Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 3 Import source media 20
Add source media files
Add standard source media files to batches
Before you add any transcoding settings to a batch, you need to import the source media files
into the batch. Importing the source media files into the batch automatically creates a job.
Following are the details for adding standard (not surround sound or image sequence) source
media files to a batch.
Add source media files to a batch
1 Open Compressor.
The Batch window opens with an empty batch tab named Untitled.
Untitled batch tab
Empty batch area
with a placeholder job
Note: If the Batch Template Chooser opens automatically, click Cancel to close it. To prevent
the Batch Template Chooser from opening when you open Compressor, select the “Don’t show
this dialog again” checkbox, or, in Set Compressor preferences, select For New Batches: Use
Blank Template.
2 Do one of the following:
•
Choose Job > New Job With File (or press Command-I), navigate to the folder that contains
your source media, select one or more source media files, and click Open.
•
Click the Add File button (in the Batch window toolbar, if visible), navigate to the folder that
contains your source media, select one or more source media files, and click Open.
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Control-click a job and choose Source > File from the shortcut menu.