Apple Compressor 3 - Manual (Page 37)

Note: If you are transcoding a large batch, you should turn off the screen saver application
on your computer. This will improve the speed of your transcode because resources are
not being diverted to the screen saver.
See Submitting a Batch for more information.
Viewing Transcoding Status
You use Batch Monitor and the History window to see the current status of a submitted
batch and all the jobs contained within it. Batch Monitor is a standalone application, so
that it can work with both Compressor and Droplets, whether or not Compressor is open,
and regardless of whether you have submitted anything. See
Creating a Droplet from
the Settings Tab for more information about Droplets.
Stage 1: Viewing the Batch Transcoding Status
After you submit a batch, then you can open Batch Monitor so you can view the
transcoding status of your batch. This is a good way to monitor when your batch has
finished transcoding and if any problems occurred during the transcode process. You
can set Compressor Preferences to open Batch Monitor automatically.
See Setting Compressor Preferences and the Batch Monitor User Manual for more details.
Alternatively, you can look at the History window in Compressor. It contains a progress
bar and, like Batch Monitor, it can tell you if a submission was successfully transcoded.
Stage 2: Confirming Transcode Completion
It’s a good idea to open the transcoded media file’s destination folder to ensure that the
media file was transcoded successfully and saved to that location.
Optional Compressor Shortcuts
Compressor was designed with workflow in mind. Depending on your needs, there are
a number of ways to speed up the Compressor transcoding workflow.
Using Preexisting Settings
Compressor contains a number of preexisting settings that allow you to start transcoding
immediately. If these preexisting settings suit your needs, you can transcode your source
media files immediately.
See Quick and Easy Compressor Workflow: Manual Method for more information.
Even if you need to create custom settings, you can group them so that they can be easily
applied to targets. See
Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings for more information.
37 Chapter 3 The Basic Transcoding Workflow