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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
68 Chapter 5 Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
To assign a pre-existing destination preset:
1 Open the Batch window.
2 Import a source file.
3 Choose a pre-existing destination from the pop-up menu in the Destination column of
the Batch table.
For more information on destination presets, see “Creating and Changing Destinations”
on page 223.
Creating a Setting
If the pre-existing settings are not sufficient for your transcoding needs or if you simply
want additional settings, you can create your own.
To create a setting:
1 Click the Add ( + ) button in the Settings tab of the Presets window and choose an
output format from the pop-up menu.