Apple Compressor (4.1.2) - Manual (Page 65)

Chapter 5 Advanced tasks 65
Modify a surround sound source file
1 In the batch area, select a job that contains a surround sound source file.
2 In the Surround Sound Properties area of the Job inspector, do either of the following:
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To assign a different file to a channel: Click the channel’s icon, select a different file, and
click Open.
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To remove a file from a channel: Click the Remove button .
About audio channels
Most of the audio settings in Compressor provide mono and stereo (left and right) channel
configuration; some provide additional channel output options, including surround (5.1) channel
configuration. Several of Compressor’s settings offer multiple audio channel configurations:
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QuickTime Movie settings: QuickTime Movie settings include additional audio channel layouts,
including 3.0, 4.0, and 5.1.
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Dolby Digital audio settings: Dolby Digital (AC-3) settings include even more audio channel
layouts, including 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.1.
The illustration below shows the available audio channel layouts.
L C R
3.0 channels 3.0 channels 3.1 channels 3.1 channels
L R
Cs
L C R
Cs
L R
LFE LFE
Mono Stereo
L R
4.0 channels 4.1 channels
L C R
Cs
L C R
Cs
4.0 channels
Ls Rs
L R
4.1 channels
Ls Rs
L R
LFE LFE
5.1 channels 5.0 channels
L C R L C R
Ls Rs Ls Rs
C
LFE
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