Apple Compressor 3 User Manual

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The Destination Selection dialog appears.

3

Navigate to your chosen destination folder or open mounted volume, then click Open.

A new destination called Untitled Local-1 appears in the Custom folder of the Destinations
tab along with the path to the folder you just assigned.

4

Double-click the new destination in the Destinations tab.

The Inspector window opens, showing relevant information for the new destination.

5

Do either of the following in the Inspector:

• Modify the name of the new destination in the Name field.

• Modify the pathname of the new destination by clicking Choose to open the destination

selection dialog and navigating to a new folder.

6

Add file identifiers to your output filename using the pop-up menu in the Template field.

Filename Template
pop-up menu

You can also manually edit this field by doing any of the following:

• Drag the file identifiers to rearrange their order.

• Click on either side of the file identifiers to type additional text.

• Use the Delete key on your keyboard to remove any of the file identifiers.

The Sample From Defined Template field in the Inspector window shows a sample of the
output filename with its chosen file identifiers. The default file identifier combination is
Source Media Name-Setting Name.

Note: Avoid customizing your filename templates with anything beginning with a period
(.). The resulting file will only be visible via the command line and not visible using the
Mac OS X Finder.

See

About the Destinations Tab

for more details about these settings.

To create a remote destination

1

Open the Destinations tab.

2

Click the Add (+) button and choose Remote from the pop-up menu.

The Remote destination dialog appears. For detailed information about the remote
destination dialog, see

About the Remote Destination Dialog

.

3

Enter information in the relevant fields, as necessary.

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Chapter 27

Creating and Changing Destinations

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