Compressor 4 - Assigning Settings to Source Media Files

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Assigning Settings to Source Media Files

You can use a variety of methods to assign settings to a job. Some methods, such as
dragging the setting from the Settings tab, are better suited to working with one job.
Other methods, such as using the shortcut menu, are better for assigning the same
settings to a group of jobs. You can even assign settings by dragging (settings or Droplets)
from the Finder.

Note: The following steps assume you have already added source media files to a batch,
creating the jobs to which you are adding the settings. See

Importing Source Media Files

for details on importing source media files.

Tip: You can Option-click a setting group’s disclosure triangle to expand that group (and
all subgroups) and show all the settings it contains.

To assign a setting to a job by dragging

1

Select one or more settings or groups of settings in the Settings tab.

2

Drag the settings to the job in the Batch window.

Select one or more
(two in this case) settings
to apply to the job.

A job with a source
media file in the
Batch window

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A new target is created for each setting that you added to the batch’s job.

New targets are added
for each setting you
drag to the job.

Note: You can only apply the settings to a single job when you assign them by dragging.

To assign a setting to a job using the Target menu

1

Select one or more jobs in the Batch window’s current batch.

2

Choose Target > Add Target With Setting.

The settings selection dialog appears over the Batch window.

Click Add to assign
the settings to the
selected jobs.

Select the settings
to apply to the
selected jobs.

Select the jobs in
the Batch window.

3

Choose one or more settings or groups of settings to assign to the jobs, and click Add.

The settings are assigned to each selected job.

To assign a setting to a job using the shortcut menu

1

Select one or more jobs in the Batch window’s current batch.

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2

Control-click one of the selected jobs and choose New Target With Setting from the
shortcut menu.

The shortcut menu lists the settings based on their groups. You cannot directly choose
a group to be assigned, but each group contains an “All” item that selects all the group’s
settings.

Note: You cannot select multiple individual settings with this method.

3

Choose a setting or All to choose all settings in a group.

The settings are applied to all selected jobs.

To assign a setting from the Finder
Do one of the following:

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Drag one or more settings from the Finder to an empty space in the Batch window.

A new job appears with one or more target rows populated with the settings.

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Drag one or more settings from the Finder to an empty space on a job tile in the Batch
window.

One or more new target rows appear on the job, populated with the settings.

For more information, see

Distributing and Sharing Settings

You can also add settings to Compressor using Droplets. For more information, see

Using

Droplets to Create Jobs and Settings in Compressor

.