Apple Compressor 3 User Manual
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The group of surround files appears as a single surround source media file job in the
Batch window and the icons are also shown in the Inspector window.
Note: You can click a channel icon in the Inspector window to change the file assigned
to it.
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Do one of the following to apply the appropriate Apple setting from the Dolby Digital
Professional category to the source audio file:
• Choose Target > New Target With Setting, choose a setting, and click Add.
• In the Batch window, Control-click in an empty part of the job, choose New Target With
Setting from the pop-up menu, choose a setting, and click Add.
• Drag a setting from the Settings tab to the source audio file’s job in the Batch window.
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Make any necessary adjustments in the Inspector window and click Submit.
Compressor creates an AC-3 surround audio stream. See
for information on playing your AC-3 audio files with Compressor.
You can also combine surround audio source files with a video file to make a single
Compressor job. This is useful in audio post-production workflows in which surround
audio stems (submixes) are created separately from the final picture edit. Compressor
will treat the video and up to six audio files as a virtual single asset. For example, this
would allow you to apply the Create DVD job action to make a DVD with 5.1-channel
surround sound.
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Chapter 10
Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files