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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
78 Appendix B Troubleshooting
To export a Final Cut Pro sequence directly to Compressor for distributed processing:
1 Make sure Final Cut Pro is installed on each computer in the cluster that you intend to
use for distributed processing.
Each installation of Final Cut Pro requires a product serial number. For information
about volume licenses, go to http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio.
2 Make sure all of the source media files and render files for your Final Cut Pro project are
on a hard disk that can be shared (mounted) by all the computers in the cluster that
will process the job. (The following instructions use an example of a shared hard disk
named Media1.)
If you copy all the media files to another hard disk for this purpose, you may need to
reconnect the media files in Final Cut Pro before proceeding.
Important: The hard disk you use to store the media files may not be a startup disk for
any computer in the cluster.
3 In Final Cut Pro, set the scratch disk to the same hard disk used for storing media files
in step 2:
a Choose Final Cut Pro > System Settings, then click the Scratch Disks tab.
b Click Set.
c In the dialog that appears, locate and select the disk you want to use (Media1
in this example).
d Click Choose. The specified disk (Media1) is listed next to the Set button, along with
the amount of available disk space.
For more information about Final Cut Pro scratch disks, see the Final Cut Pro User Manual.
4 Enable file sharing on the computer where the scratch disk (Media1) is located (in the
Sharing pane of System Preferences, click Services and then select Personal File Sharing).
5 On each computer in the intended cluster, mount the scratch disk you specified in
step 3 (in the Finder sidebar, click Network, navigate to the computer that contains the
Media1 disk, click Connect, and select Media1).
6 In Compressor Preferences, specify cluster options settings:
a Choose Compressor > Preferences, or press Command-comma ( , ). The Preferences
window appears.
b Choose “Copy Source to Cluster as Needed” from the Cluster Options pop-up menu.
7 In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Export > Using Compressor.
Compressor opens with the selected media file (the Final Cut Pro sequence) in the
Batch window.
8 In Compressor, double-click the selected file and play it in the Preview window to verify
the integrity of the clip.
9 In the Batch window, assign settings and destinations to the selected file as necessary.