Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 4 Assign settings and preview media 51
Plain text chapter marker lists
You can create a list of timecode points that Compressor can import to create markers. The
timecode values need to match the timecode of the track’s video clip. The list of timecode values
must be a plain text file; you can create it with TextEdit (as long as you save the file as plain text).
If you create the list with a more advanced word-processing application, be sure to save the file
as a plain ASCII text file with no formatting.
The file must follow these rules:
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Each marker must be on a new line that starts with a timecode value in the format 00:00:00:00.
These values identify the marker positions.
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After the timecode value, you can include a name for the marker. You can use a comma, space,
or tab character to separate the timecode value from the marker name.
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Any lines that do not begin with a timecode value are ignored. This makes it easy for you to
add comments to the list.
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The timecode values do not have to be listed in chronological order.
Set the poster frame
You can use Compressor to set the poster frame for a movie. This is the frame that appears in
iTunes to represent the movie. If you don’t set the poster frame, iTunes uses the frame 10 seconds
from the movie’s first frame.
Set the poster frame
1 In the Preview window, position the timeline playhead at the frame you want to be the poster frame.
2 Choose “Set poster frame” from the Marker pop-up menu.
A vertical line with a center dot appears in the timeline.
Move the playhead to the poster frame
m In the Preview window, choose “Go to poster frame” from the Marker pop-up menu.
Note: This setting is not available if the poster frame has not been set.
Remove the poster frame setting
m In the Preview window, choose “Clear poster frame” from the Marker pop-up menu.
Note: This setting is not available if the poster frame has not been set.