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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
8 Preface
An Introduction to Compressor
About the Compressor 2 User Manual
This preface, “An Introduction to Compressor,” contains background information that
introduces most of the basic concepts and terms related to using Compressor.
Other chapters in this user manual cover the following:
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Chapter 1, “Getting Started Quickly,” will help you with basic steps in using
Compressor for the first time.
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Chapter 2, “The Basic Transcoding Workflow,” offers more detailed Compressor setup
procedures.
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Chapter 3, “The Compressor Interface,” is a quick visual tour of Compressor windows
and features.
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Chapter 4, “Importing Source Media Files,” covers the file types that Compressor can
accept and how to import them.
 Chapter 5, “Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings,” covers presets, an essential
part of the Compressor workflow.
 Chapter 6, “Creating Jobs and Submitting Batches,” is a detailed explanation of basic
Compressor workflow.
 Chapters 7 through 13 explain each of the output file types in turn. See “Output
Formats for Transcoding” on page 12 for more information on these chapters.
 Chapter 14, “Adding Filters to a Setting,”explains how to further adjust the visuals in
your transcoding projects with filters.
 Chapter 15, “Adding Frame Controls, Geometry, and Actions to a Setting,” will help
you add settings to your Compressor transcode jobs for better-looking and better-
sounding output.
 Chapter 16, “Using the Preview Window,” explains how to use the Compressor
Preview window so you can have a look at source media files, as well as the effect of
any Compressor settings you might apply to the files.
 Chapter 17, “Creating and Changing Destinations,” covers how to set up and save
frequently used destinations for transcoded output files.
 Chapter 18, “Using Droplets,” covers the time-saving drag-and-drop applications you
can create with Compressor.