Formats and presets in Compressor
Compressor provides a variety of transcoding formats to create files playable on a variety of media platforms—Apple devices, Blu-ray discs, websites, and so on. Each of the built-in presets in the Presets pane uses a specific transcoding format compatible with industry-standard platforms.
You can see which format a preset is based on by looking at the summary information at the top of the inspector.
Platform or use | Use video presets based on these formats | Use audio presets based on these formats |
|---|---|---|
Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, the Apple Music app, and the Apple TV app | ||
Social platform sharing, including Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo | ||
Audio tracks | ||
HTTP Live Streaming | ||
Motion graphics applications |
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