Apple Qmaster 2 and Compressor 2 (Distributed Processing Setup) - Manual (Page 28)

28 Chapter 2 Preparing a Network for Distributed Processing
Submitting Processing Jobs in the Sample Part-Time
Distributed Processing Setup
After you finish the final step above, each one of these computers can be used to
submit jobs for distributed processing.
Important: Because of the way access has been configured in this setup, all file
pathnames are conveniently consistent and simple for the purposes of specifying them
in Compressor, in Shake scripts, and in Apple Qmaster, assuming that:
 Users place the source media on a mounted media volume (one of the FireWire drives).
 Users place the Shake scripts on a mounted media volume.
 All folders and files on the shared media volumes have Read and Write access
enabled for everyone (for Owner, Group, and Others). You can make this access
setting by selecting the folder or file and choosing File > Get Info.
The above three assumptions are important because they ensure that all the
computers have Read and Write access to all the source files and output destinations.
Specifying Media File and Script Locations
The following additional configuration guidelines apply to anyone using Shake (or any
other UNIX-based rendering applications).
Specifying the Media File Locations in Shake Scripts
In the above setup, all the Shake render scripts should specify their source media
(File In) locations and output (File Out) destinations as: /Volumes/MediaDiskName.
For example: /Volumes/Media3.
Specifying Shake Script Locations in Apple Qmaster
In the above setup, all the Shake script locations should be specified in Apple Qmaster
as: /Volumes/MediaDiskName/ScriptFilename.
For example: /Volumes/Media3/Script.shk.
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