Generic render command and non-zero exit status – Apple Qmaster 4 User Manual
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• Click the Add (+) button to create an additional template, and adjust it by adding
additional command elements from the pop-up menu.
Note: You can change the order of the command elements by dragging them left or
right.
5
If necessary, add command-line instructions in the Options field. Any text entered here
will be appended at the end of the command.
6
Verify the full command in the Command text box and click OK.
You can further
customize the batch
instructions by adding
command-line
options here.
The full command
is displayed here.
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To add more jobs to this batch, repeat steps 2 through 6.
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As needed, set the following options for the batch in the Apple Qmaster window:
• Submit To: Choose a cluster to process this batch.
• Working Directory: If relevant, enter the working directory (from which you want the
command to be executed) in the Working Directory column.
• Priority: Choose the priority level from the pop-up menu. The higher the priority, the
sooner and faster this batch will be processed relative to other batches.
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Click Submit to send the batch out for processing.
Important:
If you output from the Generic Render plug-in to single files containing all
the frames, such as a QuickTime movie, all the nodes of a cluster may try to write to the
same file at the same time. To avoid this problem, choose a different output file format
or use a different render command.
Generic Render Command and Non-Zero Exit Status
The “Treat non-zero exit status as failure” checkbox in the Generic Render dialog allows
you to use Apple Qmaster with rendering applications that return non-zero results that
are not intended to indicate failure. By default, this checkbox is selected. If your rendering
application issues non-zero results that are not intended to indicate failure, deselect the
checkbox.
Submitting After Effects Batches with the Generic Render Command
The following template is a good starting point for using the Generic Render plug-in to
render After Effects projects:
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