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To submit a comp to a group from the Render Manager:
1 Open the Render Manager.
2 Submit the comp.
3 Click the Pause Render button.
4 Right-click over the comp in the queue list and select Assign Group.
5 In the Assign Group dialog, select an existing group to render the comp and click OK.
6 Click the Resume Render button.
To submit a comp to a group from the Render Settings dialog:
1 Click the Render button in the transport controls area.
2 In the Render Settings dialog, enable the Use Network checkbox.
3 Select an existing group from the Available groups list.
4 Click the Start Render button.
Continuing with the group example above, five Render Nodes are contained in the All group,
and two of those Render Nodes are also in the Hi-Performance group. If you submit a render to
the Hi-Performance group, only two of the computers on the network are used for rendering.
If a composition is then submitted to the All group, the remaining three machines will start
rendering the new composition. Once the two Render Nodes in the Hi_Performance group
complete the first job, they join the render in progress on the All group.
Groups are optional and do not have to be used. However, groups can make managing large
networks of Render Nodes easier and more efficient.
Using Multiple Node Groups
A single Render Node can be a member of multiple groups. A single composition can also be
submitted to multiple groups. Submitting a composition to multiple groups results in it rendering
on all Render Nodes in the selected groups.
When a Render Node is a member of multiple groups, the order of the groups is important
because the order defines the priority for that Render Node.
For example, if groups are assigned to a Render Node as All, Hi-Performance, then renders
submitted to the All group take priority. Any renders in progress that were submitted to the
Hi-Performance group will be overridden. If the order is changed to Hi-Performance, All, then
the priority is reversed.
Viewing the Render Log
The Render Log is displayed in the lower half of the Render Manager window, although it can
also be displayed in the console window. The text in the log displays the Render Manager
activities, including which frame is assigned to which Render Node, which Render Nodes have
loaded the compositions in the queue, and statistics for each render after completion.
To view the Render Log in the console:
 Open the Render Manager and choose Misc > Show Render Log.
There are two modes for the Render Log: a Verbose mode and a Brief mode. Verbose mode
logs all events from the Render Manager, while Brief mode logs only which frames are assigned
to each Render Node and when they are completed.
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