Apple Compressor 2 - Manual (Page 184)

184 Chapter 13 Creating QuickTime Export Component, AIFF, and TIFF Files
 Create unique output directory: Select this checkbox to create a folder for the
resulting TIFF output files. The folder is given the same name as that of the media file,
and the TIFF files are stored inside the folder and named frame-nnn. For example, if
the output filename is test, the directory path is destination/test/frame-nnn.
If you don’t select this box, the TIFF files are stored at the top level of your
destination folder and named filename-nnn rather than frame-nnn. Be aware that
even at the slow rate of 8 fps, a large number of TIFF files are created when you
transcode to this output format, so creating an output directory is a good way to
keep your TIFF files organized.
 Add leading zeros to frame numbers: Select this checkbox to add leading zeros to the
frame number. When choosing this method, all the TIFF files consist of multidigit
filenames, such as frame-000001 (or filename-000001 if these files aren’t being saved
in a unique output directory). If you don’t select this checkbox, each TIFF file uses a
regular filename, such as frame-1 (or filename-1 if these files aren’t being saved in a
unique output directory).
Configuring TIFF Settings
You use the TIFF output format if you want to transcode a video clip into a series of
still images.
To create a TIFF setting:
1 In the Settings tab of the Presets window, do one of the following:
 Make sure that the correct setting is selected.
 Create a new setting by choosing TIFF from the “Create a new setting”
( + ) pop-up menu.
2 Click the Encoder tab, then choose TIFF from the File Format pop-up menu.
The TIFF Encoder pane appears.
3 Enter a number in the Frame Rate (fps) field or choose a frame rate from the pop-up
menu.
4 Select the “Create unique output directory” checkbox if you want your TIFF files stored
in their own folder in the destination folder.
5 Select the “Add leading zeros to frame numbers” checkbox if you want your output TIFF
files numbered with the format 0000nn.
See “ About the TIFF Encoder Pane ” on page 183 for more information about the TIFF
Encoder pane.
Note: You can see the current contents of your setting by viewing the Summary pane
of the Inspector window.