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Standalone Compressor 4, Better than 3.5.3?
First of all, happy holidays!
I posted in the FCP7 forum and was advised to try here– that’s because I’m still a user of the prior suite but do a lot of conversions back and forth from ProRes to various h264, often receiving mp4 files from many sources that I need to make ProRes. Compressor 3.5.3 sometimes has issues with the melange of mp4/h264 files I receive.
Since Compressor is a standalone app I am wondering if the latest version 4 would have advantages for me in speed (ie: 64-bit processing?) and in real-world compatibilities over the version 3.5.3 I am using now– apart from its benefits with FCPX.
It was already suggested I use Adobe Media Encoder but that does not come as a standalone app; $49 for a new Compressor may well give me the extra functionality I need.
I’m running a mid-2010 MBPRO, 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, media RAIDS via FW800. Most all projects are edited in ProRes 720 and output for web and DVD.
Thoughts, experience?
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Oops, just been informed Compressor 4 is still a 32-bit app.
Still, is there experience out there that can tell me advantages over 3.5.3?
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I dont think that Compressor 4 was a huge step up from 3.5.3. The interface was largely unchanged. The major change was integration with FCXP however the other thing that was added was HTTP Live encoding which gives you the ability to create a series of uploadable files for a range of desktop and mobile devices that can be uploaded in one hit to your server.
They also discontinued support for the defunct HD DVD format.But I think broadly thats abut it. No real gains in speed as its still a 32 bit app.
This lists the new features which just about amounts to what I mention above.
https://www.macworld.com/article/1161002/compressor4.html
best wishes
Neil
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Wow, thanks Neil! That’s all the info I could want to help me understand and decide, and the link is a very thorough review and explanation by Gary Adcock.
Cheers!
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