Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 140)

Chapter 6 Assign destinations and submit batches 140
Create and modify destinations
You use the Destinations tab together with the Inspector window to create and assign a
destination and to add file identifiers (placeholder filename elements such as the date or the
setting name) to your output file.
You can create the following destinations:
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Local: Any directory on your own computer
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Open Volume: Any shared volume open on your desktop
Note: By default, the output media file destination is the folder from which the source media
files originated, but you can change the default destination to any other preset.
Create a destination
1 In the Settings and Destinations window, click the Destinations tab.
2 Click the Create a New Destination (+) button.
3 In the dialog that appears, navigate to your chosen destination folder or mounted volume, and
click Open.
A new destination with the folder’s name appears in the Custom folder of the Destinations tab,
along with the path to the folder you just assigned.
4 Double-click the new destination in the Destinations tab.
The Inspector window opens, showing information about the new destination.
5 In the Inspector, do either of the following:
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Modify the name of the new destination in the Name field.
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Modify the pathname of the new destination by clicking Choose and navigating to a new
folder in the dialog that appears.
6 Add file identifiers to your output filename using the pop-up menu in the Output Filename
Template field.
Choose the elements you
want in the output filename.
You can also manually edit this field by doing any of the following:
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To rearrange the order of the file identifiers: Drag them into a new order.
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To add custom text: Click on either side of the file identifiers and enter custom text.
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To remove a file identifier: Select the identifier and press Delete.
The Sample From Defined Template field in the Inspector window shows a sample of the output
filename with the file identifiers you added. The default file identifier combination is Source
Media Name-Setting Name.
Note: Avoid creating filenames that begin with a period (.). The resulting file will be visible only
in the command line and not visible in the OS X Finder.
For more details about these settings, see Destinations tab and Inspector on page 143.