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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
4 Select “Share this computer,” select either “as QuickCluster with services” or “as Services
and cluster controller,” then click OK in the Apple Qmaster Sharing window to restart the
controller.
Xsan Compatibility
Xsan 1.3 is not compatible with Compressor and the Apple Qmaster distributed processing
system when Xsan media drives are used for cluster (scratch) storage. To use Xsan with
Apple Qmaster 2.3, update to Xsan 1.4.
To download and install Xsan 1.4
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Go to http://www.apple.com/support/xsan.
Compressor Command-Line Usage Requires Login
Although it is possible to use the command line to run an Apple Qmaster distributed
processing network, each Compressor service node (each computer providing Compressor
distributed processing services) must be logged in (with a Mac OS X user name and
password) for full functionality.
Contacting AppleCare Support
Information about the support options available from Apple can be found at the AppleCare
Support site at http://www.apple.com/support/compressor.
Whatever your issue, it’s a good idea to have the following information immediately
available when you contact Apple for support. The more of this information you have to
give to the support agents, the faster they will be able to address your issue.
• Detailed notes of the exact steps taken up to the point where the issue occurred. It’s
important to provide step-by-step instructions to support advisors so they can
understand and reproduce what you’re experiencing. Be sure to include the exact text
of any alert messages you see.
• The version of Mac OS X you have installed. This information can be viewed by choosing
About This Mac from the Apple menu.
• The version of Compressor you have installed, including updates if applicable. The
version number can be viewed by choosing Compressor > About Compressor.
• The model of computer you are using.
• The amount of RAM installed in your computer, and how much is available to
Compressor. You can find out how much RAM is installed by choosing About This Mac
from the Apple menu.
• The format and specifications of any media files (video, audio, or photo) that you are
working with, if applicable.
• What other third-party hardware is connected to or installed in the computer, and who
the manufacturers are. Include hard disks, graphics cards, and so on.
397Appendix B Solving Problems