Chapter 4. Working with Settings, Destinations, and Actions

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  • Choose encoding settings and create your own

  • Choose and create destinations for encoded media

  • Create Droplets to save time on repetitive tasks

  • Work with Job Actions

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The previous lesson discussed importing source media and managing the flow of jobs within the batches. This lesson will detail targets, which consist of settings and destinations, and it will also cover actions that Compressor can apply after processing completes.

Using Settings

Compressor installs with a series of predefined parameter files called settings that control the encoder and the output file destination. You can also create your own settings and destinations presets by ...

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