<p>The original AppleTV could only playback at 1280x720 at 24fps. Because your video is at 25fps, it has to use a slightly lower resolution. If you either lower the frame rate (probably not an option) or exclude the original AppleTV, it should export at the higher resolution. I believe there's another setting than the "Most Compatible" one which excludes the older AppleTVs.</p>

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<p>Is there any way to produce output video at 1280x720 resolution using the "Apple Devices HD (Most Compatible)" setting in Compressor? When I specify a frame size of "up to 1280x720", the output renders at 960x540. This screenshot shows what I'm talking about:</p>

<p><img src="https://api.monosnap.com/image/download?id=clG93aNBKUhwIqzH7v2sbCcoXGlcfH" alt=""></p>

<p>By contrast, if I specify a frame size of <a href="http://monosnap.com/image/QylTioGPGK3LArmNRCFRMgWr0jDA7n" rel="nofollow">"up to 1920x1080"</a> or <a href="http://monosnap.com/image/HXqULC7PFUoxbJyPqeE5eoN8cQPetb" rel="nofollow">"up to 960x540"</a>, Compressor produces output at the specified resolution. My source video is at 1920x1080 resolution. </p>

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Why does compressor output 960x540 when frame size is specified "up to 1280x720"?
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# Why does compressor output 960x540 when frame size is specified "up to 1280x720"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-15)

Is there any way to produce output video at 1280x720 resolution using the "Apple Devices HD (Most Compatible)" setting in Compressor? When I specify a frame size of "up to 1280x720", the output renders at 960x540. This screenshot shows what I'm talking about:

![](https://api.monosnap.com/image/download?id=clG93aNBKUhwIqzH7v2sbCcoXGlcfH)

By contrast, if I specify a frame size of ["up to 1920x1080"](http://monosnap.com/image/QylTioGPGK3LArmNRCFRMgWr0jDA7n) or ["up to 960x540"](http://monosnap.com/image/HXqULC7PFUoxbJyPqeE5eoN8cQPetb), Compressor produces output at the specified resolution. My source video is at 1920x1080 resolution.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-31. Score: 3

The original AppleTV could only playback at 1280x720 at 24fps. Because your video is at 25fps, it has to use a slightly lower resolution. If you either lower the frame rate (probably not an option) or exclude the original AppleTV, it should export at the higher resolution. I believe there's another setting than the "Most Compatible" one which excludes the older AppleTVs.


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