What it does
Compressor organizes media transcoding into jobs, presets, destinations, and batches. Its workflows include custom output settings, previews, watched folders, and specialised media types.
Import local or connected-storage media as jobs, apply one or more presets/destinations, preview and start the batch. A destination combines a preset with a post-transcoding action; save-location and filename controls belong to the output. Watch folders and droplets support repeated arrivals, while Active and Completed views separate running work from finished batches. The guide also covers captions, immersive/stereoscopic media and IMF packages. Compressor is available through an Apple Creator Studio subscription; that access route is documented separately from the transcoding workflow.
Strengths
- Separates reusable presets and destinations from source jobs.
Best for
- Mac media workflows producing several output versions
Sources
- Compressor workflow - Apple Support (IE) (Oct 26, 2026)
- What is Apple Creator Studio? - Apple Support (IE) (Oct 26, 2026)