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64 Chapter 5 Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
Settings table
When you first open the Settings tab in the Presets window, the Settings tab contains a
set of pre-existing (Apple) settings supplied with Compressor. The Settings tab displays
name and description details of all existing settings and groups stored on your computer.
New settings appear in the Custom group folder with the default name “Untitled ___”
with “___” being the file format you chose from the ( + ) pop-up menu. It’s a good idea
to change the setting name to something meaningful, such as details of the settings or
distribution method associated with the setting. Double-click the setting in the
Settings tab to open the Inspector window. Use the Name field in the Inspector
window to enter a name. Use the Description field to enter more information about
each setting. This information only appears within the Settings tab in the Presets
window and can help you keep track of your files when you have many settings.
You can also organize your settings by putting them in group folders. Once you have
created and named a group folder, you can drag any existing setting into it. When you
drag a setting to a group, you remove it from the main Settings table. You can also
drag individual settings from a group to a source media file. See “Creating Groups of
Settings” on page 75 for more information.
Setting group with
five settings
New “Untitled” setting