transcoding format

Compressor provides a variety of transcoding formats to create files playable on a variety of media platforms—from Apple devices to Blu-ray discs to websites, and so on. Each of the built-in settings in the Settings pane uses a specific encoding format compatible with industry-standard platforms.

You can see which format a setting is based on by looking at the summary information at the top of the inspector.

Inspector showing setting summary.

Information about each available encoding format is provided in the Advanced adjustments chapter.