Apple New Features in Compressor 2 - Manual

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New Features in Compressor 2
There are a number of new features, enhancements, and changes in this version of
Compressor, the most significant of which are introduced below. See the
Compressor 2
User Manual and the Distributed Processing Setup guide for details on these features.
Distributed Processing
Compressor 2 can now accelerate processing by distributing the work to multiple
computers that have been chosen to provide more processing power. All you need is
access to more than one computer, and Compressor 2 installed with either
DVD Studio Pro 4 or Final Cut Studio. Compressor 2 and its Apple Qmaster 2 distributed
processing system handle all the work distribution and processing for you, behind the
scenes. They subdivide the work for speed, route the work to the computers with the
most available computing power, and direct the processing.
Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) Audio Encoding
and Surround Sound
Compressor now offers integrated Dolby Digital Professional encoding on computers
that have DVD Studio Pro 4 or Final Cut Studio installed. The Dolby Digital Professional
format (also known as
AC-3 ) is a very common compressed audio format for DVD-Video
discs. Now you can create several different kinds of Dolby-certified AC-3 encoded files
(either 5.1 surround, stereo, or mono) from single-channel or multi-channel source files.
With Compressor 2, it’s no longer necessary to use an additional tool for AC-3
encoding. For a DVD project, for example, you can now process both the video files and
the AC-3-encoded audio files in a single batch. Compressor 2 can now also support any
kind of source files that contain surround sound, simplifying the workflow when
encoding to surround sound for such files. Compressor 2 can also create surround
sound QuickTime movies from surround groups.
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