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Table Of Contents
- Compressor User Manual
- Contents
- An Introduction to Compressor
- Getting Started Quickly
- The Basic Transcoding Workflow
- The Compressor Interface
- Importing Source Media Files
- Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
- Creating Jobs and Submitting Batches
- Assigning Settings to Source Media Files
- Assigning Destinations to Source Media Files
- Submitting a Batch
- About the History Drawer
- Resubmitting a Batch
- Saving and Opening a Batch File
- Submitting a Final Cut Pro Project for Transcoding
- Resubmitting a Final Cut Pro Project
- Transcoding Different Clips From One Source Media File
- Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files
- Creating H.264 DVD Output Files
- Creating MPEG-1 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-2 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-4 Output Files
- Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files
- Creating QuickTime Export Component, AIFF, and TIFF Files
- Adding Filters to a Setting
- Adding Frame Controls, Geometry, and Actions to a Setting
- Using the Preview Window
- Creating and Changing Destinations
- Using Droplets
- Customer Support
- Command-Line Usage
- Index
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9 Creating MPEG-1 Output Files
Compressor provides the tools you need to create
exceptional MPEG-1 transcoded files.
MPEG-1 is an internationally accepted compression standard developed by the Motion
Picture Experts Group (MPEG). MPEG-1 allows you to create VHS-quality video files and
was designed to support SIF (Standard Interface Format) resolution non-interlaced
(progressive) video using relatively low bit rates (Compressor supports 0.5 Mbps to
2 Mbps). It also allows you to create compressed 1-channel and 2-channel audio.
This chapter covers the following:
 Common Uses for MPEG-1 (p. 115)
 MPEG-1 File Format Specifications (p. 116)
 About the MPEG-1 Encoder Pane (p. 117)
 About System and Elementary Streams (p. 120)
 MPEG-1 Transcoding Workflow (p. 121)
 Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for Web Use (p. 122)
 Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for DVD Use (p. 123)
Common Uses for MPEG-1
MPEG-1 is a widely adopted standard, so it can be used in many different ways. Here
are a few:
DVD, VCD, and CD ROM
MPEG-1 is the video compression format used for video CD (VCD) titles and is
compatible for use on DVD titles since all DVD players contain the hardware required
for MPEG-1 playback. MPEG-1 is commonly used in videos distributed on CD ROM. Its
low bit rate and small file sizes are useful when you must fit multiple hours of video
onto a DVD and do not require the broadcast quality of MPEG-2 encoding. A DVD can
contain a mix of MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 video.