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Apple Compressor 2 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Creating Jobs and Submitting Batches

To transcode a Final Cut Pro project:

1

Open the project you want to transcode in Final Cut Pro.

2

Use one of the following methods to select the project for transcoding in Final Cut Pro:

 In the Browser, select the sequence you want to transcode.
 Make the Timeline the active window by clicking in it.

3

Save your Final Cut Pro project and give it an appropriate name.

4

Choose File > Export > Using Compressor.

A progress dialog appears, indicating that the files are being submitted for transcoding.
Compressor opens with the selected media file (the Final Cut Pro project) in the Batch
table of the Batch window. The project name appears in the Source Media column with
0 entries in the Setting column.