Apple Compressor (4.0) User Manual
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Chapter 8
Use Apple Qmaster to set up a distributed processing system
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You can choose one of the following types of jobs.
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Generic Render: For more information, see
Submit a batch of files using the Generic Render
on page 242.
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Maya: For more information, see
Submit a batch of Maya files using Apple Qmaster
on page 240.
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Shake: For more information, see
Submit a batch of Shake files using Apple Qmaster
on page 238.
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Shell: For more information, see
Use Apple Qmaster to submit UNIX commands
on page 247.
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Add (+) button: Click this button to add a job (with the selected job type) to the Batch table.
This is especially useful if you want to submit similar jobs. You can add copies of the same job
and then edit values in Apple Qmaster as needed.
Add button
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Remove (–) button: Click this button to delete the selected job from the Batch table.
Remove button
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Duplicate button: Click this button to duplicate the selected job in the Batch table.
Duplicate button
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Serialize Jobs: Select this checkbox to execute jobs in exactly the order in which they appear in
the batch list.
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Priority: Use this pop-up menu to set the priority (urgency) for a batch, relative to other
batches. The default is Medium. High-priority batches get processed before medium-priority
and low-priority batches.