Context Menus; Improving Processing Speed; Upgrade Your Computer - Autodesk 64006-051108-9001 - Discreet Cleaner - Mac User Manual

234 Chapter 11: Workflow

Context Menus

Control-clicking (or right-clicking with a three button mouse) while the cursor is over a
window brings up a context menu that gives you access to certain functions.
The Project window context menu enables you to modify In/Out points and display sizes, or
go directly to a time or frame number in the file.
If you Control-click a project in the Batch window, a menu appears that enables you to apply
settings and modify other options related to that project. You can choose from several options
in this menu, such as Clear Media Status and Set Priority. If you choose Apply Setting, you can
also access the settings in the Cleaner Settings folder via the context menu, which is easier than
choosing one in the Settings window.
If there are too many folders or more than six levels of folders in the Cleaner Settings folder, the
menu cannot display all the settings available for the Apply Settings option.
If you Control-click anywhere else in the Batch window, you can open new files, modify or
create batches and edit Preferences. Commands selected with a Control-click anywhere in a
selection are applied to all files in the selection. A Control-click outside the selection but on
another file deselects the previous files, selects the new file and enables you to select a new
command.

Improving Processing Speed

Processing and encoding the source files often takes a long time. Depending on the settings,
particularly the codec and CPU speed, processing and encoding a movie can take up to several
seconds per frame.
Here are some ways you can reduce the time it takes to finish your projects.

Upgrade Your Computer

The most important thing you can do to improve the compression speed is get the fastest
computer you can afford. The speed of the CPU makes a huge difference.
Cleaner is accelerated to take advantage of dual-processors. This can substantially decrease the
processing time of your projects. How much faster a dual-processor computer encodes
compared to a single processor system depends on the source video and computer
configuration.
Some codecs do not take full advantage of multiprocessor computers, so the speed increase
with a dual-processor system may not be as great as you might expect.