Compressor 4 - How to Add Setting Actions

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How to Add Setting Actions

You use the Actions pane in the Inspector window to set post-transcoding options for
your output media file, such as sending an email.

To add an email notification to your setting

1

Select a custom setting in the Settings tab, or open a batch with a job that has a setting
applied to it.

Apple settings cannot be modified. You can copy an Apple setting and modify the copy,
however.

2

Click the Actions tab in the Inspector.

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3

Select the “Email Notification to” checkbox and enter the relevant email address in the
accompanying field.

Note: To enable this email feature, you must first enter an email address and outgoing
mail server in Compressor preferences. (Choose Compressor > Preferences. You may need
to close and reopen Compressor for any email preference changes to function.)

4

Optionally, you can click Save or Save As to save this email configuration to this setting.

To choose a default destination for this setting

1

Select a custom setting in the Settings tab, or open a batch with a job that has a setting
applied to it.

Apple settings cannot be modified. You can copy an Apple setting and modify the copy,
however.

2

Click the Actions tab in the Inspector.

3

Choose a destination from the Default Destination pop-up menu.

The pop-up menu lists the Apple destinations and any custom destinations you have
created.

4

Optionally, you can click Save or Save As to save this default destination to this setting.

See

About the Actions Pane

for more details.