Compressor 4 - About the Batch Template Chooser

The Batch Template Chooser contains a variety of options you can choose from to
configure a new batch.

Choosing a template adds one or more settings to the batch, as well as a job action to
be executed once the batch output is finished.

The standard Apple batch templates are listed below.

• Create Audio Podcast: Use this template to create an AAC audio file suitable for

podcasting and add it to the iTunes library.

• Create Blu-ray disc: Use this template to create BD H.264 video and Dolby Digital

Professional (.ac3) audio files and automatically burn them to a Blu-ray disc or an AVCHD
disc (AVCHD discs can be played in Blu-ray Disc players that are compatible with the
AVCHD format).

• Create DVD: Use this template to create a standard definition DVD using MPEG-2 (.m2v)

video and Dolby Digital Professional (.ac3) audio and automatically burn it to a disc.

• HTTP Live Streaming: Use this template to create a set of files you can use to stream a

movie to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac, using an ordinary server.

• Publish to Apple TV: Use this template to create a video file suitable for viewing on

Apple TV and add it to the iTunes library.

• Publish to YouTube: Use this template to create a video file suitable for viewing on

YouTube and upload it to a YouTube account.

Note: Your choice of a template should be based on the intended use of the output
media file you are creating. If there is no obvious template for your intended workflow,
you may want to try the manual method. For more information, see

Quick and Easy

Compressor Workflow: Manual Method

. For information about creating custom templates,

see

Creating a Custom Batch Template

.

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Chapter 6

Importing Source Media Files