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Apple Qmaster 4User Manual

The Apple Qmaster InterfaceThe Apple Qmaster application described in this document is one part of the largerdistributed processing system described i

• Notification: Opens a dialog where you can set (or reset) an email address to which thestatus of a batch completion or failure can be sent. Apple Qm

• Command pop-up menu: Use this pop-up menu to create commands.You can choose one of the following types of jobs.• Generic Render: For more informatio

• Priority: Use this pop-up menu to set the relative priority (urgency) for a batch. Thispop-up menu allows you to set the priority level (High, Mediu

Remote Computer Address DialogThis dialog is displayed when you click the Add or Remove button in the main Preferenceswindow. Use this dialog to enter

To use Apple Qmaster with Shake, or other frame-based rendering applications, you mustfollow these installation and licensing guidelines.• To submit b

Shared Volume Media Management with ShakeIt may be necessary to relink your assets once you move your project to the shared volume.This varies dependi

• To submit batches for any application that can be executed from the UNIX commandline: See Using Apple Qmaster to Submit UNIX Commands.Submitting Sha

Each setting corresponds to a commonly used Shake command, with the exception ofthe Minimum setting. See the Shake documentation for further informati

The Shake job appears in the window.The job appearsin the window.5 To add more jobs to this batch, repeat steps 3 and 4.6 As needed, make any final ch

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Saving Time with Apple QmasterThe Apple Qmaster interface includes some additional features that you may findconvenient.• Duplicating jobs: To duplica

• Ignore script failures checkbox: This checkbox allows you to determine whetherApple Qmaster should continue rendering all the frames of the script i

• Off: Turns off motion blur.• On: Turns on motion blur.• Shutter checkbox: Refer to the Shake documentation for more information.• Shutter slider and

3 In the dialog that appears, enter the relevant information in the required and optionalfields.The full commandis displayed here.Some fields and sett

Important: By default, Apple Qmaster ignores Maya plug-in error messages. If you useMaya plug-ins, you can change this by removing or renaming /Librar

Submitting Batches with the Generic Render CommandYou can use the Generic Render command in Apple Qmaster for the distributed processingof projects fr

• Click the Add (+) button to create an additional template, and adjust it by addingadditional command elements from the pop-up menu.Note: You can cha

[EXECUTABLE] -project [INPUT] -comp "Comp 1" -RStemplate "Multi-Machine Settings" -OMtemplate "Multi-Machine Sequence" -

After Effects provides Render Setting and Output Module templates specifically for thisenvironment. You can use custom After Effects render and output

4 For each job you want to add to the batch, click the Add (+) button, then type the UNIXcommand in the Command column.The UNIX command might specify,

Welcome to Apple Qmaster5PrefaceAbout Apple Qmaster5About the Apple Qmaster Documentation5Additional Resources6Using Apple Qmaster7Chapter 1The Apple

Will Your Cluster Include Only Extended Nodes or Be Mixed?If all the nodes in the cluster will be extended nodes (nodes that do not have Compressorins

5 In the dialog that appears, add an instance for each extended node you want thisintermediary node to send commands to:a Choose SSH from the Add (+)

About Environment Variables and Preflight ScriptsYou can streamline your workflow with environment variables and preflight scripts.What’s an Environme

4 Click OK.Your environment variables take effect immediately, and are retained only for the selectedcommand.33Chapter 1 Using Apple Qmaster

The Apple Qmaster system provides automated work distribution and processing forhigh-volume projects created with digital visual effects software pack

• Compressor User Manual: In addition to explaining how to use Compressor, thisdocument explains how to set up and maintain an Apple Qmaster distribut

The Apple Qmaster application is the client software you use to submit jobs and batches(for Shake and related software) to the larger Apple Qmaster sy

The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing SystemComputers that submit batches to Apple Qmaster are called clients. An Apple Qmasterjob is a processing

ClustersWhen a client sends batches to the Apple Qmaster system, all the processing andsubsequent moving of any output files is performed by a group o