Apple Compressor (4.1.2) - Manual (Page 33)

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Image Sequence
The built-in OpenEXR Image Sequence and TIFF Image Sequence settings use the Image
Sequence transcoding format. This format encodes a variety of image sequence file types used
in motion graphics, including TIFF, OpenEXR, JPEG, PNG, and more. You can also create custom
settings that use the Image Sequence transcoding format.
The properties of built-in and custom settings that use this transcoding format are located in the
General inspector and Video inspector. These properties are described below.
Important: When you add a setting (or a destination that includes settings) to a job, Compressor
analyzes the source media and then automatically assigns the most appropriate setting
properties (based on the setting’s transcoding format and the characteristics of your source
media file). It’s recommended that you use the automatically assigned setting properties.
Setting summary
Displays the setting name and transcoding format, as well as an estimated output file
size. When you add a setting to a job or change the setting’s properties, this summary
automatically updates.
General properties
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Name: Displays the name of the setting.
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Description: Displays the description of the setting.
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Extension: Displays the extension of the output file.
Tip: To output a file with a different extension, choose a different file type from the “Image
type” pop-up menu.
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Allow job segmenting: If you’ve set up distributed processing, select this checkbox to have
Compressor process the output file using your shared computer group. For more information,
see
Transcode batches with multiple computers on page 98.
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Default location: Choose an item from the pop-up menu to set the default save location for
transcoded files.
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Image type: Choose an image type from the pop-up menu to set an image type for the
transcoded files:
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TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
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TARGA (Truevision Advanced Raster Graphics Adapter), also referred to as TGA
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DPX
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JPEG
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OpenEXR
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PSD (Adobe Photoshop)
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PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
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Create unique output directory: Select this checkbox to create a folder to hold the output files.
When you choose this option, the files saved to the folder will be named “frame-0,” “frame-1,”
“frame-2,” and so on.
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Add leading zeros to frame numbers: Select this checkbox to have Compressor add leading
zeros to output filenames (“filename-000000,” “filename-000001,” “filename-000002,” and so on).
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