History and Pricing
– Compressor was initially part of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro.
– It became part of Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio bundles.
– In 2011, Apple released Compressor 4 as a separate product on the Mac App Store.
– The standalone version of Compressor was priced at $49.99.
– The bundle model was abandoned by Apple in 2011.
Features
– Compressor encodes video and audio media in various formats, including HEVC, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, QuickTime .mov, MPEG-4, and H.264.
– It can convert between NTSC and PAL formats and upscale from standard-definition to high-definition video.
– Filters and effects, such as de-noising and timestamp generation, can be applied during conversion.
– Compressor supports clustering with Qmaster or can be configured as a server for network-based job submissions.
– The 4.2 update added performance upgrades and the ability to create compliant packages for distribution to the iTunes Store.
References
– ‘Compressor.’ MacDailyNews, June 22, 2011.
– ‘Logic Pro comes to Mac App Store, Logic Express dropped in the shuffle.’ Ars Technica, September 12, 2011.
– ‘How to purchase Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor.’ Apple, Inc., January 29, 2012.
– ‘Apple update Final Cut Pro X to 10.2, Motion to 5.2 and Compressor to 4.2.’ fcp.co, April 17, 2015.
– ‘Software by Apple Inc.’ Mac. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compressor_(software)&oldid=1167660683.
Bundles
– Compressor was included in Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro.
– It became part of Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio bundles.
– The bundle model was abandoned by Apple in 2011.
– Compressor 4 was released as a separate product on the Mac App Store.
– The standalone version of Compressor was priced at $49.99.
Encoding Formats
– Compressor supports encoding in various formats, including HEVC, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, QuickTime .mov, MPEG-4, and H.264.
– It can convert between NTSC and PAL formats.
– Compressor has the ability to upscale from standard-definition to high-definition video.
– Filters and effects, such as de-noising and timestamp generation, can be applied during the conversion process.
– The software also supports creating files for Blu-ray discs.
Compressor is a video and audio media compression and encoding application for macOS made by Apple.
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 Compressor v4.5 on macOS 10.15.7 screenshot and logo | |
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Stable release | 4.6.3
/ October 24, 2022 |
| Operating system | macOS 11.5.1 or later |
| Type | Data compression |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor |
