Apple New Features in Compressor 2 User Manual

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Apple New Features in Compressor 2 User Manual

New Features in Compressor 2

There are a number of new features, enhancements, and changes in this version of Compressor, the most significant of which are introduced below. See the Compressor 2 User Manual and the Distributed Processing Setup guide for details on these features.

Distributed Processing

Compressor 2 can now accelerate processing by distributing the work to multiple computers that have been chosen to provide more processing power. All you need is access to more than one computer, and Compressor 2 installed with either

DVD Studio Pro 4 or Final Cut Studio. Compressor 2 and its Apple Qmaster 2 distributed processing system handle all the work distribution and processing for you, behind the scenes. They subdivide the work for speed, route the work to the computers with the most available computing power, and direct the processing.

Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) Audio Encoding and Surround Sound

Compressor now offers integrated Dolby Digital Professional encoding on computers that have DVD Studio Pro 4 or Final Cut Studio installed. The Dolby Digital Professional format (also known as AC-3) is a very common compressed audio format for DVD-Video discs. Now you can create several different kinds of Dolby-certified AC-3 encoded files (either 5.1 surround, stereo, or mono) from single-channel or multi-channel source files.

With Compressor 2, it’s no longer necessary to use an additional tool for AC-3 encoding. For a DVD project, for example, you can now process both the video files and the AC-3-encoded audio files in a single batch. Compressor 2 can now also support any kind of source files that contain surround sound, simplifying the workflow when encoding to surround sound for such files. Compressor 2 can also create surround sound QuickTime movies from surround groups.

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