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Tip #1720: New! Framing Options in Compressor

Larry Jordan – LarryJordan.com

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New with the 4.5.3 update to Compressor are new compression settings which simplify cropping and compressing square and vertical media. Here’s how.

• Import a video clip for compression and apply a compression setting, for example, Apple Devices > Apple Devices HD (Best Quality).
• Go to Video > Frame Size and choose one of the new vertical or square size options (red arrow and bracket).
• In the Viewer, drag one of the small cropping squares along the edge and watch the frame size numbers in the Inspector until you get to the frame size you want.
• By default, Compressor tries to preserve the entire frame. Dragging one of the cropping squares allows you to determine which part of the image to crop.
• Click in the middle of the selection square in the Viewer and drag to reposition which part of the image will be cropped.

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You can use this technique with other codecs, for example, ProRes 422. Compression options will vary by codec and source clip.