The destinations available in Motion provide many options for exporting projects. If you need more options, you can create highly customized export settings using Compressor, the professional transcoding app designed to work directly with Motion. For example, you can use the Compressor frame resizing and retiming controls to make high-quality frame size and frame rate adjustments in your output files.

Important: To export using Compressor, you must have a compatible version of Compressor installed. Compressor must be purchased separately. See the Compressor website.

There are two ways you can use Motion and Compressor together:

Use the Compressor Settings destination in Motion to apply Compressor settings (either the Apple-supplied setting or custom settings you create). Exporting a project this way lets you render your project using Compressor settings without opening your project in Compressor. Each Compressor setting you select results in an additional version of your project being rendered. After you choose settings and click Save, your project is rendered in the background.
You can send your project to Compressor using the Share > Send to Compressor command, to take advantage of the options available in Compressor to customize your output.

Share using the Compressor Settings destination

Using this method, you add destinations in the Share menu that are based on Compressor settings.

In Motion, create a new destination using the Compressor Settings destination.
Do one of the following:
- Choose File > Share, then choose the destination you created in step 1 from the submenu.
- On the right side of the toolbar, click Share, then choose the destination you created in step 1.
In the Info pane of the share window that appears, view or modify project attributes, such as the title and description.
In the Settings pane of the share window, choose your preferred export settings:
- Change: Click to select a different Compressor setting.
- Duration: Select whether to export the entire project or a play range set in the Timeline.
- Export selected layer only: Select to export a single layer selected in the project. If no layer is selected, or if an object that does not render is selected (such as a rig, a light, or a camera), this option is dimmed.
See Compressor Settings destination in Motion.
To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
See Render settings in Motion.
Click Next.
Enter a file name, choose a save location for the output files, then click Save.
Your project begins rendering, as shown by an analysis indicator on the right side of the canvas toolbar.

Send a project to Compressor

In Motion, choose File > Send to Compressor.
Note: The Send to Compressor command is dimmed if Compressor is not installed on the same computer as Motion.
Compressor opens, adding the project to the batch area.
In Compressor, click Add, select one or more output settings, then click OK.
Click Start Batch.
See the Compressor User Guide.

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Motion User Guide

Export from Motion using Compressor

Share using the Compressor Settings destination

Send a project to Compressor