Three super n00bie questions about Compressor
I am a 100% Compressor n00bie. My goal was to use Compressor to export my finished Final Cut Pro projects, because I often create several <1 min. shorts... and I want to be able to continue working in Final Cut Pro without having to stop each time and wait for FCP to process each project.
After watching some YouTube videos, I was able to get it done... for the most part. However, I still have some questions that I cannot seem to find in the documentation.
QUESTION 1: How to have Compressor stop adding on to the final file name of the projects I export.
- On the far left, I clicked the [+] and created a new Setting
- Under General Properties, I named it... Name: For YouTube
Now whenever I export a project using Compressor... it always adds this "For YouTube" to the final file name. So... if the project were called... "5-1-23_Monday" in FCP... if I export it using Compressor... it shows up as: 5-1-23_Monday - For YouTube.mp4. I just want it to be 5-1-23_Monday.mp4 like things were before I started using Compressor.
QUESTION 2: How can I add multiple projects from FCP into a single batch in Compressor?
When I finish a project in Final Cut Pro, and I want to send it to Compressor, here's what I do.
- Click to select the project in the Browser of FCP.
- Go to: File > Send to Compressor > New Batch.
This works great. However... if I select another project inside the FCP browser, and also want to send it to compressor... I still only see... Send to Compressor > New Batch. There are two other options about iTunes and IMF Packages. (no clue???)
I want to be able to crush out 10 projects quickly in FCP... and send them all to Compressor, into one "Batch" so that I can go throw my "For YouTube" setting on it (see above)... and then... bam... export all 10 projects at once in one... "Batch." I do not see how this is possible.
QUESTION 3: Can I specify exactly where I want the finished exported video files to arrive?
When I created this Setting... under General Properties, I see a dropdown labeled, "Default Location." If I click it, I see that I can select None, Desktop, Movies, or Source. I imagine that "Default location" means that this is where the finished .mp4 file will arrive once exported.
So far, I have left this setting as "None"... and... it sends the finished .mp4 files to my "Movies" folder. I have a specific folder that I created on my Mac where I'd like all my exported videos to live. Is it possible to make it send the videos there? Or do I just have to move them there from my Movies folder after each export?
