Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 250)

Installing QuickTime Export Component Plug-ins
With no additional third-party software, Compressor currently supports transcoding to
3G, AVI, and iPod. The export component feature in Compressor was developed to make
it possible to add additional export plug-ins in the future. You would simply install the
third-party software and then choose the corresponding output file format from the
Encoder Type pop-up menu in the QuickTime Export Components Encoder pane of the
Inspector window.
To find out more about the currently available plug-ins and updates
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Go to the Compressor support website at http://www.apple.com/support/compressor .
About the iPod Plug-in
The QuickTime Export Components output format includes an iPod encoder type. This
encoder creates an output file suitable for playing on an iPod, using an H.264 encoder
for the video and an AAC encoder for the audio. All settings (frame size, frame rate, and
so on) are automatically set.
Drawbacks of using this plug-in (as opposed to using the H.264 for Apple Devices output
format) include not being able to take advantage of distributed processing, include
chapter markers, or use the Frame Controls pane.
See Creating H.264 for Apple Devices Output Files for more information on creating iPod
output media files.
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