Apple Compressor (4.0) - Manual (Page 243)

Chapter 8 Use Apple Qmaster to set up a distributed processing system 243
7 In the Command Template section, do one of the following:
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Use the Default Template as is, or adjust it by adding command elements from the
pop-up menu.
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To create an additional template, click the Add (+) button and adjust by adding command
elements from the pop-up menu.
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To change the order of the command elements, drag them left or right.
Note: 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 nonzero results that are not
intended to indicate failure. By default, this checkbox is selected. If your rendering application
issues nonzero results that are not intended to indicate failure, deselect the checkbox.
8 If necessary, add command-line instructions in the Options field.
Any text entered here is appended at the end of the command.
9 Verify the full command in the Command field.
The full command
is displayed here.
You can further customize the
batch instructions by adding
command-line options here.
10 Click OK.
11 To add more jobs to this batch, repeat steps 3 through 10.
12 To set options for this batch, specify the following settings:
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Submit To: Choose a cluster to process this batch.
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Working Directory: If relevant, enter the working directory (from which you want the command
to be executed) in the Working Directory column.
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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.
13 To submit the batch for processing, click Submit.
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.