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To control whether Compressor remains running after a batch has been submitted
through it by another application (such as Final Cut Pro)
Do one of the following:
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Select “Quit after submitting batches from other applications” to have Compressor quit
once the batch has been submitted.
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Deselect “Quit after submitting batches from other applications” to have Compressor
continue running once the batch has been submitted.
To control whether thumbnail images are displayed for each job in a batch
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Select “Display job thumbnails” to have Compressor display the images.
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Deselect “Display job thumbnails” to have Compressor not display the images.
To control cluster options (for distributed processing scratch storage settings)
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Choose an option from the Cluster Options pop-up menu:
• Copy source to cluster as needed: Instructs Compressor to copy source files to a cluster’s
scratch storage location as needed.
• Always copy source to cluster: Requires Compressor to always copy source files to a
cluster’s scratch storage location.
• Never copy source to cluster: Prevents Compressor from copying source files.
• Never copy files to/from cluster: Prevents Compressor from copying any files. Either all
the files are in the correct locations, or the batch fails.
To control whether Compressor transfers Source files to the processing cluster
immediately
Do one of the following:
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Select “Copy at submission (high priority)” to have Compressor transfer source files
immediately.
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Deselect “Copy at submission (high priority)” to prevent Compressor from transferring
source files immediately.
To control the default setting
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Use the Default Setting pop-up menu to choose from the list of existing settings.
The setting you choose appears as the default setting when you import a new source file
in the Batch window.
To change the default destination
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Use the Default Destination pop-up menu to choose from the list of existing destinations.
The destination you choose appears as the default destination when you import a new
source file in the Batch window.
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