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Chapter 15

Adding Frame Controls, Geometry, and Actions to a Setting

Adding Actions

You use the Actions pane in the Inspector window to set post-transcoding options for
your output media file, such as sending an email, adding metadata to QuickTime files,
or transferring the transcoded file to a streaming web server or to DVD Studio Pro.

To add an email notification to your setting:

1

Open the Settings tab of the Presets window.

2

Select the setting in the Settings table that you want to modify. (Or select a setting
already applied to a source media file in the Batch window.)

3

Click the Actions tab in the Inspector.

4

Select the “Email Notification to” checkbox and enter the relevant email address in the
accompanying field.

Note: To enable this email feature, you must first enter an email address and outgoing
mail server in Compressor Preferences. (Choose Compressor > Preferences.)

To add an AppleScript to your setting:

1

Open the Settings tab of the Presets window.

2

Select the setting in the Settings table that you want to modify. (Or select a setting
already applied to a source media file in the Batch window.)

3

Click the Actions tab in the Inspector.

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