Apple Compressor (4.1.2) User Manual

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Chapter 6

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What this command does:

Identifies where Compressor is located

Assigns the batch name “My First Batch” (The quotation marks are used because of the spaces.)

Finds the file “MySource.mov” for the job at ~/Movies

Uses the “Apple Devices HD (Custom)” setting at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Compressor/
Settings (The “\” character is used to retain the space in “Application Support.”)

Writes the output file, “MyOutput.m4v,” to the ~/Movies folder

Submit a batch to a group of shared computers
The following command submits a batch to a group of computers already configured for sharing
in Compressor.

Important:

The command below must be executed on one line.

/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/MacOS/Compressor
-computergroup "Superfast Computers"
-batchname "My First Batch" -jobpath ~/Movies/
MySource.mov -settingpath ~/Library/Application\
Support/Compressor/Settings/Apple\ Devices\ HD\ \
(Custom\).cmprstng -locationpath ~/Movies/MyOutput.m4v

What this command does:

Identifies where Compressor is located

Sends the job to the group of shared computers named “Superfast Computers”

Assigns the batch name, “My First Batch”

Finds the file “MySource.mov” for the job at ~/Movies

Uses the “Apple Devices HD (Custom)” setting at ~/Library/Application\ Support/Compressor/
Settings (The “\” character is used in this case to retain the space in “Application Support.”)

Writes the output file, named “MyOutput.m4v,” to the ~/Movies folder

Configure a shared computer
The following command configures a computer to allow other computers to process batches
on it.

Important:

The command below must be executed on one line.

/Applications/Compressor.app/Contents/MacOS/Compressor
-sharing on -instances 1 -networkInterface en0
-portRange 30000 1000

What this command does:

Identifies where Compressor is located

Turns on sharing

Enables one extra Compressor instance

Sets processing to occur on a specific network interface

Sets network communication to a predefined port range

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