Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 108)

Chapter 5 Custom settings and output formats 108
Create MPEG-1 files for the web
Follow these instructions to create MPEG-1 files encoded for the web.
Stage 1: Open the MPEG-1 Encoder pane and choose video settings
1 In the Settings tab, choose MPEG-1 from the Create a New Setting (+) pop-up menu.
The MPEG-1 Encoder pane opens in the Inspector with the Video tab displayed.
2 Name the new setting “MPEG-1 for Web.”
3 Select the Enabled checkbox.
Click the Automatic
button or choose
a frame rate.
Choose the bit rate.
Select Web to set the
resolution to 320 x 240.
Select to enable
the Video tab.
4 Click the Automatic button next to the Frame Rate pop-up menu.
You can also choose 23.976, 29.97, or 25 from the Frame Rate pop-up menu if you know the
frame rate of the source video.
5 Select the Web option.
This sets the resolution of the output to 320 x 240.
6 Specify the bit rate to use by dragging the Bit Rate slider.
Important: Set the bit rate as low as possible to get acceptable picture quality.
Stage 2: Choose audio settings
1 To open the Audio tab, click the Audio button in the MPEG-1 Encoder pane of the Inspector.
2 Select the Enabled checkbox.
Select to enable
the Audio tab.
Select the number
of audio channels.
Choose the sample rate.
Choose the bit rate.