Apple Qmaster 3 User Manual
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However, in most standard distributed processing networks, you need to install
Apple Qmaster software on every computer in the network. You can use the standalone
Apple Qmaster Node Installer to install the Apple Qmaster software on additional
computers on your network.
a
Locate the folder containing the Apple Qmaster software.
• If you are using Compressor: Insert the Final Cut Studio installation disc and locate
the Apple Qmaster Node Installer package (AppleQmasterNode.mpkg).
• If you are using Shake: Insert the Shake installation disc and locate the Apple Qmaster
Node Installer package (AppleQmasterNode.mpkg).
b
Do one of the following:
• Double-click the AppleQmasterNode.mpkg installer package, and follow the onscreen
instructions. By default, this installer installs all the necessary Apple Qmaster software.
• Install Apple Qmaster software from the command line. See
for more information.
Both the Final Cut Studio Installer and the Apple Qmaster Node Installer include the
Compressor Service Sharing pane, in which you can quickly set up the computer as an
unmanaged service node. See
About the Compressor Service Sharing Pane
for more
information.
Note: On any given Final Cut Studio system or network, the Compressor and
Apple Qmaster versions (numbers) and the version of QuickTime must all match. For
example, Compressor 3.0.5 will work only with the 3.0.5 version of Apple Qmaster, and
no other version. In this example, the correct version of QuickTime is QuickTime 7.5.5 or
later. Non-matching configurations are not supported.
Keep the following useful tips in mind as you prepare your Apple Qmaster distributed
processing system:
• If you are using the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system with Compressor or
Shake, all nodes (computers) in a cluster must have the same version of QuickTime
installed. To download the most recent version of QuickTime, go to
.
• In order to use the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system to process Dolby
Digital Professional audio, each node (computer) in your distributed processing network
must have Final Cut Studio installed.
• Shake users can create distributed processing clusters containing computers that do
not have any Apple Qmaster software installed. See the Apple Qmaster User Manual for
more information.
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Chapter 2
Getting Started Quickly