Apple Compressor 3 User Manual
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If the following conditions are met, Compressor automatically collapses the entire group
of files into what appears as a single surround source media file in the Batch window:
• The files in the group must be named correctly. (See the channel identifier codes listed
above.)
• The total number of files in the group must be fewer than seven.
The Inspector window shows the audio files assigned to each channel.
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’s job:
• 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.
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Chapter 10
Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files