Apple Compressor 3 User Manual download pdf (Page 94)

You use the Settings tab (together with the Inspector window) to create, modify, or delete

settings, as well as create group folders for multiple settings. You can also create Droplets

from the Settings tab.

The Settings tab contains a list of the existing settings and the necessary buttons to add,

remove, or duplicate a setting and create groups and Droplets.

Duplicate Selected

Setting button

Settings list

“Create a New

Setting Group” button

An example setting

Click the disclosure

triangles to show

or hide a setting

group’s contents.

“Save Selection

as Droplet” button

Delete Selected

Settings button

“Create a New

Setting” button

Settings Tab Buttons

The following buttons are located along the top of the Settings tab.

• Create a New Setting Group: Click to create a folder where you can group existing

settings. Use this button as a way to organize your settings into some sort of logical

order, keeping the Settings tab easy to navigate. Once settings have been created, you

can assign a whole group of settings to a source media file (by dragging it onto the

source file in the Batch window) or you can create a Droplet containing multiple settings.

See Creating Groups of Settings for more information.

• Save Selection as Droplet: Click to create a Droplet from an existing setting or group of

settings. Droplets allow you to transcode a media file by simply dragging one or more

source media files over the Droplet icon. Once you have selected your setting or group

and clicked the “Save Selection as Droplet” button, the Save dialog asks you to name

your Droplet, choose a location for it, and choose a destination folder for the relevant

output media files. Once you complete this dialog, your Droplet is ready and you can

drag as many files as you want to its icon. See Using Droplets for more information

about Droplets.

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Apple Compressor 3 User Manual Page 94