The Ultimate Guide: Apple Compressor - Video Compression Made Easy

Unpopular opinion - Apple Compressor is underrated.

You might think Compressor is just an add-on for Final Cut Pro, but it's actually extremely powerful as a standalone application. It handles video conversions, audio formats and even still-images. You can create custom presets, make droplets, add watch folders and create plugins for Final Cut Pro.

Here's a full walkthrough of Apple Compressor and all its key features.

00:25 - What is Compressor?
00:49 - UI & Navigating Compressor
01:52 - Presets
02:48 - Output Folders
03:57 - Preview Screen
05:18 - Video Properties
05:43 - Cropping, Padding and Rotation
06:30 - Resize Filter, Retiming Quality, Video Effects
07:32 - Custom Presets
08:06 - Exporting
08:38 - Droplets
09:55 - Watch Folders
11:49 - Using Compressor Presets in Final Cut Pro

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