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Table Of Contents
- Compressor 4 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Compressor
- Getting Started Quickly
- Ways to Use Compressor
- The Basic Transcoding Workflow
- The Compressor Interface
- Compressor Windows and the Transcoding Workflow
- Creating and Managing Compressor Layouts
- Working with the Compressor Windows
- Batch Window
- Settings Tab
- Destinations Tab
- Inspector Window
- History Window
- Preview Window
- Apple Qmaster Sharing Window
- Share Monitor
- Droplet Windows
- About Changing Values and Timecode Entries
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Setting Compressor Preferences
- Importing Source Media Files
- Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
- Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches
- Creating AIFF Files
- Creating Common Audio Format Files
- Creating DV Stream Output Files
- Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files
- About the Dolby Digital Professional Encoder Pane
- General Information About Creating Dolby Digital Professional Files
- Converting Stereo Audio Files to Dolby Digital Professional Format
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Manual Method)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Automatic Methods)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels with Droplets
- Options for Spatial Mixing
- Creating H.264 for Apple Devices Output Files
- Creating H.264 for Blu-ray Disc
- Creating Image Sequence Files
- Creating MP3 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-1 Output Files
- Common Uses for MPEG-1
- MPEG-1 Specifications
- About the MPEG-1 Encoder Pane
- About the MPEG-1 Video Tab
- About the MPEG-1 Audio Tab
- About System and Elementary Streams
- MPEG-1 Transcoding Workflow
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for Web Use
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for DVD Use
- Creating the MPEG-1 Video for DVD Setting
- Creating the MPEG-1 Audio for DVD Setting
- Optional—Creating an MPEG-1 for DVD Group and Destination
- Creating MPEG-2 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-4 Output Files
- About MPEG-4 Part 2
- About the MPEG-4 Part 2 Encoder Pane
- Using Default MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Customizing MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Audio Podcasting Workflow
- Stage 1: Configuring the MPEG-4 Output for Audio-Only Output
- Stage 2: Including Podcasting Information
- Stage 3: Applying the Setting to a Source Media File’s Target
- Stage 4: Entering Annotations for the Output Media File
- Stage 5: Creating and Configuring Markers for the Output Media File
- Stage 6: Submitting the Job and Verifying the Output Media File
- Adding Additional Settings and Presets
- Creating QuickTime Export Component Files
- Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files
- Adding Filters to a Setting
- Working with Frame Controls
- Adding Geometry Settings
- Adding Actions
- Using the Preview Window
- Creating and Changing Destinations
- Using Droplets
- Apple Qmaster and Distributed Processing
- Distributed Processing Basics
- Basic Components of the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System
- Getting Started Quickly Using This Computer Plus
- Getting Started Quickly Using QuickClusters
- The Interfaces in the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System
- Apple Qmaster Sharing Window of Compressor
- General Information About Clusters
- Options in the Apple Qmaster Sharing Window of Compressor
- Managed vs. Unmanaged Services
- Turning Cluster Controller Services On or Off
- Using Virtual Clusters to Make the Most of Multicore Computers
- Setting a Service Password for Including a Computer in a Cluster
- Scheduling Service Availability
- Using Cluster Storage
- Defining Ports for Service Advertisements
- Recovery and Failure Notification Features
- Creating Clusters with Apple Qadministrator
- Setting Up for Part-Time Distributed Processing with Shake
- Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix B: Solving Problems
- Appendix C: Using the Command Line
• Use Send to Compressor: Final Cut Pro and Motion include a Send to Compressor option
in their Share menus. This option creates a new batch in Compressor using the project’s
media, and can use the standard Compressor distributed processing options once the
batch is submitted. This option requires Compressor to be installed on the same
computer as Final Cut Pro or Motion. For details on using this option, see Submitting
a Project for Transcoding.
For details on configuring a distributed processing cluster, see Apple Qmaster and
Distributed Processing. For more information about the Share menu options, see
Final Cut Pro Help and Motion Help.
Optimizing Distributed Processing for Final Cut Pro and Motion
There are two common situations that affect how distributed processing works with your
Final Cut Pro and Motion media:
• Media is on the Final Cut Pro or Motion boot disk: This is the default way the media is
handled. In this case, the only distributed processing option you have is This Computer
Plus, and Apple Qmaster has to first copy the source media to the distributed processing
service computers, slowing down the distributed processing process.
• Media is on a mountable non-boot disk: Storing your Final Cut Pro and Motion media
on a disk other than the computer’s boot disk means that all the distributed processing
service computers can directly access the source media, saving Apple Qmaster from
having to copy it to the service computers, and allowing you to choose to submit the
project to any clusters that are available. This disk can be a second internal disk in the
computer, an external disk, or a disk on a local network computer.
To optimize distributed processing for Final Cut Pro and Motion
1 Make sure all Events used in your Final Cut Pro project are stored on a mountable disk
that is configured for file sharing. For details on storing your Final Cut Pro and Motion
media on non-default disks, see Final Cut Pro Help and Motion Help.
2 On each of the Apple Qmaster cluster’s computers, mount the hard disk where the
Final Cut Pro events and other media files are located.
3 In Compressor preferences, choose “Never Copy Source to Cluster” from the Cluster
Options pop-up menu.
Final Cut Pro and Motion projects that either use an Apple Qmaster cluster directly or use
Send to Compressor and choose a cluster there will no longer need to spend time copying
the source files to the cluster’s computers, providing a more efficient transcoding process.
129Chapter 8 Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches