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Share Monitor is an easy-to-use application for viewing or adjusting the status of batches
and jobs processed by Compressor, Apple Qmaster, Final Cut Pro, and Motion.
This preface covers the following:
• About Share Monitor (p. 5)
• About the Share Monitor Documentation (p. 5)
• Additional Resources (p. 6)
About Share Monitor
You use Share Monitor to monitor the transcoding progress of batches and jobs. You can
pause, resume, cancel, and get the status for any submitted batch or any individual job,
target, or target segment. You can also use Share Monitor to view detailed history for
recently completed batches and jobs.
Important: Share Monitor 4 is designed to work closely with Final Cut Pro X and later and
Motion 5 and later. All mentions of Final Cut Pro and Motion in this document refer to
these versions.
About the Share Monitor Documentation
The Share Monitor User Manual (this document) describes the Share Monitor application
only. For information about Compressor and how to create a complete network for
Apple Qmaster processing, see the Compressor User Manual, available in Compressor Help.
• Share Monitor User Manual: This brief document describes how to use Share Monitor
to monitor the transcoding progress of batches and jobs.
• Compressor User Manual: This is a comprehensive document that describes the
Compressor interface, commands, and menus and gives step-by-step instructions for
using Compressor and accomplishing specific tasks. It also explains how to set up and
maintain a distributed processing network for use with Compressor or digital visual
effects software packages. It is written for users of all levels of experience.
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Welcome to Share Monitor
Preface