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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
Chapter 11 Creating MPEG-4 Output Files 157
Streaming Pane
You use the Streaming pane to set hints for your output file, as well as set the
maximum packet size and packet duration limits of the MPEG-4 Part 2 output file. You
can also set your output media file to work with an older version of QuickTime
Streaming Servers (version 4.1 or earlier).
The Streaming pane contains the following controls:
 “Streaming hints enabled” checkbox: Make sure that this box is selected if you want
the MPEG-4 Part 2 output format streaming settings to be applied.
 “QuickTime Streaming Server Compatibility (pre v4.1)” checkbox: Select this checkbox if
you want your output media file to work with an older QuickTime Streaming Server
(version 4.1 or earlier). You don’t need to select this box if you are using a newer version
of QuickTime, because any streaming compatibility issues are automatically resolved.
 Packet Maximums Size field: Enter a number to specify the largest file size allowable
(in bytes) for a streaming packet in your output media file. The packet size you
choose should be no larger than the largest packet used on any network between
the streaming server and the viewer.
 Packet Maximums Duration field: Enter a number to specify the longest duration
allowable (in milliseconds) for a streaming packet in your output media file. The
duration affects MPEG-4 Part 2 audio only. It limits the maximum amount of audio
(in milliseconds) in any packet, which limits the audio dropout created by the loss
of a packet.