Compressor
Compressor
Adds power and flexibility to Final Cut Pro X encoding and exporting.
Compressor overview
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.
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.
What’s new in version 4.6.3
Updated on Nov 22 2022
- Adds support for HEVC 8-bit 4:2:2 encoding
- Adds support for multi-pass HEVC 4:2:2 encoding (Requires MacOS Ventura)
- Changes the default HEVC encoder type to Faster
- Adds support for previewing the transparency of an HDR video (Requires MacOS Ventura)
- Fixes an issue where you may be unable to submit a batch when certain directories don't have read/write permissions
Information
License
Commercial
Size
348 MB
Developer’s website
https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/compressor/Downloads
11971
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 11.5.1 or later
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User Ratings
Apr 5 2017
Version: 4.3.1
I compress video as a profession, using Episode Encoder, ffmpeg, Adobe Media Encoder, and Compressor.
Of the three, Episode is the fastest, AME is the most convenient and fairly fast, and Compressor is unreliable for a production environment and requires the most supervision and troubleshooting.
The latest version is a big improvement. However, there are still problems.
- Unresponsive beachball for 30secs-2 mins.
- Failed encodes
- Hassles with submitting jobs to cluster
— Job fails completely
— File not found errors
— Cluster computers idle when they should be processing
- There is no batch send from Final Cut as there was in FCP 7, and is in Premiere
- There are no file-naming output options as found in other encoders
- There is no post-processing e.g. FTP upload
I frequently share feedback with Apple and have worked with them to resolve many problems, but they are slow to update the app and the slowness remains.
Dec 1 2016
Version: 4.3
Colors are now washed out in 4.3 compared to prior versions when exporting (at least to mp4). I've tried messing with gamma settings etc. Unfortunately that's a big deal and should not be happening. Otherwise, a very useful app
I've submitted feedback to Apple.
Jan 21 2013
Version: 4.0.6
A pity Apple wants money for this codec add-on. It should be included in FCPX in the first place.
Off course this is 5 star but just for Apple being greedy: minus 1 1/2 stars. Pity.
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