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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 16 Using the Preview Window 219
Transcoding a Portion of the Clip With the Preview Window
You can use the Preview window to set In and Out points to transcode only a portion
of your media file rather than transcoding the whole thing.
To designate a portion of your media file for transcoding:
1 Open the Preview window.
2 Choose a clip from the Batch Item pop-up menu or click the Batch Item selection
buttons until the clip appears in the pop-up menu.
3 Do one of the following:
 Drag the In point to the appropriate location.
 Drag the playhead to where you want transcoding to begin and click the
Set In Point button.
4 Do one of the following:
 Drag the Out point to the appropriate location.
 Drag the playhead to where you want transcoding to end and click the
Set Out Point button.
The only segment of the media file that will be transcoded is between the two points
that you set. The rest of the clip will not be transcoded.
In point
Out point
Playhead