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Compressor User Guide
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Welcome
What’s new
Compressor 4.6
Compressor 4.5.3
Compressor 4.5
Compressor 4.4.7
Compressor 4.4.5
Compressor 4.4.4
Compressor 4.4.2
Compressor 4.4.1
Compressor 4.4
Compressor basics
What is Compressor?
Compressor workflow
Compressor interface
Simple transcoding
Intro to simple transcoding
Transcode files
Transcode incompatible media
Preview jobs
Built-in destinations
Built-in settings
Built-in locations
Watch folders
Work with watch folders
Add a watch folder
Activate a watch folder
Access watch folder settings and properties
Add and remove transcode settings from watch folders
Advanced adjustments
Intro to advanced adjustments
Work with settings
Modify a setting’s properties
Create custom settings
Formats and settings
Properties of settings
Apple Devices
Common Audio Formats
Dolby Digital
H.264 for Blu-ray
Image Sequence
MP3
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
MXF
QuickTime Export Components
QuickTime Movie
Work with destinations
View destination properties
Create a custom destination
Work with locations
Work with jobs
Intro to jobs
Modify job properties
Job properties
Standard media
Image sequence
Surround sound
Work with job actions
Add and modify job actions
Job action properties
Work with batches
Advanced tasks
Import an image sequence
Work with surround sound files
Create a surround sound job
Audio channel layouts
Work with 360-degree video
Intro to 360-degree video
View 360-degree video metadata
Work with captions
Intro to captions
Import and preview captions
Edit caption properties
Adjust caption timing
Export captions
Create iTunes Store packages
Intro to iTunes Store packages
iTunes store package fields
Build iTunes Store packages
Work with burned-in text
Submit HDR content
Submitting to the iTunes Store
Create IMF packages
Intro to IMF packages
IMF package fields
Build IMF packages
Prepare an HDR package
Modify frame size
Intro to modifying frame size
Modify a video frame
Conform to a video frame
Modify playback speed
Retiming options
Retime video and audio
Modify timing and frame rate
Use deinterlacing
Use reverse telecine
Modify audio tracks
Add video and audio effects
Add and remove effects
Video effects
Audio effects
Work with metadata
Add descriptive audio
Set a poster frame
Add markers
Transcode time ranges
Modify starting timecode
Import other video files
Work smarter
Compressor preferences
Intro to Compressor preferences
General preferences
My Computer preferences
Shared Computers preferences
Advanced preferences
Keyboard shortcuts
Built-in keyboard shortcuts
Customize keyboard shortcuts
View keyboard shortcuts
Modify keyboard shortcuts
Export and import command sets
Touch Bar shortcuts
Wide color gamut and HDR
Intro to wide color gamut and HDR
Change video color space
Create and use droplets
Create Compressor instances
Transcode Final Cut Pro and Motion projects
Use distributed processing
Transcode with multiple computers
Manually configure file sharing
Use the command line to submit Compressor jobs
Intro to shell commands
Syntax
Common command options
Code examples
Glossary
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