Custom transcoding workflow, 16 custom transcoding workflow – Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 2
Compressor workflows
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Alternatively, you can view the progress of your transcode in the History window in
Compressor. It contains a progress bar and, like Share Monitor, it can tell you if a submission was
successfully transcoded.
Custom transcoding workflow
You can create your own settings and destinations, and customize other attributes such as
filters, cropping, frame resizing, and actions settings to create your own custom transcoding
process. The workflow below summarizes each stage in the process and provides links to the
instructions you’ll need.
Stage 1: Import source media files
You can import source media files into a batch, either by dragging the files from the Finder to the
Compressor Batch window or by clicking the Add File button. You can import source media files
from any folder that you have access to. For more information, see
on page 17.
Stage 2: Create and assign one or more settings
Compressor has many output formats you can use to create a setting. For more information
about the various output formats available in Compressor, see
on page 64. For instructions for creating your own customized settings, see
on page 31.
You can also add filters, geometry settings, and post-transcoding actions to your settings. For
more information, see
on page 153,
on page 172,
Post-transcoding actions overview
on page 184.
You can streamline your workflow by putting your settings into groups. For more information,
see
on page 35.
After creating a setting, you can preview it to check your work. For more information, see
on page 52.
Note: Frame Controls settings cannot be previewed in the Preview window. To preview Frame
Controls settings, you can do a test transcode using a small section of your source media file. For
more information, see
on page 57.
Stage 3: Create one or more destinations
By default, your transcoded file is saved in the same folder that the source media file originated
from. If you want to store your transcoded files in a different location, you can create a new
destination. For more information, see
on page 137.
Stage 4: Submit your batch for transcoding
After you’ve created and previewed all the jobs you want in the batch, you submit the batch. For
more information, see
Jobs, targets, and batches overview
on page 137.
You can view the progress of your transcode in Share Monitor. This is a good way to monitor
when your batch has finished transcoding and if any problems occurred during the transcoding
process. For more information about Share Monitor, see Share Monitor Help.
Alternatively, you can view the progress of your transcode in the History window in
Compressor. It contains a progress bar and, like Share Monitor, it can tell you if a submission was
successfully transcoded.