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Step One: Send your clip or Sequence to Compressor 

Click on the Sequence or Clip you want to send to Compressor.

Make sure you have RENDERED all the material prior to sending to Compressor.  Then Select FILE..SEND..COMPRESSOR 

Step Two:  Choose the Format you want to convert your file to.

There are a lot of settings...I tend to use Compressor as a way to convert high definition Time-lines into standard definition. Remember when making a DVD you must Select Both an Audio and Video Format ...that means you will be dragging two settings onto the clip.

It does not matter what HD Format you shot in...you can convert to any ot the below formats..and lots more.

Step Three: Drag and Drop Settings

Next..SELECT and DRAG and Drop the settings you want into the empty space next to the clip's icon.

You will now see the new settings sitting next to the clip

After selecting the files new SETTINGS.  YOU MUST THEN DRAG A DESTINATION ONTO THE SAME SETTINGS .

It's a Good Idea to CUSTOMIZE a Destination.. to insure the new file is easy to find and on a drive with enough empty space.

To create a new Destination....you must hit the "Plus +" Symbol and Select LOCAL

Select the new drive and folder destination for this new file.....click the flashing "OPEN" Button

a new Custom destination folder will appear..then click/drag this on top of the settings you previously applied to the clip.

You will see the new destination in the middle column.

Step Five: Let's start Compressing! 

Click on the submit Button...then a new dialogue box opens...name this new file..and it will start compressing.

The great thing about compressor is you can line up as many clips to be processed as you want...just go thru the steps again and you will see the line of clips waiting to be converted and the status of the files progress.  

Compressor does not "Lock" you out of Final Cut Pro. You can use both programs at the same time. 

Once the clip has been processed it will appear in the customized destination folder you created.

That's it ...Five Easy Steps  

DVD STUDIO PRO note 

Remember to Drag and Drop Both the Audio and Video Files onto the DVD Menu Button in DVD Studio Pro.