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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
• Frame Sync: Also known as the key frame interval, the Frame Sync value represents how
often a key frame is inserted in the H.264 stream. The lower the number, the more
smoothly the video can be manipulated (scrubbed) during playback (more frequent
key frames). The higher the number, the more efficient the compression (less frequent
key frames). The available range is from 2 to 10 seconds; the default is 5 seconds.
The Frame Sync setting also has an Automatic checkbox. Selecting the Automatic
checkbox causes the encoder to choose a frame sync rate that matches the source
video file.
• Multi-pass: Similar to two-pass MPEG-2 encoding, multi-pass offers the best possible
quality. For faster (single-pass) encoding, turn this feature off by deselecting the
checkbox.
Note: If you are also using distributed processing, you may want to turn off job
segmenting. For more information, see Job Segmenting and Two-Pass or Multi-Pass
Encoding.
• Include Dolby 5.1: Use this checkbox to add a Dolby Digital Professional 5.1 surround
sound audio track, in addition to the standard AAC audio track, to the output movie.
This feature is intended to be used when creating output files from source files that
include surround sound audio. The Dolby Digital Professional audio track is played by
Apple TV only when connected to a system with a suitable Dolby Digital decoder. The
AAC audio track plays in all other cases.
Note: Selecting the Include Dolby 5.1 checkbox creates a true Dolby Digital Professional
5.1 surround sound audio track only if your source audio includes 5.1 surround sound
audio. If your source audio includes only stereo audio, the Dolby Digital Professional
5.1 surround sound audio track has only two channels of actual audio.
Chapter and Podcast Markers for Apple Devices
Chapter markers created in Final Cut Pro are passed through (transferred) to other output
files that can be recognized by QuickTime Player, iTunes (.m4v files), and Final Cut Pro.
163Chapter 13 Creating H.264 for Apple Devices Output Files