Apply frame controls to a setting – Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 7
Advanced functions
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Apply frame controls to a setting
Use the Frame Controls pane in the Inspector to add frame processing and retiming adjustments
to a custom saved setting in the Settings tab or to a setting already applied in the Batch window.
Note: In the Settings tab, frame controls can be applied only to custom settings. If you want to
apply frame controls to an Apple-supplied setting in the Settings tab, you must first duplicate
that setting and save it to the Custom folder. For more information, see
on page 35.
Add automatic frame controls adjustments to a setting
1
Do one of the following:
•
To apply frame controls to a custom setting in the Settings tab: Select a setting in the Custom folder.
•
To apply frame controls to a setting already applied to a source media file in the Batch window:
Select the setting in the target area.
2
Click the Frame Controls button in the Inspector window.
The Frame Controls pane opens.
3
Click the Automatic button (with a gear icon) next to the Frame Controls pop-up menu.
Compressor analyzes the transcoding job (the source media file and the applied setting), and
automatically determines the appropriate frame controls attributes.
In automatic mode, frame controls technology is engaged in the following two types of
transcodes only:
•
Transcoding from high-definition (HD) sources to standard-definition (SD) MPEG-2 output files
•
Transcoding from interlaced sources to H.264 for Apple Devices (progressive) output files
Add custom frame controls adjustments to a setting
You can override the automatic frame controls adjustments assigned by Compressor by making
manual adjustments in the Frame Controls pane.
1
Repeat steps 1 to 3 from “Add automatic frame controls adjustments to a setting,” above.
2
Choose On from the Frame Controls pop-up menu.
The manual controls in the Frame Controls pane become available.
Note: If the Automatic button is active, you first need to click it to turn it off, and then on again.
3
Make changes to any of the controls in the Frame Controls pane.
For more information, see
on page 168.
4
To save the changes, click Save.
A new custom setting containing your manually adjusted frame controls appears in the Custom
folder of the Settings tab. You can now apply this setting to other source media files in the Batch
window. For more information about assigning settings in the Batch window, see
on page 32.