Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 7
Advanced functions
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Create a Droplet using the Save Selection as Droplet button in the Settings tab
You can create a Droplet in the Settings tab by selecting one or more Apple-supplied or custom
settings, and clicking the Save Selection as Droplet button.
1
In the Settings tab, select one or more settings or setting groups that you want to save as a Droplet.
2
Do either of the following:
•
Click the Save Selection as Droplet button in the top-left corner of the Settings tab.
Save Selection
as Droplet button
•
Control-click the settings you selected and choose Save as Droplet from the shortcut menu.
The Save dialog appears.
Note: You can Shift-click or Command-click to add multiple settings or setting groups to a
Droplet. In this situation, every source media file is transcoded by every setting in the Droplet.
For example, if you submitted two source media files to a Droplet containing three settings,
Compressor creates six different output media files.
3
In the Save dialog, enter a name for the Droplet in the Save As field and use the Where pop-up
menu to navigate to the location where you want to save the Droplet.
You can save your Droplet anywhere on your computer, but it’s most convenient to save it on
your desktop, so that you can conveniently drag source media files to it.
4
Use the “Choose Destination for Droplet results” pop-up menu to choose a destination folder for
the output media files that the Droplet creates.
You can only select destinations that have already been created using the Destinations tab. If
no custom destinations have been created, only four default Apple destinations appear in the
Choose Destination pop-up menu. For more information about destinations, see
on page 140.
5
Click Save.
Your newly created Droplet appears as an icon at whatever location you selected. You are now
ready to use it for transcoding.