Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 287)

Dimensions (Encoded Pixels) Settings
The settings in the Dimensions section are only active when using the MPEG- 4, QuickTime
Movie, and Image Sequence output encoding formats. For other formats, the settings
are dimmed but show the settings that will be used when the batch is submitted.
• Frame Size Width and Height fields: These text fields and associated pop-up menus allow
you to customize the frame size and aspect ratio of your output media file. Enter a
value in either the Width or the Height field or choose an option from the associated
pop-up menu.
• Frame Size pop-up menu: The relevant output size dimensions are automatically entered
in the Width and Height fields based on the choices you make in the pop-up menus.
• 100% of source: Defines an output dimension identical to the dimension of the source
media. (This option makes leaves the dimension unchanged.)
• 50% of source: Scales the output dimension to exactly 50% of the source media
dimension.
• 25% of source: Scales the output dimension to exactly 25% of the source media
dimension.
• Up to 1280x720: Scales the output dimensions to not exceed a 1280 x 720 frame size
while maintaining the original aspect ratio.
• Up to 960x540: Scales the output dimensions to not exceed a 960 x 540 frame size
while maintaining the original aspect ratio.
• Up to 854x480: Scales the output dimensions to not exceed a 854 x 480 frame size
while maintaining the original aspect ratio.
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