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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
24 Chapter 1 Getting Started Quickly
Optional Tasks You Can Perform Before
Submitting a Batch
The three steps described in the previous section show you the fastest way to
transcode media files. Although you can modify your pre-existing settings using this
method, you can’t preview your files or fine-tune any settings.
The following chapters describe additional steps that can be performed on the setting
of any job before it is submitted:
 Chapter 5, “Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings,” on page 61
 Chapter 6, “Creating Jobs and Submitting Batches,” on page 77
 Chapter 15, “Adding Frame Controls, Geometry, and Actions to a Setting,” on
page 195
 Chapter 16, “Using the Preview Window,” on page 209
 Chapter 17, “Creating and Changing Destinations,” on page 223
The following chapters give a more detailed look at output format settings and various
transcoding options:
 Chapter 7, “Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files,” on page 93
 Chapter 8, “Creating H.264 DVD Output Files,” on page 109
 Chapter 9, “Creating MPEG-1 Output Files,” on page 115
 Chapter 10, “Creating MPEG-2 Output Files,” on page 127
 Chapter 11, “Creating MPEG-4 Output Files,” on page 153
 Chapter 12, “Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files,” on page 163
 Chapter 13, “Creating QuickTime Export Component, AIFF, and TIFF Files,” on
page 177