H264 to ProRes 422 with Compressor

[Michael Sacci]

There is an Audio setting Enable, Disable, pass through. Did you have it set on Disable.

[Jim Edds]

when I open compressor 3 windows pop up. One is settings. In the settings tab, there are video options and audio options to drag and drop onto the window called “untitled”. I can’t seem to drop the audio settings 48kHz and 16 bit AIFF along with Pro Res 422 HQ. Hum, wish this wasy easier. What am I missing here?

[John Fishback]

First drag the clip you want to encode into the window that says “Drag Settings and Destinations Here.” Then drag the settings preset you want onto the clip. Then select (so it highlights) the thin horizontal area within the clip. Below, you will see the Inspector appear. You’ll see six buttons above “Summary.” Click the second and you’ll see the Encoder. There’s where you’ll find the audio settings. Enable them and make sure the Settings are Linear PCM, Mono or Stereo, and 48kHz. I always select Best Quality and 24 bit (although 16 bit is OK). Now you should get your audio.

John

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[Jim Edds]

Success! I don’t know what I did differently because the audio was checked when I went have a look in “Inspector”. Will make a note to go use the settings you recommend. Thanks!

One thing I certainly need and that’s a much bigger screen. At the default resolution the text is so tiny.