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Quicktime transcoding workflow, P. 171) – Apple Compressor 2 User Manual

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Chapter 12

Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files

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QuickTime Transcoding Workflow

The following steps outline the transcoding process required to create QuickTime
output media files:

Step 1:

Open the QuickTime Encoder pane

There are a multitude of QuickTime video and audio codecs that you can choose from
in Compressor. You access all codecs via the Compression Settings and Sound Settings
dialogs, opened from the QuickTime Encoder pane by clicking the Video Settings and
Audio Settings buttons.

1

In the Settings tab of the Presets window, do one of the following:

 Make sure that the correct setting is selected.
 Create a new setting by choosing QuickTime Movie from the “Create a new setting”

( + ) pop-up menu.

2

Open the Encoder pane in the Inspector window.

The default QuickTime Encoder pane appears, containing the Video and Audio Settings
buttons, Enable pop-up menus, the Streaming pop-up menu, the Options button
(dimmed), and the Summary table. See “

About the QuickTime Movie Encoder Pane

” on

page 164 for more information.

Note: Make sure that the Enable pop-up menus next to the Settings buttons are set to
Enable if you want those settings included in the transcoding.