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Right-click over a comp in the Render Manager to set a timeout value.
To change the frame timeout value, choose Set Frame Time Out from the Render Manager’s
Misc menu and enter the number of seconds you want for the Time Out.
Heartbeats
Often, the network environment is made up of computers with a variety of CPU and memory
configurations. The memory settings used on the workstation that created a composition may
not be appropriate for all the Render Nodes in the network. The Render Node software offers
the ability to override the memory settings stored in the composition and use custom settings
more suited to the system configuration of a specific Render Node.
The number of heartbeats in a row that must be missed before a Render Node is removed from
the list by the manager, as well as the interval of time between heartbeats, can be configured in
the Network Preferences panel of the master. The default settings for these options are fine for
90% of cases.
If the compositions that are rendered tend to use more memory than is physically installed, this
will cause swapping of memory to disk. It may be preferable to increase these two settings
somewhat to compensate for the sluggish response time until more RAM can be added to
the slave.
Managing Memory Use
Often, the network environment is made up of computers with a variety of CPU and memory
configurations. The memory settings used on the workstation that created a composition may
not be appropriate for all the Render Nodes in the network. Fusion Render Node offers the
ability to override the memory settings stored in the composition and use custom settings more
suited to the system configuration of a specific Render Node.
To access preferences for a node, right-click on the icon in the Windows Notification area or
from the macOS menu bar and choose Preferences. In the Preferences dialog, select the
Memory panel.
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