Transcoding Explored for Compressor 1.0

Join Apple Certified Trainer Ben Balser in this massive 39-tutorial course as he teaches everything you need to know about video compression using Apple’s Compressor software.
This in-depth course, by Apple video expert Ben Balser, starts out with a detailed discussion on transcoding, the different video formats and the most popular compression codecs. The next section zooms in on Compressor basics where Ben takes you on a tour of the interface and the workflow. You learn about Settings, Groups, Locations, Destinations, Markers, Job-tracking and more.

Now you’re ready for the advanced stuff! In the next collection of tutorials, you learn about Compressor’s advanced features like Frame Rates & Size, Cropping, Padding, Effects and Metadata.

The final sections of this course are all about workflow. You first learn how best to set your system preferences, deploy distributed processing and configure keyboard shortcuts. This is then followed by a series of tutorials explaining various workflow schemes that’ll get you outputting all kinds of video for integration with many different applications including Final Cut Pro and Motion.

So if you need to do compression and transcoding, spend some time with Ben Balser and learn how to do it right!

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Transcoding Formats And Codecs
3. Common Video Codecs & Formats
4. Interlace vs. Progressive Video
5. Inter frame vs. Intra-frame
6. The ProRes Family
7. Third Party Codecs
8. Common Audio Codecs & Formats
9. Compressor Interface and Workflow
10. Importing Files & File Types
11. Using Built-in Settings
12. Creating Custom Settings & Groups
13. Utilizing Locations
14. Job Actions
15. Using Destinations
16. Creating a Transcoding Batch
17. Using the Preview Pane
18. Working With Markers
19. Submitting and Tracking Jobs
20. QuickTime Settings Window
21. Changing Frame Rates
22. Changing Frame Size
23. Cropping And Padding
24. Using Video Effects
25. Using Audio Effects
26. Adding Metadata
27. Configuring Preferences
28. Distributed Processing
29. Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts
30. Using Droplets
31. Testing Transcode Settings
32. H.264 for the Internet
33. Sharing Custom Presets
34. Timecode Review Files
35. ID Bug Overlay
36. Working with Image Sequences
37. Creating Surround Sound Files
38. Creating Optical Media
39. Final Cut Pro X & Motion Integration