Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 6
Assign destinations and submit batches
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Choose a priority level for the batch from the Priority pop-up menu.
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Click Submit or press Return to submit the batch for processing.
The History window shows the batch progress. For more information about the History window,
see
on page 10.
Note: The History window opens automatically if it isn’t already open.
You can also monitor the transcoding progress with Share Monitor by clicking its icon in the
Batch window. For more information about Share Monitor, see Share Monitor Help.
You can set Compressor preferences to automatically open Share Monitor. For more details, see
on page 211.
Note: When submitting larger batches (for example, nine source media files with three settings
assigned to each), there is about a 10-second delay after submitting the batch. Be patient.
Compressor is preparing the large batch before it can be properly submitted for processing.
If you’re transcoding a large batch, you should turn off the screen saver application on your
computer. This will improve the transcoding speed because resources aren’t being diverted to
the screen saver.
Click the warning symbol to
see an explanation about
why it is there.
After the batch has been submitted, a yellow triangle with an exclamation point appears in
the batch to let you know that a file with that name now exists at that destination, and that if
you submit again, that file will be overwritten. For more information, see
on page 142.
Submit a batch using previous settings
You can bypass the submit dialog when submitting a batch. The submitted batch automatically
uses the settings from the previously submitted batch.
Do one of the following:
m
Choose File > Submit with Previous Settings.
m
Click the Submit with Previous Settings item in the Batch window toolbar (if present).