Compression Checklist
<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THDLToolboxhomegtAudioVideogtTechnicalProcessingofAudioVideoLogEditandCompressgtCompressingTitlesgtCompressionChecklist" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THDL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Audio-Video.html">Audio-Video</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Technical%20Processing%20of%20Audio-Video%20-%20Log%2C%20Edit%20and%20Compress.html">Technical Processing of Audio-Video - Log, Edit and Compress</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Compressing%20Titles.html">Compressing Titles</a> > Compression Checklist</h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="CompressionChecklist" class="anchorpoint"></a>Compression Checklist</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s)</strong>: Chelsea Hall.
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="CreateYourDestinationFolders" class="anchorpoint"></a>Create Your Destination Folders</h3><ol><li>Create “Audio” and “Media” folders on the drive you will be using to store the compressions.</li>
<li>Inside the “Media” folder, create three folders for the different-sized compressions: Super high, High, and low.</li>
<li>In FinalCut, select the sequences to be compressed. Control + click on the highlighted sequences and select “Batch Export.”</li>
<li>The Export Queue window will open up and your sequences will be placed in a batch. Left click and drag the selected sequences in the Browser window to the Export Queue to create a second batch. Repeat this process two more times so all your sequences exist in duplicate in four batches in the Export Queue window, Batch 1, Batch 2, Batch 3 and Batch 4.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="SetSuperHighCompressionSettings" class="anchorpoint"></a>Set Super High Compression Settings</h3><ol><li>Highlight the first batch in the Export Queue by clicking on the Batch 1 folder icon. Click on the “Settings…” button on the bottom of the Export Queue window.</li>
<li>Click the “Set Destination” button on the settings window and navigate to the “super high” folder in the Choose a Folder browser and click the “Choose” button.</li>
<li>Select “MPEG-4” from the “Format:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Select “LAN/Intranet” from the “Settings:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Click on the “Set Naming Options…” button and check the “Add File Type Extension” box then click “OK”.</li>
<li>Click on the “OK” button.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="SetHighCompressionSettings" class="anchorpoint"></a>Set High Compression Settings</h3><ol><li>Highlight the second batch in the Export Queue by clicking on the Batch 2 folder icon.Click on the “Settings…” button on the bottom of the Export Queue window.</li>
<li>Click the “Set Destination” button on the settings window and navigate to the “high” folder in the Choose a Folder browser and click the “Choose” button.</li>
<li>Select “MPEG-4” from the “Format:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Select “Broadband – High” from the “Settings:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Click on the “Set Naming Options…” button and check the “Add File Type Extension” box then click “OK”.</li>
<li>Click on the “OK” button.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="SetLowCompressionsSettings" class="anchorpoint"></a>Set Low Compressions Settings</h3><ol><li>Highlight the third batch in the Export Queue by clicking on the Batch 3 folder icon. Click on the “Settings…” button on the bottom of the Export Queue window.</li>
<li>Click the “Set Destination” button on the settings window and navigate to the “low” folder in the Choose a Folder browser and click the “Choose” button.</li>
<li>Select “MPEG-4” from the “Format:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Select “Broadband – Medium” from the “Settings:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Click on the “Set Naming Options…” button and check the “Add File Type Extension” box then click “OK”.</li>
<li>Click on the “OK” button.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="SetAudioCompressionsSettings" class="anchorpoint"></a>Set Audio Compressions Settings</h3><ol><li>Highlight the fourth batch in the Export Queue by licking on the Batch 4 folder icon. Click on the “Settings…” button on the bottom of the Export Queue window.</li>
<li>Click the “Set Destination” button on the settings window and navigate to the “audio” folder in the Choose a Folder browser and click the “Choose” button.</li>
<li>Select “AIFF” from the “Format:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Select “44.1 kHz 16 bit Stereo” from the “Settings:” drop down menu.</li>
<li>Click on the “OK” button.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="Export" class="anchorpoint"></a>Export</h3><ol><li>Close all programs other than Final Cut Pro – you will not be able to use your computer during compression.</li>
<li>Click the “Export” button at the bottom of the Export Queue window.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="CompressMP3siniTunes" class="anchorpoint"></a>Compress MP3’s in iTunes</h3><ol><li>Navigate to the “audio” folder for your recent compressions on your local hard drive.</li>
<li>Select all the files in the audio folder by apple + left clicking on all the files or by using the apple + a shortcut.</li>
<li>Open iTunes and left click + drag all the audio files into iTunes.</li>
<li>After the files have been imported into iTunes select all the files then right click on one of the selected files. Select the “Convert Selection to MPEG-3” option.</li>
<li>After the files finish compressing, right click on one of the new MPEG-3 files and select the “Show Song File” option.</li>
<li>Select all the MPEG-3 files in the newly opened folder and copy them to the audio folder.</li>
<li>You can now delete the AIFF audio files in the audio folder.</li></ol><p class="paragraph">
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