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Touch Bar shortcuts in Compressor

If your MacBook Pro has a Touch Bar, you can use familiar gestures like swipe and tap to perform common tasks in Compressor. The controls visible in the Touch Bar change depending on which windows, views, or states are active in the app. See How to use the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro.

The tables below show the Touch Bar controls in Compressor grouped by different app states.

Empty batch

When you first launch Compressor, or when you have no items in the batch area, the Touch Bar shows the Add Item button:

Item	Name	Description
	Add Item	Opens controls in the Touch Bar for adding media files to your batch. See Add item.

Add item

After you tap the Add Item button, the following buttons appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous Touch Bar screen.
	Add File	Opens a dialog to select a file to add as a new job.
	Add Image Sequence	Opens a dialog to select a sequence of images to add as a new job.
	Add Surround Group	Opens a dialog to select the files needed for a new surround group.

See Import your media into Compressor.

Item selected in a job

When you have an item selected in a job in the batch area in Compressor, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Add Item	Opens controls in the Touch Bar for adding media files to your batch. See Add item.
	Add Outputs	Opens a dialog to add settings to your job.
	Add Poster Frame	Adds a poster frame at the current playhead position. See Set a poster frame in Compressor.
	Add Marker	Adds a default marker at the current playhead position. (If a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.) Touch and hold to display controls for adding a marker different from the default type. See Add nondefault markers.
	Preview Navigation	Available when the batch contains media, opens preview controls in the Touch Bar. See Preview navigation.

Add nondefault markers

When you touch and hold the Add Marker button , additional buttons appear in the Touch Bar; tap one to add a marker different from the default marker type.

Item	Name	Description
	Chapter Marker	Adds a chapter marker, and sets the default marker type to Chapter. (However, if a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.)
	Compression Marker	Adds a compression marker, and sets the default marker type to Compression. (However, if a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.)
	Edit Marker	Adds an edit marker, and sets the default marker type to Edit. (However, if a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.)
	Podcast Marker	Adds a podcast marker, and sets the default marker type to Podcast. (However, if a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.)

See Add markers using Compressor.

Preview navigation

When you tap the Preview Navigation button , the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous Touch Bar screen.
	Preview Navigation bar	Displays a timeline for the selected media. Poster frames, markers, and the current playhead position are indicated with icons.
	Add Poster Frame	Adds a poster frame at the current playhead position. See Set a poster frame in Compressor.
	Add Marker	Adds a default marker at the current playhead position. (If a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.) See Add a marker to a media file.

Item selected in the Settings pane

When you select a setting or destination in the Settings pane, the following buttons appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	New Setting	Opens controls in the Touch Bar for adding custom settings, destinations, or groups to the Settings pane. See New setting.
	Add to Batch	Adds the currently selected setting or destination to all jobs in the batch area.
	Add to Selected	Adds the currently selected setting or destination to selected jobs in the batch area. (This button appears in the Touch Bar only when one or more jobs are selected in the batch area.)
	Save as Droplet	Saves the currently selected setting or destination to a droplet. See Create and use droplets in Compressor.

New setting

When you tap the New Setting button, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous Touch Bar screen.
	Add Setting	Opens a dialog to add a new custom setting to the Settings pane.
	Add Destination	Opens a dialog to add a new custom destination to the Settings pane.
	Add Group	Opens a dialog to add a new folder in the Settings pane.

See Apply transcoding instructions.

iTunes Store Package

When you add an iTunes Store package to the batch area, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Add iTMS Files	Opens Touch Bar controls for adding iTMS (iTunes Media Store) files. See iTMS files options.
	Add Poster Frame	Available when your iTunes Store package contains media. Adds a poster frame at the current playhead position. See Set a poster frame in Compressor.
	Add Marker	Available when your iTunes Store package contains media. Adds a default marker at the current playhead position. (If a marker is already present at the current frame, that marker is deleted.) Touch and hold to display controls for adding a marker different from the default type. See Add nondefault markers.
	Display Preview	Available when your iTunes Store package contains media. Opens preview controls in the Touch Bar. See Preview navigation.

iTMS files options

When you tap the Add iTMS Files button, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Close	Returns you to the previous Touch Bar screen.
	Add Feature	Opens a dialog to select a video file to use as the feature in your package.
	Add Subtitles	Opens a dialog to select an .itt file for your package.
	Add Closed Caption	Opens a dialog to select a closed-caption file for your package.
	Add Alternative Audio	Opens a dialog to select an alternative audio file for your package.
	Add Preview	Opens a dialog to select a video file to use as a preview in your package.

See Intro to iTunes Store packages in Compressor.

Active view

When you select an item in Active view while Compressor is transcoding a batch, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Pause Processing	Appears only when the selected batch is processing. Tap to pause processing.
	Resume Processing	Appears only when the selected batch is paused. Tap to resume processing.
	Cancel Processing	Tap to stop processing.

See Transcode files in Compressor.

Completed view

When you select an item in Completed view in Compressor, the following controls appear in the Touch Bar:

Item	Name	Description
	Reuse	Adds the currently selected item (in Completed view) to the batch area as a new, unprocessed batch.
	Show in Finder	Displays a Finder window with all exported files highlighted.