Compressor 3. Streamlined Encoding Workflow.

Compressor 3 simplifies encoding tasks and makes multiformat delivery easier and more efficient than ever. Set up encoding batches with drag-and-drop ease and save them as templates for future use. Quickly apply audio and video filters or make geometry adjustments while viewing your changes in the real-time Preview window. Compressor speeds you through routine encoding operations so that you have more time for your creative work.

Streamlined interface

Compressor 3 lets you seamlessly encode and output multiple formats from the same source file or even output multiple formats from multiple files. The interface designed for editors lets you customize the window layout and toolbar to fit the way you work. Choose from more than 100 intelligent encoding presets that analyze your files to provide the best default setting. Or customize settings, save them for reuse, and apply them to encoding jobs with drag-and-drop ease. You can also convert any preset to a droplet, a special desktop folder that is used to run a batch process. Just drag your files onto the droplet and let the encoding run in the background while you do other work.

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Expedite encoding workflows with customizable settings.

Custom Settings

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Seamless integration lets you send content directly from Final Cut Pro to Compressor for up-front or background encoding.

Using Final Cut Pro with Compressor

Batch processing templates

You can use any combination of presets to set up an encoding “batch.” Cut and paste groups of settings to create additional batches, or bring in settings from the History drawer. For maximum efficiency, save a batch for later use. Just open the named batch and drag new video files to the batch window to start an encoding job.

Job chaining

Sometimes the order in which you perform encoding steps is critical to maintaining quality. Job chaining allows you to use the output of one step as the source for the next step. Quickly set up job chaining in the batch window to arrange the sequence of processes that you need.

Video filters

Compressor 3 includes video filters that offer additional flexibility as you prepare files for output. Preprocess your video with filters for color adjustment, noise reduction, brightness, and contrast. Easily produce footage with timecode burn-in windows or add text overlays. You can even place animated watermarks in your footage by bringing in an Alpha-channel Motion project or QuickTime movie.

Audio filters

Use audio filters to perform final adjustments on your audio before encoding it. Filters include Dynamic Range, Peak Limiter, Graphic Equalizer, and the Fade In/Fade Out control with options for duration and gain.

Geometry

Deliver to multiple formats without spending hours reframing your video. Compressor 3 includes easy-to-use controls for image padding, as well as tools that let you simultaneously crop and scale to adjust the aspect ratio of your video before output. Compressor can even detect the requirements of common conversions. For example, it can automatically crop and scale a 16:9 HD program to fill the 4:3 display of an iPod without letterboxing. Compare the new format to your original by using the output image insert in the Preview window.

Dynamic Preview window

Use the dynamic Preview window to evaluate adjustments in real time as you prepare your footage for encoding. Take advantage of a split-screen view for before-and-after comparisons. Scrub through your video with frame-accurate timecode controls, trim media, and see the results of effects and filters.