Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 23)

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For example, to assign an AIFF file to the left surround channel, rename the file filename-Ls.aiff (where
filename is the name of your file). The channel identifier codes must include the hyphen, as shown.
Note: OS X may add a file extension like .aiff. This will not interfere with this channel
assignment method.
This procedure works only when you drag files into the Batch window. If you drag the files onto
the Compressor application icon, they’ll appear as separate source files, each in its own job.
Note: If you’re creating Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) surround sound streams, you won’t use
all the channels listed in the table at once. For a diagram of the Dolby audio coding modes, see
Dolby Digital Professional Encoder pane on page 78.
2 Drag the renamed source audio files to the Batch window.
If the files in the group are named correctly (see step 1) and the group has fewer than seven files,
Compressor collapses the entire group of files into what appears as a single surround source
media file in the Batch window
Manually assign source audio files to channels of a surround sound stream
1 To import the source audio files, do one of the following:
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Choose Job > New Job With Surround Sound Group (or press Command-Control-I).
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Click the Add Surround Sound button in the Batch window.
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Control-click in the batch and choose New Job With Surround Sound Group from the
shortcut menu.
The channel assignment interface opens.
2 To assign a source audio file to a channel, do one of the following:
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Drag the source audio file from the Finder to the icon for a specific channel (for example, L).
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Click the icon for a specific channel (for example, L) and use the Open dialog to locate the
source audio file intended for that channel.
The file is now assigned to the L (left front) channel.
3 Repeat step 2 for each of the source audio files that you intend to include in the surround stream.
Note: If you’re creating Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) surround sound streams, you won’t use
all the channels listed in the table at once. For a diagram of the Dolby audio coding modes, see
Dolby Digital Professional Encoder pane on page 78.