About job actions – Apple Compressor 3 User Manual
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The Job Action tab consists of a single “When job completes” pop-up menu. The list below
details the purpose of each option in this pop-up menu. For a detailed description of the
user interface for each option, see
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• “When job completes” pop-up menu: Use this pop-up menu to select and apply a
post-transcoding action for a job selected in the Batch window.
Note: Blu-ray output options are available only on computers that have Final Cut Studio
installed.
• Do nothing: Choose this option to disable the Job Action tab.
• Add to iTunes Library: Compressor will add the output media file to an iTunes playlist.
• Create DVD: Compressor will create a standard definition DVD using MPEG-2 (.m2v)
video and Dolby Digital Professional (.ac3) audio and automatically burn it to a disc.
• Create Blu-ray Disc: Compressor will create and automatically burn a Blu-ray disc or
an AVCHD disc using video and audio that is compatible with Blu-ray.
• Create Web Reference Movie: Compressor will create a reference movie that enables
a web browser and a server to automatically select the right movie for any device or
connection speed, without requiring the viewer to make a choice.
• Open with Application: Compressor will open the output media file with a specific
application.
• Publish to MobileMe: Compressor will create video files suitable for viewing on
MobileMe and upload them to a MobileMe account.
• Run Automator Workflow: This option opens a dialog for you to locate and select an
Automator script that Compressor will execute automatically on completion of the
transcoding job.
• Publish to YouTube: Compressor will create a video file suitable for viewing on YouTube
and upload it to a YouTube account.
About Job Actions
This section describes the user interface for each job action.
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Chapter 25
Adding Actions