Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 344)

• Jobs table: Each job in this table represents a separate media file that will be generated
from each item in the Source files list.
• Filename Template: Compressor automatically enters a filename in this field for the
output media file. The first part of the filename is based on the source file name.
Compressor also automatically appends an output type identifier (such as “iPod” or
“YouTube”) at the end of the filename. You can manually edit any portion of the filename
by double-clicking it.
• Job type identifier: Compressor automatically appends an output type identifier (such
as “iPod” or “YouTube”) at the end of each filename. You can manually edit any output
type identifier by double-clicking it.
• Add/Remove Output buttons: Click Add Output to create additional outputs. To remove
a particular output, click its Remove Output button.
• Show Info button: Click this button to display extensive details about the current setting
and the output media file. If you are transcoding multiple source files, you can view
information about each individual media file.
• Action checkbox: Select this checkbox to activate any post-transcoding actions (beyond
simply creating the output media file). For more information, see Adding Job Actions .
• “Show window on startup” checkbox: When this checkbox is selected, the Droplet window
opens when you drag source media files to the Droplet icon, before the batch is
submitted. This allows you to verify the settings contained within the Droplet. If the
checkbox is not selected, the batch is submitted as soon as the batch is dragged to
the Droplet icon (as long as there are no errors), and the Droplet window doesn’t open.
• Submit: Click this button to open the submit dialog and submit the batch. For more
information about submitting, see Using a Droplet to Transcode Source Media Files
and Submitting a Batch . You only need to do this if the “Show window on startup”
checkbox is selected; if this checkbox is not selected, the batch is submitted
automatically.
Checking Droplet Settings
This section describes several ways to check and adjust Droplet settings.
“Show window on startup” Checkbox
The “Show window on startup” checkbox at the bottom of the Droplet window determines
whether or not a Droplet window opens when a batch is dragged to a Droplet icon. If it
is selected, the Droplet window opens when you drag a batch to the Droplet icon, and
you can view the Droplet settings.
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