Compressor 4 missing output file

Question

I have compressor 4 set to place the transcoded movie file on my desktop.  The file transcoding was "successful" but it's not on the desktop.  I did a find search and it only came up with the original movie file.  Where did it go?

Answer 1

Hi Maurice, you could try looking in the Compressor.app V4.1.x stomp log using the Console.app in here or their ***stomp** logs here in your home directory at:
~/Library/Logs/Compressor/servicecontroller\:com.apple.stomp.transcoder.stomp.lo g or the others with STOMP in them.
Look for a string with TARGET in in.. You should see where  Qmaster/Compressor inteneded to write the output.
pid="625" msg="done preProcess for job target: file:///volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters/job184a_21-Apple%20ProRes%20422.mov"/>
pid="625" msg="starting _processRequest for job target: file:///volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters/job184a_21-Apple%20ProRes%20422.mov"/>
pid="625" msg="QuickTime Transcode, rendering in YUV 8 bit 422"/> /volumes/sasraid01/client992/compressor/masters
Look here you will turn up what you need. You can audit these logs for completed work as well for your production workflow.
if you still can't locate it use the mdfind command in the terminal to locate the object
OT: Hopefully we can use the new FLASH language in OSX 10.10 to develop some new apps for this rather than applescript etc...!
Post your results for others to see.
Warwick
Hong Kong