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10 Choose the intended cluster from the Cluster pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of
the Batch window.
11 Click Submit.
To export a Final Cut Pro sequence as a QuickTime reference movie and submit it to
Compressor for distributed processing:
1 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.
2 In Final Cut Pro, choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie.
3 In the Save dialog, make sure that the Make Movie Self-Contained checkbox is
not selected.
4 Save the QuickTime reference movie to the same hard disk (Media1) used to store
media files in step 1.
5 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).
6 On each computer in the intended cluster, mount the hard disk (Media1) where the
media files and QuickTime reference movie are located (in the Finder sidebar, click
Network, navigate to the computer that contains the Media1 disk, click Connect, and
select Media1).
7 In Compressor Preferences, specify cluster options settings:
a Choose Compressor > Preferences, or press Command-comma ( , ). The Preferences
window appears.
b Choose “Never Copy Source to Cluster” from the Cluster Options pop-up menu.
8 Import the QuickTime reference movie into Compressor. (Drag it from the desktop to
the Compressor Batch window.)
9 Double-click the file in the Batch window and play it in the Preview window to verify
the integrity of the clip.
10 In the Batch window, assign settings and destinations to the selected file as necessary.
11 Choose the intended cluster from the Cluster pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of
the Batch window.
12 Click Submit.