
Working with Droplets
Droplets provide a fast and convenient way to transcode material without even opening
Compressor. You create a Droplet by saving a setting or a group of settings and
destinations as an active icon. When you drag one or more source media files to it, the
Droplet begins the transcoding process automatically.
See
Creating a Droplet from the Settings Tab
for more information.
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Chapter 3
The Basic Transcoding Workflow

The Compressor interface consists of a number of core windows in which you do most
of your transcoding preparation work.
This chapter covers the following:
•
Compressor Windows and the Transcoding Workflow
(p. 42)
•
Creating and Managing Compressor Layouts
(p. 43)
•
Working with the Compressor Windows
(p. 46)
•
Batch Window
(p. 49)
•
Settings Tab
(p. 52)
•
Destinations Tab
(p. 53)
•
Inspector Window
(p. 53)
•
History Window
(p. 62)
•
Preview Window
(p. 63)
•
Apple Qmaster Sharing Window
(p. 65)
•
Share Monitor
(p. 66)
•
Droplet Windows
(p. 67)
•
About Changing Values and Timecode Entries
(p. 67)
•
Keyboard Shortcuts
(p. 69)
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