Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 134)

Chapter 5 Custom settings and output formats 134
Create image sequence files
The Image Sequence output format creates a set of still-image files representing the source
video frames. Use this encoder to convert a video clip to an image sequence for use with
compositing applications that aren’t compatible with QuickTime.
Note: You can also use Compressor to import an image sequence. For more information, see Add
image sequences to batches on page 25.
Create an Image Sequence setting
1 In the Settings tab, select a setting or create a new setting by choosing Image Sequence from
the Create a New Setting (+) pop-up menu.
2 Apply the setting to a job in the Batch window.
Make sure the resulting image sequence target is selected.
3 In the Inspector, click the Encoder button and choose Image Sequence from the File Format
pop-up menu.
The Image Sequence Encoder pane appears.
Choose Image Sequence.
Choose an image type.
Choose a frame rate
from the Frame Rate
pop-up menu, or click
the Automatic button.
4 To configure settings, choose from the following options:
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Extension: This field displays the TIFF file extension (.tiff) automatically after the Image Sequence
output format is chosen from the File Format pop-up menu or the Create a New Setting (+)
pop-up menu in the Settings tab. Don’t alter this field. You can change the output format with the
Image Type pop-up menu. This field is updated automatically with your choice of output format.
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Allow Job Segmenting: This checkbox allows you to turn off job segmenting. It’s relevant only if
you’re using Compressor with distributed processing and with multi-pass encoding. For more
information, see
Job segmenting and two-pass or multi-pass encoding on page 249.
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Image Type: Use this pop-up menu to choose one of the following image sequence types for
the output media:
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TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): TIFF is one of the most common and flexible still-image
formats and was developed to create a standard file format for storing and exchanging digital
graphics used in desktop publishing. It’s compatible with a wide range of compositing and
image processing applications.