Chapter 1. Interface Basics

Content distribution has become both varied and multifaceted. Gone are the days when laying your final edit out to tape was the only option. Now you may find yourself producing video screeners for iPods, compressing movies for Apple TV playback, encoding high-quality trailers for the web, and creating both standard- and high-definition DVDs, in addition to tape output. Modern post-production workflows involve cross-compatibility between video and audio files in many formats and codecs, and between the hardware platforms used to create and manipulate them. Compressor shines as the digital distribution application for work inside Final Cut Studio, and for other platforms in your post-production pipeline.

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