Compressor
By Apple
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Description
Compressor adds power and flexibility to Final Cut Pro X export. Customize output settings, work faster with distributed encoding, and tap into a comprehensive set of delivery features.
Powerful Encoding for Final Cut Pro
• Use Compressor to customize encoding settings available in Final Cut Pro.
• Choose from a wide array of codecs, sizes, frame rates, and other parameters.
• Save your custom settings in Compressor; they automatically appear in Final Cut Pro.
• Share settings with other editors, even if Compressor isn't installed on their workstations.
Time-Saving Encoding Workflow
• Experiment freely with encoding options, using real-time feedback in the Preview window.
• Find exactly the setting you need in just a few clicks in the updated settings library.
• Set up batch processes to streamline the encoding of large numbers of files.
• Build batch templates to combine encoding with tasks such as moving or copying files.
• Create self-contained Droplets to encode on the desktop with drag-and-drop ease.
Industry-Standard Encoding Support
• Use one-step settings for Apple devices and websites such as Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook.
• Work with a choice of themed menus to encode and burn a DVD or Blu-ray disc.
• Add chapter markers for discs or podcasts distributed on iPad, iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV.
• Encode to a broad range of industry-standard formats, such as MPEG-2, H.264, and ProRes.
• Generate files for HTTP live streaming in a single step.
• Import Targa, DPX, TIFF, PSD, or PNG image sequences and encode them to any setting.
• Tap into advanced encoding features for adding closed captioning, metadata, and more.
Pristine Format Conversions
• Convert any file from its source format to another format, such as NTSC to PAL or SD to HD.
• Clean up and customize your content using image filters, a timecode overlay, and watermarks.
• Speed up video, slow it down, or adjust the frame rate to make the duration match a runtime.
Distributed Encoding
• Save time by distributing encoding work among multiple cores and workstations.
• Install Compressor on any Mac to activate it as a cluster node for distributed encoding.
• Speed up encoding in Final Cut Pro by choosing a Compressor cluster for output processing.
• Activate QuickCluster for dynamic configuration of nodes based on available resources.
System Requirements: 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended), OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later, 256MB of VRAM, display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher, 685MB of disk space. Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.8 or OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later.
Some features require Internet access; fees may apply. Blu-ray recorder required for burning Blu-ray discs.
What's New in Version 4.0.3
This update adds functionality and improves overall performance including:
• Ability to run Compressor as an encoding node on a Mac without a monitor
• Fixes an issue with exporting when logged in as an Open Directory user
• Improves performance when encoding mp4 and AVI files
This update is recommended for all users of Compressor 4
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Customer Reviews
Same old crappy interface
Works well enough, and is certainly faster than the older versions and has 64-bit support. Unfortunately they didn't bother to redesign the interface like with FCP and Motion, and it was a huge disappointment to open this and find the same terrible old interface that reeks of 1999. It looks shamefully bad next to FCP and Motion.
garbage
rendering a 8 min clip in h.264 takes 36hrs? the same file exporting using fcpx to h.264 to took 22 mins. i called customer support and they said nothing was wrong. and that compressor takes longer because it goes thru more steps.
Bought it for Workflow
There's really not much different here. Qmaster is integrated into the menu, but really I can't find too much else different. 64-bit support of course. I basically bought it so I could export directly to it from FCP X. In FCS, the direct export to Compressor would take FOREVER to do the final encode. The work-around was to command-E out of FCP, then import into Compressor. In this version, the direct export works like it is supposed to. So I suppose that makes it worth it.
Edit for 4.0.3: No issues to report with this update. I'd like to add to my original review that I took away a star because some of the more specific pre-made encoding options were taken away and I didn't quite want to use the new ones. (I'm thinking the Video Sharing for Web encoding options in particular here.) Not a big deal, but I just had to create my own to match what I used to have. Just be aware if you upgrade, not all the encoding options will still be there.
Hey-o! Just found publish to Vimeo is a feature of 4.0. Yah, this upgrade is worth it now.
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- $49.99
- Category: Video
- Updated: Apr 10, 2012
- Version: 4.0.3
- Size: 258 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Seller: Apple Inc.
- © 2011-2012
Requirements: OS X 10.6.8 or later, 64-bit processor
