Compressor 4.2

Compressor adds power and flexibility to Final Cut Pro X export. Customize output settings, work faster with distributed encoding, and tap into a comprehensive set of delivery features.

Powerful Encoding for Final Cut Pro

Use Compressor to customize encoding settings available in Final Cut Pro.

Choose from a wide array of codecs, sizes, frame rates, and other parameters.

Save your custom settings in Compressor; they automatically appear in Final Cut Pro.

Share settings with other editors, even if Compressor isn't installed on their workstations.

Time-Saving Encoding more...

What's New

Version 4.2:

Create an iTunes Store Package for iTunes Store submission

Easily add your movie, trailer, closed captions, and subtitles to your iTunes Store Package

Preview closed captions and subtitles right in the Viewer

Zoom in the Viewer to watch content with true pixel accuracy

GPU rendering when using Send to Compressor with support for dual GPUs

Hardware-accelerated, multi-pass H.264 encoding on compatible systems

Automatic bit-rate calculation for MPEG-4 and H.264 QuickTime movie settings

Display and assign channels to QuickTime audio tracks prior to processing

Optional matrix stereo down-mix when processing surround sound for QuickTime output

CABAC entropy mode for multi-pass encoding

Requirements

Intel, 64-bit processor

OS X 10.10.2 or later

4GB of RAM (8GB recommended for 4K)

OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later

256MB of VRAM (1GB recommended for 4K)

1.1GB of disk space