Apple Compressor (4.1.2) - Manual (Page 52)

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Create a custom location
1 Click the Add button at the bottom of the Locations pane.
If the Locations pane is hidden, press Shift-Command-2.
2 In the window that appears, select a location on your computer or on a connected device, and
then click Choose.
The new location appears in the Custom area of Locations pane and is selected by default. The
Location inspector is displayed in the inspector pane.
3 To modify the properties of the location, do any of the following in the Location inspector:
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Type a new name in the Name field.
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Drag or add naming tokens in the “Filename format” field. For instructions on how modify the
filename format, see the next task, “Set a custom location’s filename format.”
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If you decide to change the save location, click the Choose Location button, specify a new
location, and then click Choose.
Set a custom location’s filename format
When you add a setting to a job, Compressor automatically assigns an output filename based
on the filename format provided in the Locations inspector. You can change the filename
that Compressor assigns at any time. You can also modify the filename format that is used for
locations you’ve created. Then, each time you use the custom location, your custom filename
format will be used for the output file’s name.
Note: You cannot modify any part of a built-in location; however, you can duplicate a built-in
location and set its filename format as you choose. See the task above for instructions on
creating a custom location.
1 In the Locations pane, select a location.
If the Locations pane is hidden, press Shift-Command-2.
2 If necessary, click the Inspector button to reveal the Location inspector.
The “Filename format” field in the Location inspector displays naming tokens that determine the
output filename.
Drag tokens to reorder.
“Add element” pop-up menu
Manually entered text
Sample filename
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