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Chapter 3 Using the Installer
The This Computer name can be confusing: You actually choose the cluster to use with
Final Cut Server in the Compressor Preferences pane of the client’s Administration
window. The name of this cluster is always This Computer, no matter which computer
you are currently using to choose the cluster. The This Computer cluster always refers
to the computer Final Cut Server is installed on.
About Creating a Custom QuickCluster
Creating a custom QuickCluster in Apple Qmaster avoids the issues that exist with the
This Computer cluster. Creating a QuickCluster requires you to open the Apple Qmaster
pane of System Preferences after you have completed installing Final Cut Server.
Install Final Cut Server before going through this procedure.Important:
The following steps describe a simple procedure for conguring a cluster to use
with Final Cut Server. You can create much more sophisticated clusters that include
password protection and other features. See the Distributed Processing Setup Guide,
available from the Compressor Help menu, for more information.
To create a custom QuickCluster:
Log in to the server computer using the same user account that was used to install 1
Final Cut Server.
For this new QuickCluster to have the same permissions as Final Cut Server, Important:
it is important that you log in as the same user that installed Final Cut Server.
Open System Preferences, then click the Apple Qmaster icon, located in the Other 2
section at the bottom of the window.