Use final cut pro x and motion 5 with compressor – Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 7
Advanced functions
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Setting pop-up menu (not labeled): Use this pop-up menu to select the type of output
media file. The preset choices are Apple TV, Blu-ray, DVD, iPhone, iPod, MP3 file, YouTube,
and Other. The Other option opens a dialog in which you can choose from a list of existing
Compressor settings.
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Outputs area: The main area of the Droplet window displays all the outputs that have been
added to the Droplet. Each output row shown in this area will result in a separate media file
generated from each item in the Source Files sidebar.
Add Output and
Remove Output buttons
Action checkbox (only present
for some job types)
Show Info button
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Filename Template field: Displays a template consisting of two tags that combine to create
the filename of the output file. The first tag (Source) is the source file name and the second
tag (Setting) is the output format chosen in the Setting pop-up menu (such as “iPod” or
“YouTube”). You can manually edit the filename by deleting or rearranging the tags in this
field, or by typing additional text.
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Show Info button: Click to display extensive details about the current setting and the output
media file. If you’re transcoding multiple source files, you can view information about each
source media file by choosing the source filename from the “Show info for” pop-up menu.
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Add Output and Remove Output buttons: Click Add Output (+) to create additional outputs. Click
Remove Output (–) to delete an output row.
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Action checkbox: Select this checkbox to activate any post-transcoding actions (beyond
simply creating the output media file). For more information, see
on page 184.
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“Show window on startup” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have the Droplet window open
when you drag source media files to the Droplet icon, before the batch is submitted. Opening
the Droplet window allows you to verify the settings contained within the Droplet. If the
checkbox is not selected, the batch is submitted as soon as the batch is dragged to the
Droplet icon (as long as there are no errors), and the Droplet window doesn’t open.
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Submit: Click this button to open the submit dialog and submit the batch. For more
information about submitting, see
on page 147.
Use Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 with Compressor
You can use Compressor to convert sequences or clips to one or more file formats from within
other applications, such as Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5. This integration makes transcoding
(the process of converting files from their original format to output files ready for distribution
in another format) faster and more convenient. Integration also saves hard disk space by
eliminating the need to export intermediate media files before processing them. It also leverages
the video-processing technology of the other applications to do much of the work (therefore
maximizing the quality of images that are encoded), and avoids degradation that can occur from
multiple compression and decompression steps.