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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
Cleaning Up Cluster Storage
If you are using cluster storage and an error occurs, partial files may be left on the
designated cluster storage location. Check the designated cluster storage location to
make sure no partial media files are left there. If you find partial media files, delete them
and submit the job again.
QuickTime Reference Movies
If you submit a reference movie for distributed processing, the Apple Qmaster distributed
processing system will automatically copy the appropriate media files to the processing
cluster. For the best performance, you can avoid this file transfer step by making sure
that the media files specified in the reference movie are available to each node of the
Apple Qmaster cluster.
Defining Ports for Service Advertisements
You can define which ports Apple Qmaster uses for service advertisements with the
Enable Port Range checkbox and text fields in the Network section of the Advanced pane
within the Apple Qmaster Sharing window of Compressor.
To define ports for Apple Qmaster service advertisements
1 In Compressor, choose Apple Qmaster > Share This Computer.
2 Click Advanced to open the Advanced pane.
3 Select Enable Port Range.
4 In the From field, enter any integer value between 50,000 and 65,535 to set the start of
the range.
5 In the “Number of ports” field, enter the size of the range, such as 1000.
Recovery and Failure Notification Features
The Apple Qmaster distributed processing system has a number of built-in features
designed to attempt recovery if there is a problem, and to notify you when the system
attempts a recovery.
Recovery Features
The recovery actions described next occur automatically if failures occur in the
Apple Qmaster distributed processing system. There is no need for you, as the
administrator, to enable or configure these features.
If a Service Stops Unexpectedly
If either the cluster controller service or the processing enabled on a service node stops
unexpectedly, the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system restarts the service. To
avoid the risk of endless stopping and restarting, the system restarts the failed service a
maximum of four times. The first two times, it restarts the service right away. If the service
stops abruptly a third or fourth time, the system restarts the service only if it had been
running for at least 10 seconds before it stopped.
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