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Table Of Contents
- Compressor 3 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Compressor
- Getting Started Quickly
- Ways to Use Compressor
- The Basic Transcoding Workflow
- The Compressor Interface
- Setting Compressor Preferences
- Importing Source Media Files
- Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings
- Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches
- Creating AIFF Files
- Creating Dolby Digital Professional Output Files
- About the Dolby Digital Professional Encoder Pane
- General Information About Creating Dolby Digital Professional Files
- Converting Stereo Audio Files to Dolby Digital Professional Format
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Manual Method)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels (Automatic Methods)
- Assigning Files to Surround Sound Channels with Droplets
- Options for Spatial Mixing
- Creating DV Stream Output Files
- Creating H.264 for Apple Devices Output Files
- Creating H.264 for DVD Studio Pro Output Files
- Creating H.264 for Blu-ray Disc
- Creating Image Sequence Files
- Creating MP3 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-1 Output Files
- Common Uses for MPEG-1
- MPEG-1 Specifications
- About the MPEG-1 Encoder Pane
- About the MPEG-1 Video Tab
- About the MPEG-1 Audio Tab
- About System and Elementary Streams
- MPEG-1 Transcoding Workflow
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for Web Use
- Configuring the MPEG-1 File Format for DVD Use
- Creating the MPEG-1 Video for DVD Setting
- Creating the MPEG-1 Audio for DVD Setting
- Optional—Creating an MPEG-1 for DVD Group and Destination
- Creating MPEG-2 Output Files
- Creating MPEG-4 Output Files
- About MPEG-4 Part 2
- About the MPEG-4 Part 2 Encoder Pane
- Using Default MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Customizing MPEG-4 Part 2 Settings
- Audio Podcasting Workflow
- Stage 1: Configuring the MPEG-4 Output for Audio-Only Output
- Stage 2: Including Podcasting Information
- Stage 3: Applying the Setting to a Source Media File’s Target
- Stage 4: Entering Annotations for the Output Media File
- Stage 5: Creating and Configuring Markers for the Output Media File
- Stage 6: Submitting the Job and Verifying the Output Media File
- Adding Additional Settings and Presets
- Creating QuickTime Movie Output Files
- Creating QuickTime Export Component Files
- Adding Filters to a Setting
- Working with Frame Controls
- Adding Geometry Settings
- Adding Actions
- Using the Preview Window
- Creating and Changing Destinations
- Using Droplets
- Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Appendix B: Solving Problems
- Resources for Solving Problems
- Solutions to Common Problems
- Exporting from Final Cut Pro and Distributed Processing
- QuickTime Reference Movies
- Cluster Settings for Extended Transcoding Sessions
- Cleaning Up Cluster Storage
- Using Apple Qmaster with an NFS Server
- Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing and Xsan
- Compressor Command-Line Usage Requires Login
- Create Blu-ray Disc Job Action
- Contacting AppleCare Support
- Appendix C: Using the Command Line
- Installing Apple Qmaster from the Command Line
- Using the Command Line for Distributed Processing
- Using Scripts to Run Apple Qmaster, Compressor, and Batch Monitor
Note: Apple Qmaster stores the XML code for the last command you entered in
~Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleQmaster.plist. You can copy the command in XML
form there, and customize it to use for a new job submission.
Shell Commands for Monitoring Batches
You can use the Batch Monitor command, Batch Monitor, with a number of command-line
options for monitoring jobs.
In the command-line descriptions below, angle brackets < > indicate a mandatory
argument in a command, and brackets [ ] indicate an optional argument.
Synopsis
Below is a synopsis of the command for monitoring batches. The Batch Monitor command
is located in /Applications/Utilities/Batch Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/.
Batch Monitor [-clustername <name>] [-clusterid <user name:password@IP
address:port number>] [-jobid <identifier> -batchid <identifier>] [-timeout
<seconds>] [-query <seconds>] [-help]
To cancel a job or batch
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Use the following command:
Batch Monitor [-clustername <name>] [-clusterid <IP address> <port number>
<user name> <password>] -kill -jobid <identifier> -batchid <identifier>
Command Options
This table provides information about each of the command options for monitoring
batches.
DescriptionMonitoring command option
Use to specify the name of the cluster to which the job was sent.
-clustername <name>
User password for the cluster specified by ID or name.
-password <value>
Optionally, you can use -clusterid to enter the cluster ID and
port number instead of using -clustername.
Or, if you used -clustername and the cluster requires a password,
use -clusterid to specify the user name and password. (You
need to include the IP address:port number as well whenever
you use -clusterid.)
Use Apple Qmaster -show or Compressor -show to see a
cluster’s IP address and port number.
-clusterid <user
name:password@IP
address:port number>
Use to specify the job you want to monitor.
When you use the -jobid option, you must also specify the
-batchid, in the form of the name that was given to the batch
when it was submitted. (The -batchid and -jobid are displayed
after a batch is submitted.)
If you do not use the -jobid option, all the jobs submitted to the
specified cluster are listed.
-jobid <identifier>
-batchid <identifier>
366 Appendix C Using the Command Line