Apple Compressor (4.1.2) - Manual (Page 50)

Chapter 4 Advanced adjustments 50
Work with destinations
View and modify destination properties
A destination consists of one or more settings combined with an automated job action that is
performed after transcoding. For example, if you apply the built-in Publish to Facebook destination
to a source file, Compressor uses the setting to create a QuickTime movie file optimized for viewing
on the web and then runs a job action that publishes the file to your Facebook account.
When you select a destination in the Settings pane, its properties are shown in the Destination inspector:
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Name: Displays the name of the destination.
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Description: Displays a description of the destination.
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When done: Use this pop-up menu to modify the job action associated with the destination.
For a list of each job action’s properties, see
Job action properties on page 58.
View a destination’s properties
1 If the Settings pane or inspector pane is hidden, do the following:
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To reveal the Settings pane, press Shift-Command-1.
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To reveal the inspector pane, click the Inspector button in the upper-right corner of the
Compressor window.
2 Select a destination in the Settings pane.
The Destination inspector appears (in the inspector pane on the right side of the Compressor
window), displaying the destination name and description, setting properties, and job properties.
Modify a destination’s properties
m In the Destination inspector, adjust any of the available controls, including its action property.
Create and work with custom destinations
You can create a custom destination from scratch, or by duplicating an existing destination. Later,
if you no longer need a custom destination, you can delete it.
Create a custom destination
1 Choose New Destination from the Add pop-up menu at the bottom of the Settings pane.
2 In the window that appears, do the following:
a Select one or more transcode settings or a destination from the list.
To quickly locate an item, type a few letters of the item’s name in the search field.
b Choose a job action for the destination from the Job action pop-up menu.
c Optionally, you can enter a name and a description in the relevant fields.
d Click OK.
The new destination appears in the Custom section of the Settings pane and is selected by
default. The Destination inspector is displayed in the inspector pane.
3 Fill in the job action properties in the Action area.
For example, if you choose the Add to iTunes Library job action, you can choose a playlist and
enter a title for the movie.
Because you’re modifying a custom destination, the properties that you provide for the job
action will be saved for future use.
You can also modify the properties of the setting that the destination uses. For more information,
see
View and modify setting properties on page 19.
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