Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 146)

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Add and copy jobs
Jobs are most often created by adding source media files to a batch. You can use several other
methods to add jobs to a batch.
Add an empty job to a batch
m Choose Job > New Job.
Delete a job from a batch
m Select the job and press the Delete key.
Copy jobs from one batch to another
Do one of the following:
m Drag a batch tab out of the Batch window to view the batches in separate windows and then
drag a job from one window to the other.
m Select the jobs to be copied, press Command-C, select the batch to copy them to, and then
press Command-V.
Chain jobs
Chaining jobs is useful when you need to apply multiple settings to a source media file, but need
to have each setting applied after the previous one has finished. To chain two jobs together,
you take the output file of one job and make it the source file of the chained job. This makes it
possible to control the order in which the settings modify the source media file.
Chain selected targets to new jobs
1 Select the targets whose outputs you want to chain to new jobs.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose Job > New Job With Target Output.
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Control-click one of the targets and choose New Job With Target Output from the
shortcut menu.
New jobs are added to the batch with the chain thumbnail and the name of the output file of
the targets they are chained to.
The chained job’s source
name is the output filename
of the target it is chained to.
The chained job’s thumbnail
is this chain link icon.
For an example of chaining two jobs together, About reverse telecine on page 173.