Beginners Guide For Compressor

Introductory tutorial to Apple's Compressor 4 for video encoding.

In this tutorial, Matt Vanacoro shows you everything you always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask!) about Apple's Compressor and the theory of compressing video.

App Features:

• 92 minutes of video training

• Super clear explanations

• Offline Playback (no internet connection needed)

• Easy to navigate

Course Outline:

1. Welcome to Compressor (01:36)

2. How Does Compression Work? (04:53)

3. Resolution & File Size (03:51)

4. All About Frame Rate (02:18)

5. Setting the Data Rate (03:56)

6. Single Files vs. Batch Jobs (04:00)

7. Compressor Processing in 5 Steps (04:01)

8. Adding Media to Compressor (02:12)

9. Choosing & Creating a Setting (06:11)

10. Working with Locations (03:05)

11. The Preview Area (03:55)

12. Creating Markers (04:39)

13. Transcoding Sections (01:47)

14. Submitting & Monitoring a Batch (03:54)

15. Utilizing History (03:20)

16. All About Audio (02:18)

17. Job Properties, Actions & Metadata (03:30)

18. Adding Video & Audio Effects (03:23)

19. Retiming, Cropping & Padding (03:33)

20. Converting vs. Compressing (04:35)

21. Compressor & Apple Pro Video Apps (03:05)

22. Publishing to Online Services (03:17)

23. Creating a Droplet (03:21)

24. Rendering With Groups (04:13)

25. Preferences & Performance (04:24)

26. Utilizing Surround Files (02:25)