Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 316)

2 Do one of the following:
• Choose a source media file from the Batch Item pop-up menu (identified by its filename).
A setting applied to the
source media file “Nancy
at table CU 5.” The
checkmark indicates
that this is currently
being viewed in the
Preview window.
The original source
media file “Nancy
at table CU 5.”
Selects the default
color bars image.
• Click the Batch Item selection buttons until the source media file appears in the pop-up
menu.
• Select the source media file in its job in the Batch window.
Only the Source View button is active (and the Output View button is dimmed). This
is because you selected a regular source media file, so you can only see the
unadulterated clip—without the split screen divider or cropping bars.
3 Choose a Preview screen size from the Preview Scale pop-up menu, or drag the Preview
window handle to a size you like.
This does not affect the display frame size of the actual output media file. That can only
be set from the Geometry pane in the Inspector window.
4 Click the Play button to preview the selected source media file.
Source media files with markers already added, such as files from Final Cut Pro, will show
the markers in the timeline. You can manage the markers if needed. See
Adding Markers
to a Clip for more information.
To preview a clip with an assigned setting
1 Open the Preview window.
Note: You can open the clip into the Preview window in one step, by double-clicking the
target (that contains the setting) of a job in Batch window.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose a setting from the Batch Item pop-up menu (the indented setting names, not
the source filenames).
316 Chapter 26 Using the Preview Window