Adobe Media Encoder CC - Manual (Page 21)

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Encoding quick start and basics
Last updated 12/15/2014
2 Choose File > Interpret Footage. You can also right click on the file and choose > Interpret Footage
3 Choose the appropriate interpretation settings.
Watch folders in Adobe Media Encoder
You can configure Adobe Media Encoder to look for files in certain folders called watch folders. When Adobe Media
Encoder finds a video or audio file in a watch folder, it encodes the file using the encoding settings assigned to the
folder, and then exports the encoded file to an Output folder created inside the watch folder.
The Watch Folders panel in In Adobe Media Encoder can be used to add and manage folders. You can add a watch
folder in one of the following ways:
1 Choose File > Add Watch Folder and select a folder.
2 Double-click an empty area in the Watch Folders panel and select a folder.
3 Create a folder in Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS), and then drag it to the Watch Folders panel.
You can see the name of the folder in the left column of the Watch Folders panel after you have created it.
The items added to the encoding queue by the watch folder will be encoded along with other items in the queue when
you start the queue.
Note: If you have the “start queue automatically when idle for” preference selected, encoding begins when the specified
amount of time has elapsed after the watch folder has added a new item to the encoding queue.
Keep the Auto-Encode Watch Folders checkbox enabled to automatically encode items as soon as they are added to the
watch folder.
Adding presets
You can choose a format and preset from the pop-up menus in the watch folder next to the folder name. Or drag a preset
to the watch folder from the preset browser.
Create output in multiple formats from a single source item using watch folders
You can generate multiple outputs with a single operation by using watch folders. For example, you want to generate an
AVI movie, and a JPEG thumbnail image whenever you transcode a video asset. Follow these steps to create these files
with a single user operation:
1 Create a folder using Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Macintosh) called, “My_WatchFolder,” for example.
2 Create a new watch folder by clicking the Add Folder button, and then navigate to the folder you just made,
“My_Watchfolder.”
a Select “MPEG” as the format from the Format menu.
b Select a preset from the Preset pop-up Menu, and then click OK.
c Click on “Output To.” Select a location where you would like the result to be generated.
3 Create a new Watch Folder item that also points to the folder “My_Watchfolder,” just like you created in Step 2.
a Select “AVI” as the format from the Format menu.
b Select a preset from the Preset Menu, and then click OK.
c Click on “Output To.” Select a location where you would like the result to be generated.