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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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A Customer Support
If you run into problems while working with Compressor, there are several resources
you can use to find a solution.
 Late-Breaking News: A late-breaking news page in the Compressor Help menu provides
last-minute information that didn’t make it into the Compressor User Manual. Be sure to
consult this late-breaking news page as soon as you install or upgrade Compressor.
 Compressor Support web page: Compressor has its own tech support page at
http://www.apple.com/support/compressor and a related discussion page at
http://discussions.info.apple.com/compressor.
 AppleCare Knowledge Base: AppleCare Support maintains a database of common
support issues that is updated and expanded to include new issues as they arise. This is
an excellent, free resource for Compressor users. To access the AppleCare Knowledge
Base, go to the AppleCare support page at http://www.apple.com/support.
 AppleCare Support: There are a variety of support options available to Final Cut Pro
customers. For more information, see the Apple Professional Software Service
& Support Guide that came with your documentation.