Apple Compressor 2 - Manual (Page 18)

18 Chapter 1 Getting Started Quickly
Quick-and-Easy Compressor Workflow
The following workflow shows you the easiest way to use Compressor:
 Add source media files to Compressor (p. 18)
 Assign settings and destinations to source media files (p. 19)
 Submit the batch (p. 23)
Step 1: Add source media files to Compressor
1 Double-click the Compressor icon in the Applications folder.
The Compressor Batch window opens.
2 Drag source files from the desktop to the Batch window.
3 Compressor will automatically use the name of the first source file in the batch as the
name for the batch you are submitting in the Batch Name field. If you would like a
different name, you can edit the name now.
See “ About the Batch Window ” on page 55 for more information about the controls in
the Batch window.
Edit batch name here.
Setting pop-up menu
Batch table