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If you select Yes in this pane, the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences will be
configured as follows:
 Share this computer as: Services only
 Compressor service: Selected, unmanaged
 Start Sharing: Started
You can change any of these settings at a later time in the Apple Qmaster pane in System
Preferences. For more information, see “Apple Qmaster Pane in System Preferences” on
page 33 and Chapter 4, “Creating and Administering Clusters,” on page 41.
Important: While the Final Cut Studio installer requires a separate serial number for
each computer, you can use the Apple Qmaster Node Installer (available in the Extras
folder) to install the necessary Apple Qmaster software to make any computer on your
network into an Apple Qmaster service node.
Step 2: Submitting Compressor Batches for Processing
When you submit a Compressor batch for processing, a dialog appears that allows you
to name the batch and select the computers to process the batch. At this point, you
can harness the processing power of all the computers you set up as service nodes in
Step 1 to complete the batch.
To process the batch using AutoCluster
1 Leave the Cluster pop-up menu set to the default selection (“This Computer”).
2 Select the “Include unmanaged services on other computers” checkbox.
Compressor and Apple Qmaster will coordinate the distribution of the processing tasks
between the available computers and deposit the resulting output files at the
location(s) you designated in Compressor.