Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 348)

8 Open Batch Monitor if you want to view the processing status of your source media files.
See the Batch Monitor User Manual for more information.
If a Droplet window is open, you can drag your source media files directly to the Source
Files table and submit them for transcoding.
To transcode source media files using an open Droplet
1 Double-click the Droplet icon to open it.
2 Using the Finder, locate the source media files and drag them into the Droplet’s Source
Files table.
3 Modify your Droplet settings as necessary, then click Submit.
Each source media file is processed according to the existing setting or group of settings
contained within the Droplet. For example, if you submitted two source media files to a
Droplet containing three settings, Compressor would create six different output media
files.
4 Open Batch Monitor if you want to view the processing status of your source media files.
Using Droplets to Create Jobs and Settings in Compressor
You can drag Droplets from the Finder to the Batch window in Compressor to either
create a complete job/target based on the Droplet or apply targets (settings and
destinations) to existing jobs in the Batch window.
To create new jobs using Droplets
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Drag a Droplet to an empty space in the Batch window.
A new job appears with one or more target rows populated from the Droplet's properties,
including settings and destinations.
To create new targets using Droplets
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Drag a Droplet to an empty space on a job tile in the Batch window.
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