Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 168)

Chapter 7 Advanced functions 168
Frame Controls pane
Use the following parameter controls in the Frame Controls pane of the Inspector to manually
adjust processing methods and retiming settings.
Resizing controls
Frame Controls
pop-up menu
Automatic button
Retiming controls
Activation controls
Use the two controls at the top of the pane to turn on automatic frame controls or manual
frame controls.
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Automatic button: Click this button to have Compressor analyze the transcoding job (the
source media file and the applied setting) and then automatically apply the appropriate frame
controls attributes.
Frame Controls
Automatic button
In automatic mode, frame controls technology is engaged only for the following two types of
transcoding jobs:
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Transcoding from high-definition (HD) sources to standard-definition (SD) MPEG-2 output files
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Transcoding from interlaced sources to H.264 for Apple Devices (progressive) output files
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Frame Controls pop-up menu: When the Automatic button is active, this pop-up menu becomes
available. Choose one of the following options:
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Off: The default setting for most Apple presets. Choose Off if your Compressor project does
not involve changes to the frame size, frame rate, or field dominance.
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On: Allows you to manually adjust all the attributes in the Frame Controls pane.