User manual APPLE QMASTER 2

[. . . ] Apple Qmaster 2 User Manual K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. [. . . ] To submit a batch of Maya files for processing: 1 In the Apple Qmaster window, choose Maya Command from the pop-up menu, then click the Add ( + ) button to add a job. 2 In the dialog that appears, enter the relevant information in the required and optional fields. The full command is displayed here. Some fields and settings in this dialog are optional, but the following are required: Â The Maya field displays the default location for the Maya application--make sure it is correct. Â Use the Choose buttons to navigate to and choose the location of the Maya project and scene files for this job. Â In the Frames region, enter a Start and End frame for the job. The available settings correspond to commonly used Maya command options. See the Maya documentation for more information about all the Maya command settings. 4 To add more jobs to this batch, repeat steps 1 through 3. 12 5 As needed, set the following options for the batch in the Apple Qmaster window: Â Submit To: Choose a cluster to process this batch. Â Working Directory: If relevant, enter the working directory (from which you want the command to be executed) in the Working Directory column. The higher the priority, the sooner and faster this batch will be processed relative to other batches. Submitting Batches With the Generic Render Command You can use the Generic Render command in Apple Qmaster for the distributed processing of projects from other frame-based rendering applications (such as After Effects and LightWave). The plug-in dialog allows you to adjust parameters, and to add more command-line options to each job. To submit a batch of files for processing using the Generic Render command: 1 In the Apple Qmaster window, choose Generic Render from the pop-up menu, then click the Add ( + ) button to add a job. 2 In the dialog that appears, enter the relevant information in the required and optional fields. The full command is displayed here. 13 Some fields and settings in this dialog are optional, but the following are required: Â The Executable field requires the location of the frame-based rendering application--make sure it is correct. Â Use the Choose buttons to navigate to and choose the location of the project and scene files for this job. Â In the Frames region, enter a Start and End frame for the job. 3 In the Command Template section, do one of the following: Â Use the Default Template as is, or adjust it by adding additional command elements from the pop-up menu. Â Click the Add (+) button to create an additional template, and adjust it by adding additional command elements from the pop-up menu. Note: You can change the order of the command elements by dragging them left or right. 5 Verify the full command in the Command text box and click OK. You can further customize the batch instructions by adding command-line options here. The full command is displayed here. 6 To add more jobs to this batch, repeat steps 1 through 4. 7 As needed, set the following options for the batch in the Apple Qmaster window: Â Submit To: Choose a cluster to process this batch. Â Working Directory: If relevant, enter the working directory (from which you want the command to be executed) in the Working Directory column. The higher the priority, the sooner and faster this batch will be processed relative to other batches. [. . . ] Specifies the kind of command you are entering: Shell, Shake, Maya, or other command, depending on the application you want to use for distributed processing. Enter the XML code after -options, with the necessary qualifiers for entering it in a shell. If no -option is entered, the values from the application's preferences file, in ~/Library/Preferences, are used (which are the values of the most recent job submitted). Use to specify the working directory path (from which the command should be executed). [. . . ]