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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
34 Chapter 2 The Basic Transcoding Workflow
Setting Compressor Preferences
You can use Compressor Preferences to configure several aspects of Compressor.
To open Compressor Preferences, do one of the following:
m Choose Compressor > Preferences.
m Press Command-, (comma).
The Preferences window appears.
To configure the email notification preference:
1 Enter the default email address to use when email notification is activated.
You can change this address in the Actions pane of the Inspector window.
2 Enter the mail server used by this computer for outgoing email.
For more information about email notification, see “Working With Post-Transcoding
Options” on page 204.
To set whether or not the Batch Monitor automatically opens,
do one of the following:
m Select the Auto Launch Batch Monitor checkbox to have the Batch Monitor
automatically open when you submit a batch.
m Deselect the Auto Launch Batch Monitor checkbox to prevent the Batch Monitor from
automatically opening. You can still manually launch the Batch Monitor from the
Batch window.