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What is Compressor?

Compressor adds power and flexibility for exporting projects from Final Cut Pro.

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Compressor adds power and flexibility for exporting projects from Final Cut Pro.


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Fernando F.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Great way to Create multiple Video Formats"
It can handle the creation of multimple video formats I need.
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5.0 out of 5
"Review of Apple's Compressor- An Intuitive Platform for Video Conversions"
What is most unique about Compressor is that the platform offers many different formats for video conversion. From mp4, Quicktime movie, and even W...
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Mark R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Great for converting footage to different formats!"
I use Compressor to convert footage to different formats for multiple uses, such as for DVD's, Blurays, editing, Youtube etc. It's very easy to use...
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What do you like best about Compressor?

I love how easily this software is compatible with Final Cut and Apple Motion and the process of integration. AS far as user friendly goes this software has it all. The importing of files and the arrangement make it very easy navigate and get the correct compression and export settings that will work with any sofware or device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

I wish there was more of a way to customize the outputs within the compressor setting when using with Final Cut. You are tied to the same settings that are avaialble in your final cut settings. This makes it slightly more difficult in the long run but still manageable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Make sure that you understand the settings that you need for the export process. There are tons of options, and if you pick the wrong one, then you will waste valuable time during the render process to discover that it isn't working for you on your software or device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

This allows me to use more outputs when trying to create videos in Apple Motion. Sometimes you are limited in Motion on the outputs and it creates larger files sizes. However when you use the compressor it doesn cut down on the file size although it takes just a little more time for the rendering process since you are using other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

I like that the newest version of compressor works so well with option and final cut. It makes it so much easier to be able to save the videos straight out of the software into various formats if desired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

The one thing that's a drawback that I see is when the videos are saved at times it doesn't compress down as far as I would like. The older versions of final cut would automatically compress the videos into smaller sizes. But what you give up for file size you save in render speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

This gives us the ability to quickly choose a format and get to saving and moving into the next project while the previous project is rendering and exporting. This has helped with timing tremendously Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

Since getting into video editing it has always been an issue being able to quickly exporting and saving complex videos in a variety of formats. With compressor I am able to choose a cvariety of formats for one video if needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

The fact that there are times the compressor bogs down when I am exporting a large file gets irritating. This only happens once in a great while but when it does happen it is really time consuming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

All of our editors are able to save videos quicker and easier thanks to the improvement that have been made to the compressor software. The skill set needed to choose the formats needed is very small thanks to the UI of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

I like how easy it is to navigate and find the settings you're looking for, the built-in settings are excellent, and It's handy for stuff like changing formats (like ProRes 444 to H.264 or others). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

It feels limited in features and settings for its price, and it tends to lag from time to time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Compressor to modify videos and adapt them to different platforms. I also use Compressor to re-size video projects and provide more options to my customers regarding color space options, formats, aspect ratios, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

I love Compressor because it can help translate your video into a needed format for your final product.This is very helpful, especially if the final product needs to be a particular file type or size. Compressor can take your final file and translate it for you in a quick and easy process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

I wish there were a quick user guide to help show all of the features compressor can help. I feel confident in my skills; however, I am sure there is way more to learn and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Compressor:

This tool is the swiss army knife of file transferring software. Don't leave home without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use compressor to configure my final video product into different formats, file types, and particular sizes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

The ability to run a compression algorithm to batches of files is the most helpful feature of Compressor. Prior to using to Compressor I was compression files individually and that is a tedious and time consuming process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

I have not run into any issues with compressor that I disliked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compressor solves the problem of needing to compress several different files structures to different formats. Being able to do this in batches is incredibly helpful and powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

Ease of use and endless options for exporting video and plenty of customisation options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

Sometimes it crashes while exporting files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Compressor:

If you use Final Cut Pro X then its essential for exporting and transcoding your video files for multiple uses (web streaming, USB playback etc). No need to leave Final Cut Pro X once you’ve set this up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quick export of multiple file formats and resolutions for video production. Can also export direct from Final Cut Pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

I like that I can clearly setup the export so that it will always be the same each time I need to export something. I have all my preferences set up and ready to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

It can be kinda difficult manage all the settings because they can be a bit cumbersom and first to get to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

We export videos for playback each and every week and we also create an archive file of our last broadcast. This allows us to export both at the same time. This also means I can hand off export duties to my assistants and still get the same and consistant quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Compressor?

I like that this kind of application does actually exist because it would be really hard to work with heavy document files without it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Compressor?

I don't like that there are not enough options for transporting the file. Since I work with really professional footage it is really important for me to have many many more options and they are not available sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Compressor:

Will highly recommend installing some memory before working on the system. Up to 128 GB preferable for heavy files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Compressor solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps to maximize the space without touching the quality of the video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.