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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
Extras Tab
You use the Extras tab to control the inclusion or exclusion of specific MPEG-2 authoring
information. The Extras tab contains the following controls.
• Add DVD Studio Pro metadata: Selecting this checkbox allows Compressor to parse
specific MPEG-2 authoring information during the transcoding process to accelerate
the import process into DVD Studio Pro. However, these MPEG-2 files will be
incompatible with versions of DVD Studio Pro 1.5 or earlier. Leaving the checkbox
unselected means the information will be parsed later in DVD Studio Pro.
Note: MPEG-2 streams with additional DVD Studio Pro metadata are only compatible
with DVD Studio Pro 2 (or later) versions. MPEG-2 streams with this checkbox selected
will not be compatible with versions prior to DVD Studio Pro 2 or with other DVD
authoring tools. All Apple settings have this box checked by default. To make your
MPEG-2 files compatible with other DVD authoring tools, deselect this checkbox, and
then save the setting.
• Include Chapter Markers only: Selecting this checkbox excludes unnamed compression
markers from the stream but still retains the chapter markers. Leaving the checkbox
unselected allows all markers to be recognized in the output media file. See Adding
Compression or Podcast Markers to a Clip for more information about chapter markers.
• YUV 4:2:2 Color encoding (Not for DVD use): Select this checkbox to enable 4:2:2 color
encoding. This option is supported in the creation of MPEG-2 elementary, program,
and transport streams, but it is only available when the Stream Usage pop-up menu is
set to Generic.
• Multiplexed MPEG-1/Layer 2 Audio: Use this checkbox to create a multiplexed stream
(rather than an elementary stream). You can make the output file either a transport
stream or a program stream. See About Elementary, Transport, and Program Streams
for information on the differences between the different stream types.
The audio in this stream is MPEG-1 Layer 2, with a sample rate of 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz
(depending on the source) and a bit rate of 384 kbps. To create an audio-only
(MPEG-1/Layer 2 Audio) elementary stream, see Creating the MPEG-1 Audio for DVD
Setting.
207Chapter 18 Creating MPEG-2 Output Files