Job actions in Compressor
Compressor comes with a set of job actions that are automatically applied with destinations, or that can be manually applied with presets. A job action performs an automated action after transcoding.
The job actions available in Compressor and their associated properties are described below.
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Add to Photos | Adds a copy of the exported file to the Photos app. |
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Add to TV Home Videos | Adds a copy of the exported file to the Home Videos library in the Apple TV app. |
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Open with Application | Opens the transcoded file in another application upon export. |
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Prepare for HTTP Live Streaming | Processes the transcoded files using the instructions you provide and then uploads the processed files to the server you specify. To learn more about HTTP Live Streaming, see the HTTP Live Streaming Overview and other related documents, available in the Apple Developer Documentation. |
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Run Automator Workflow | Applies an Automator workflow to an output file after transcoding. |
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Send Email | Sends an email with an attachment of the transcoded file from the Mail app. |
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Social Platforms | Saves social media-compatible output to your Mac. You can then upload your media directly on the social platform. | There are no properties for this job action. | |||||||||
For information about adding or modifying a job action in a job, see Add and modify job actions in Compressor.
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