Apple Compressor 2 - Manual (Page 209)

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Using the Preview Window
The Preview window has two main roles. You can use it
to play your source media file in its original format, or
you can preview your source media file with whichever
settings have been assigned to it.
This chapter contains the following:
 About the Preview Window (p. 210)
 Previewing a Clip (p. 215)
 Transcoding a Portion of the Clip With the Preview Window (p. 219)
 Adding Markers to a Clip (p. 220)
 Adding DVD Studio Pro Chapter Markers to a Clip (p. 222)
 Preview Window Keyboard Shortcuts (p. 222)
When you use the Preview window to compare the original version of the clip with the
version that will be output, you can make and view real-time changes. This comparison
lets you check the effects of settings on your file before spending time and resources
transcoding it. Do this to check the quality of the output media file.
Scaled, cropped, and
filtered version of the clip Original version
of the clip