Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1797)

Sending from Final Cut Pro to Compressor
You can export a Browser clip or sequence directly from Final Cut Pro to Compressor by
using the Export Using Compressor command. Exporting media from Final Cut Pro to
Compressor works nearly the same as using Compressor as a standalone application. The
main difference is that Final Cut Pro renders media directly to Compressor during the
encoding process, so you don’t need to create an intermediate QuickTime movie.
When Should You Export Directly to Compressor?
The advantage of exporting a sequence to Compressor directly from Final Cut Pro is that
rendering happens as part of the transcoding process, potentially saving you time and
eliminating unwanted artifacts.
Compression and chapter markers in your Final Cut Pro sequence can be included in the
resulting compressed media files. When imported into DVD Studio Pro, the chapter markers
automatically appear in the Track Editor.
The disadvantage of this approach is that Final Cut Pro cannot be used for other tasks
until the export is finished. Depending on the length of the movie, the format you are
exporting to, and your computer’s capabilities, exporting can take a significant amount
of time.
To send a sequence or clip from Final Cut Pro to Compressor
1 In the Browser, select a sequence or clip you want to export.
If you want to export only a specific segment of a clip or sequence, set In and Out points
in your clip or sequence.
2 Choose File > Send To > Compressor.
Compressor opens and the sequence or clip you exported from Final Cut Pro appears as
a new encoding job in a Compressor Batch window.
Once your Final Cut Pro clip or sequence is set up as an encoding job in Compressor, you
can adjust settings and submit the job just as you would with any other individual
QuickTime source file in Compressor. For more information about setting up a Compressor
job for encoding, see
“Applying Encoder Settings and Submitting Jobs.”
Important: The Source destination in Compressor actually results in the output media
files being placed at the root level of your startup volume. You can assign a different
destination in Compressor if needed. For more information, see the Compressor
User Manual, available in Compressor Help.
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