Marker pop-up menu – Apple Compressor 3 User Manual
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• “Move to previous marker” or “Move to next marker” buttons: Moves the playhead to the
previous or next marker, or to the start or end of the clip if no more markers are present.
• Fast Backward and Fast Forward buttons: Allow you to play your clip in either direction
at twice the normal speed. Hold down a button to continue scanning in either direction.
• Playback Loop button: Click to play the media in a continuous loop.
Marker Pop-Up Menu
Use the Marker pop-up menu to manage the clip’s markers. While you can use markers
with all settings, they actually affect only the output file when the setting uses the MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4 when configured for podcasting, H.264 for DVD Studio Pro, H.264 for
Apple Devices, or QuickTime Movie output file formats. See
for
more information.
Choose items from the Marker pop-up menu to add, remove, show, hide, and edit markers
and poster frames.
• Import Chapter List: Opens a file import dialog that allows you to import a file containing
a list of chapter marker times for the source media file. See
for more information.
• Add/Remove marker: Actual state depends on whether or not the playhead is positioned
on a marker.
• When the playhead is not positioned on a marker: Choosing “Add marker” places a
new marker on the timeline at the playhead’s current position.
• When the playhead is positioned on a marker: Choosing “Remove marker” deletes the
current marker.
• Edit: Available only when the playhead is positioned on a marker. Choosing Edit opens
a dialog for configuring the marker. The dialog allows you to set the marker type and
assign a URL and an image to it. See
Adding Chapter or Podcast Markers to a Clip
for
more information.
• Show Chapter/Podcast Markers: Controls whether chapter and podcast markers (those
with names) are shown in the timeline. A checkmark indicates they are shown.
• Show Compression Markers: Controls whether compression markers (those without
names) are shown in the timeline. A checkmark indicates they are shown.
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Chapter 26
Using the Preview Window