Apple Compressor (4.1.2) - Manual (Page 95)

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Import a command set
1 Choose Compressor > Commands > Import.
2 In the window that appears, navigate to the location where you’ve stored a command set file,
select it, and click Open.
If you’re already using a command set with the same name, a window appears and prompts you
to rename the command set.
The new command set is added to the Commands submenu of the Compressor menu and to
the pop-up menu in the Command Editor.
View shortcuts for a different command set
If your system has multiple command sets, you can easily switch between them.
Do one of the following:
m Choose Compressor > Commands, and then choose a command set from the submenu.
The Command Editor window appears, showing the command set you chose.
m If you’ve already opened the Command Editor, choose a command set from the pop-up menu at
the top-left corner of the window.
Create and use droplets
You can save one or more settings or a destination as a standalone application called a droplet.
Using the droplet, you can easily transcode files by dragging them to the droplet icon in
the Finder.
Create a droplet
1 In the Settings tab, select one or more settings, setting groups, or a destination that you want to
save as a droplet.
Note: You can Shift-click or Command-click to add multiple settings or setting groups.
If you selected more than one setting, a destination that contains two or more settings, or a
group of settings, every setting in your selection will be included in the droplet. For example, if
you submit two source media files to a Droplet containing three settings, Compressor creates six
different output media files.
2 Choose Save as Droplet from the Action pop-up menu .
3 In the window that appears, do the following:
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Enter a name for the droplet in the Save As field.
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Specify a location for the droplet using the Where pop-up menu.
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In the Location pop-up menu, choose where you want the droplet to save transcoded files.
4 Click Save.
Your newly created droplet appears as an icon in the location you chose in the Where menu.
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