Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 30)

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Compressor includes the following batch templates:
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Create Audio Podcast: Use this template to create an AAC audio file suitable for podcasting and
add it to the iTunes library.
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Create Blu-ray disc: Use this template to create BD H.264 video and Dolby Digital Professional
(.ac3) audio files and automatically burn them to a Blu-ray disc or an AVCHD disc (AVCHD discs
can be played in Blu-ray Disc players that are compatible with the AVCHD format).
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Create DVD: Use this template to create a standard-definition DVD using MPEG-2 (.m2v) video
and Dolby Digital Professional (.ac3) audio and automatically burn it to a disc.
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HTTP Live Streaming: Use this template to create a set of files you can use to stream a movie to
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac, using an ordinary server.
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Publish to Apple TV: Use this template to create a video file suitable for viewing on Apple TV
and add it to the iTunes library.
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Publish to YouTube: Use this template to create a video file suitable for viewing on YouTube and
upload it to a YouTube account.
Note: Choose a template based on the intended use of the output media file you’re creating.
If there is no obvious template for your intended workflow, you can create your own batch or
transcoding workflow.