Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 339)

Compressor allows you to save one or more settings or groups of settings into a Droplet.
A Droplet is a standalone preset created by Compressor, packaged into a drag-and-drop
application and saved as an icon.
When you drag source media files to a Droplet icon, they are automatically submitted
for transcoding using the specified embedded settings. The transcoding process begins,
whether or not Compressor is open.
Drag selected source
media files to a Droplet
to transcode them.
You can drag any number of media files onto a Droplet. You can double-click a Droplet
to open it and see the settings it contains.
Note: Compressor must already be installed on any computer on which you intend to
use Droplets.
This chapter covers the following:
• Creating Droplets (p. 340)
• About the Droplet Window (p. 342)
• Checking Droplet Settings (p. 344)
• Using a Droplet to Transcode Source Media Files (p. 346)
• Using Droplets to Create Jobs and Settings in Compressor (p. 348)
• Droplet Tips (p. 349)
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