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Table Of Contents
- Apple Qmaster 4 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Apple Qmaster
- Using Apple Qmaster
- The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System
- The Apple Qmaster Interface
- Installing Apple Qmaster, Shake, and Other Applications
- Setting Up Rendering Services and Shared Storage
- Submitting Batches for Apple Qmaster Processing
- Using Nodes Without Apple Qmaster Installed
- Setting Environment Variables in Apple Qmaster
• Compressor User Manual: In addition to explaining how to use Compressor, this
document explains how to set up and maintain an Apple Qmaster distributed processing
network for use with Compressor or digital visual effects software packages such as
Shake.
• Apple Qadministrator User Manual: This document describes the Apple Qadministrator
cluster management application only. You use this application to manually configure
clusters using managed services.
• Share Monitor User Manual: This brief document describes how to use Share Monitor
to monitor the transcoding progress of batches and jobs.
Additional Resources
Along with the documentation that comes with Apple Qmaster, there are a variety of
other resources you can use to find out more about Apple Qmaster.
Compressor Websites
For general information and updates, as well as the latest news on Compressor, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/compressor
Apple Service and Support Websites
For software updates and answers to the most frequently asked questions for all Apple
products, go to the general Apple Support webpage. You’ll also have access to product
specifications, reference documentation, and Apple and third-party product technical
articles.
• http://www.apple.com/support
For software updates, documentation, discussion forums, and answers to the most
frequently asked questions for Compressor, go to:
• http://www.apple.com/support/compressor
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