Exporting JPG for use as as Splash Screen or Thumbnail

I need to produce jpg files at 262x193 and 320x240 for use as thumbnails on a web page, but don't see a way to so this with Compressor.
Currently I have to use Cleaner to produce these images seeing as there seem to be a scriptable means to:
1. Export first frame of target .mov
2. Resize to 262x193 and Export as .jpg at Quality 100
3. Resize to 320x240 and Export as .jpg at Quality 40

So you are looking to PRODUCE jpg images from video, it isn't that you have the jpg's already and want to compress them.
If so, the process you have with cleaner sounds like the only way to go about it - but it is a process you could do in Compressor as well. Just bring the movie into compressor and export the movie twice into the two different sizes you want, and then export your stills from each.
Though if you have Photoshop, you could export all the files just at one size and create a Batch for Photoshop to do all the reszing to the second size while you sit back and watch.

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How do make compressor output a 320x240 jpg of every video clip in the batch for use as a splash screen?
Ideally I'm hoping to produce a file that is around 12k.

Hey paulclark,
i wouldnt recommend compressor for this job, since compressor really only outputs .TIFF's as image sequences. if you can live with that, then it will be a one step process: (applies for compressor 2.0.1):
Drag file into Batch window. Click on the file to select it, on the top of the OS window, click on "Setting" > "New Default Settings" > "TIFF".
now, look at the inspector window. in the "Encode" Tab, enter your frame rate and leave checked on "create unique output directory".
under the "Geometry" tab, look for "frame size" and type in your new frame saize (320x240) and finally at the lower right of the inspector, click on "Save As" and name your new setting.
back in the batch window, click "Submit Now" and your off!
but i would strongly recommend you use QT Pro, although it is a 2 step process but will give you the EXACT results you are looking for:
open up your QT file and "File" > "Export". in your "Export" drop down box, click on it and look for the setting "Movie to Quicktime Movie". right next to this will be a "option" button, click on that as well. in options, click on "Settings..." and "Compresspr Type" = Animation; "Frame Rate" = Current; "Key Frames" = ALL; "Depth" = Millions of Colors +; "Quality" = Best. Click "OK" and then look for "Size...". Click on it and in "Dimensions" select 320x240 QVGA and dont forget to check ON "Deinterlace Source" if your footage is deinterlaced. click on "OK" and Click "OK" in the Move Settings Window.
Finally, name your new file and select a directory and hit "Save".
Once your new QT is done exporting, open that new file up and once again:
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In the new "JPEG Options" window that opens: "Best Depth"; "Quality" = Medium and **THIS IS KEY** check ON "Targer Size" and make it equal 1200 bytes.
click OK, Click OK again, and finally name your image sequences and the directory where they will be created and you will have the exact files that you want!!
once you have done this, you can massage the numbers in the "JPEG Options" windows to whatever you like!
hope that helps some...
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I am trying to export a video for an ipod from an mp4 source file.
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Help with exporting HD for use in DVDSP.

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Thanks for the reply.
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I am using the "default" settings now which are 4.0 and 7.0 and it still says too high? Whats the deal
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