
Chapter 4 Assign settings and preview media 53
Preview a source media le
1 If the Preview window is not shown by default, open it by choosing Window > Preview.
Tip: To open your le in the Preview window in one step, double-click the source media le in its
job in the Batch window.
2 Do one of the following:
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Choose a source media le from the Batch Item pop-up menu (identied by its lename).
A setting applied to the source
media file “Nancy at table CU
5.” The checkmark indicates
that this is currently being
viewed in the Preview window.
Selects the default
color bars image.
The original source
media file “Nancy
at table CU 5”
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Click the Batch Item selection buttons until the source media le appears in the pop-up menu.
•
Select the source media le in its job in the Batch window.
Only the Source View button is active (the Setting View button is dimmed). This is because you
selected a regular source media le, so you can only see the unadulterated clip—without the
split-screen divider or cropping bars.
3 Choose a preview screen size from the Preview Scale pop-up menu, or drag the Preview window
handle to a size you like.
This doesn’t aect the display frame size of the actual output media le. That can be set only in
the Geometry pane of the Inspector window.
4 To preview the selected source media le, click the Play button.
Source media les with markers already added, such as les from Final Cut Pro, show the markers
in the timeline. You can manage the markers if needed. For more information, see Markers and
poster frames overview on page 46.
You can use the Preview window to play back Dolby Digital Professional (AC-3) les. Compressor
includes a Dolby Digital decoder so that when you add an AC-3 source media le to a batch and
play it, you can to hear it using your computer’s current speakers. This includes everything from
the built-in stereo speakers, which play a mixed-down version of the AC-3 le if it contains more
than two channels, to a set of external surround speakers connected to a USB or FireWire output.
Important: Because Compressor is decoding the Dolby Digital audio le, you cannot use your
computer’s optical output to preview Dolby Digital audio.
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