Wow. Compressor, why must you piss me off all the time? Seriously, is this the worst designed piece of Apple software ever?

Hey, don’t get me wrong - Compressor does some great things - it’s a very powerful tool. But in the words of one HDNet engineer “Compressor, frankly, completely mystifies me. I doesn’t make any sense.”

Case in point - well, let me back up for a second.

Why the hell does this app default to naming exported footage with spaces?!!! Long-ass names with spaces even. What the hell?

Today’s case in point:

I rename the files before export. Short names like BCT_3b_builder.m2v. But now, for some unknown reason, DVD Studio Pro crashes upon import of anything Compressor touched. Import>BCT_3b_builder.m2v>C R A S H. Go to the finder, select a freshly completed Compressor file, the Finder crashes. All non-Compressor files in the directory are fine - Finder likes them, DVD Studio Pro likes them. But Compressor files, when directly selected are killing everything - GRRRRRRRRRR!

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Luckily, DVD Studio Pro allows folder selections for importing. After they get into the app, they’re fine - but what a BS work around. Why do you suck so bad, Compressor?