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Chapter 8
Use Apple Qmaster to set up a distributed processing system
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When using Compressor to submit a batch of files, you can use the Cluster pop-up menu in
the Batch window to choose a cluster to process the batch. For more information, see
batch of files from Compressor
on page 237.
You can use Apple Qmaster to submit a batch of Shake or Maya files, or use the Generic Render
command to render a batch of projects from other frame-based rendering applications (such as
After Effects and LightWave).
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For Shake: Install a copy of Shake on every node in the cluster. For command-line rendering
on OS X, a license is not needed. You also must install any third-party plug-ins, fonts, and so
on, that your projects require on each node in the cluster. For more information, see
batch of Shake files using Apple Qmaster
on page 238.
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For Maya: Install and license a copy of Maya for every node in the cluster. You also must install
any third-party plug-ins, fonts, and so on, that your projects require on each node in the cluster.
For more information, see
Submit a batch of Maya files using Apple Qmaster
on page 240.
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For After Effects: Install a copy of After Effects 6.5 or later on every node in the cluster. You also
must install aerender, the command-line renderer for After Effects. After Effects requires a
product key and serial number before installation. For more information, see
files using the Generic Render command in Apple Qmaster
on page 242.
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For other frame-based rendering applications: Install a copy of the rendering application on
every node in the cluster. Also install any third-party plug-ins, fonts, and so on, that your
projects require on each node in the cluster. For more information, see
using the Generic Render command in Apple Qmaster
on page 242.
For all command-line frame-rendering applications, including Shake, make sure that the paths
in your project files can be accessed by all nodes in the cluster. For example, in Shake, these two
items are required:
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Specify the media file locations in Shake scripts: As you follow the steps in
Shake files using Apple Qmaster
on page 238, all the Shake render scripts should specify
their source media (File In) locations and output (File Out) destinations as /Volumes/
MediaDiskName/ (for example, /Volumes/Media3/).
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Specify Shake script locations in Apple Qmaster: As you follow the steps in
Shake files using Apple Qmaster
on page 238, all the Shake script locations should be specified
in Apple Qmaster as /Volumes/MediaDiskName/ScriptFilename (for example, /Volumes/
Media3/Script.shk).
Submit a batch of files from Compressor
Submit a batch of files for distributed processing from Compressor
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In Compressor, click Submit.
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In the dialog that appears, do one of the following:
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To submit to This Computer Plus: Choose This Computer from the Cluster pop-up menu, and
select This Computer Plus.
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To submit to a cluster: Choose the appropriate cluster from the Cluster pop-up menu.
Note: For information about the other options in the submit dialog, see
on page 147.