Assigning destinations, Assigning destinations to source media files – Apple Compressor 3 User Manual

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Make the changes to the setting.

When you modify the setting, the Save As button at the bottom of the Inspector window
becomes active.

3

Click Save As to save the modified setting with a new name.

The saved copy appears in the Settings tab as Setting Name-Copy and immediately
becomes the selected setting in the Settings tab.

Note: You do not have to save the modified setting, but it is a good idea to save it in
case you need to use it again later.

Assigning Destinations

This section describes how you can set output destinations and output filenames.

Assigning Destinations to Source Media Files

When you assign settings to your targets, the default destination is automatically also
assigned. You can set the default destination with Compressor preferences. (Choose
Compressor > Preferences.) This can be one of those supplied with Compressor or a
custom destination you have created. See

Creating a Destination

for details on working

with destinations.

You can replace the default destination with any other destination, or even manually
choose a location to save the output file to. There are a number of different ways to assign
a destination to a source file. As with assigning settings, different methods have different
advantages.

To assign a destination by dragging

1

Select a destination in the Destinations tab.

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Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches

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