Sending Jobs to the Queue Manager

Once the Queue Manager is running on your system and/or on another network node, you can send jobs to render in the Queue. Poser will launch the Queue Manager if it is not already running on your system. However, in order process a job in the Network Render Queue, the Queue Manager must be running on the remote system(s).

The first time you send a job to the Queue Manager you will be prompted to locate the Poser application using the standard File Chooser. Navigate to where the Poser application is installed, select Poser and click OK.

Using the Render Queue for a Single-Frame job

To send a single-frame job to the Render Queue, first select the FireFly tab in the Render Settings dialog Then, you can do one of the following:

• From the Main Menu, select Render > Render In Queue.
• Click the Send Render To button in the The current frame with the current FireFly Render Engine settings will become the rendered job. Name the job, select a file format from the pull-down menu, and specify the output location. Click Save. This will submit the job to the Queue Manager and add the job to the job list. Sending a job to the Queue launches the Queue Manager if it is not already running.

When you send a single frame render to the Queue, the filename that you enter will be appended by the frame number that you are rendering. For example, if your project is on frame 30 when you render a still image, the image that is rendered in the Queue will be named (filename)_0030. Previous renders of the same frame will be overwritten.

The Render in Queue command creates a render job.

Using the Render Queue for a Multi-Frame Job

To send a multi-frame job to the render queue, from the Main Menu, select Animation > Make Movie. In the Movie Settings dialog select Image Files from the Format pull-down menu. The Movie Settings will become the job properties, including: Options, Resolution, Time Span and Increment. (For more information on Movie Settings refer to Rendering Animations).

Rendering to Queue is enabled for the FireFly renderer only. If you choose SuperFly from the Renderer dropdown in the Movie Settings tab, it will not be sent to Queue Manager.

The Movie Settings tab in the Render dialog.

Once the movie settings have been defined they cannot be changed, and the job will retain those properties when sent to the Render Queue.

Next, click on Send Render To and select Queue. Name the job, select a file format from the pull-down menu, and specify the output location. Click Save. This will submit the job to the Queue Manager and add the job to the job list. Sending a job to the Queue launches the Queue Manager if it is not already running.

Once you have submitted a job to the Queue, you can begin editing, start another project in Poser, or start working in another application.