added to them.
Note: The .compressor extension appears in the Batch window tabs if Finder preferences
are set to show all file extensions.
To open a batch file within Compressor
1 Choose File > Open (or press Command-O).
A dialog opens to select the batch file to open.
2 Locate and select the batch file to open.
3 Click Open.
You can also open a batch file by double-clicking it in the Finder, or by dragging the
batch file to the Compressor application icon.
Note: An error message appears if Compressor cannot locate any of the source files listed
in the batch file, and only those sources it finds will appear.
Transcoding Different Clips from One Source Media File
If you have a large source media file and you want to transcode only a few different
sections of it, you can do this in one batch submission.
To transcode different clips from one source media file
1 Open the Batch window.
2 Import the source media file into a batch as many times as the number of clips you want
to make.
A new job is created each time you import the source media file.
125Chapter 8 Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches