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Table Of Contents
- Distributed Processing Setup
- Contents
- Introduction to DistributedProcessing
- Getting Started Quickly
- Preparing a Network forDistributed Processing
- The Interfaces
- Creating and AdministeringClusters
- An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
- Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Creating Clusters with AppleQadministrator
- About QuickClusters
- Advanced Settings in the AppleQmaster Preferences Pane
- Modifying and Deleting Clusters With AppleQadministrator
- Monitoring Cluster Activity
- Accessing Activity Logs
- Setting Cluster Preferences
- Setting Passwords and Scratch Storage
- Recovery and Failure Notification Features
- Command-Line Usage
- Installing AppleQmaster from the Command Line
- Shell Commands for Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Shell Commands for Submitting Compressor Jobs
- Shell Commands for Submitting AppleQmaster Jobs
- Shell Commands for Monitoring Batches
- Using Scripts to Run AppleQmaster, Compressor, and BatchMonitor
- Troubleshooting
- Index
38 Chapter 3 The Interfaces
Using Compressor
Use the Cluster pop-up menu in the Compressor Batch window to choose a cluster for
any given batch. For more information on submitting batches with Compressor, see the
Compressor User Manual.
To open Compressor:
m Double-click the Compressor icon in the Applications folder.
The Compressor default window layout appears.
Using Apple Qmaster
 For Shake processing batches, you can drag Shake files into the Apple Qmaster
window. A default script for submitting the jobs is automatically created. In
Apple Qmaster, you can then specify certain details, such as which cluster to use,
and make adjustments to certain settings.
 For Maya batches, there is also a special interface within Apple Qmaster for
submitting and customizing Maya jobs.
 You can use the Generic Render command in Apple Qmaster for the distributed
processing of projects from other frame-based rendering applications (such as
After Effects and LightWave).
For complete information about the Apple Qmaster application, see the Apple Qmaster
User Manual.