Apple Compressor 2 - Manual (Page 204)

204 Chapter 15 Adding Frame Controls, Geometry, and Actions to a Setting
Note: There are two ways to adjust frame size. You can either enter numbers in the
cropping fields or drag the red frame bars in the Preview window. Using the latter
method, the resulting numbers dynamically appear in the cropping fields so that you
can see a numerical representation of your frame cropping. Hold down the Shift key
to constrain the crop to either the source aspect ratio, the source height, or the
source width.
See “ About the Geometry Pane ” on page 201 or “ Previewing a Clip ” on page 215 for
more details.
Working With Post-Transcoding Options
Compressor can send an email to one recipient per preset, giving notice of when a
transcode is complete. You can also add one AppleScript per preset. This gives you
some post-transcoding options for your output media file, such as creating an
AppleScript for adding metadata to QuickTime files or automatically transferring the
transcoded file to a streaming web server.
Note: You need to have your Internet preferences set up with an outgoing mail
server for email notification. This option is not available for mail services that require
SMTP authentication.
If Batch selection
is selected, any resizing
in the Preview window
is reflected in the
Geometry pane. You can
also directly enter
numbers into these
cropping fields.
Drag the red frame bars (by
the handles) to adjust the
output file frame size.