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In order to use remote rendering, you must adhere to the following three criteria:
 Both the artist workstation and the remote workstation must have DaVinci Resolve
Studio installed. Remote rendering does not work with the free version of
DaVinci Resolve.
 Both the artist workstation and the remote workstation must be using the same
Postgres shared database, either on one of the machines, or on a dedicated Remote
Database Server. For more information on setting up and using a shared databases,
see Chapter 177, “Managing Databases and Project Servers.”
 Both the artist workstation and the remote workstation must have access to the same
media files on either the same storage volumes, or identically named storage volumes.
Sharing Storage
It’s important that both the artist and remote workstations have access to the same media on
the same named storage volume for remote rendering to work properly. This can be done via
some manner of shared storage, such as a SAN. However, it can also be done by mounting the
same volume over your network. This will be slower, but it will work.
If you’re mixing Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux workstations for remote rendering, you’ll need
to use the Mapped Mount column of the Media Storage Locations list in the Media Storage
panel of the System Preferences to add each volume’s path as it’s understood on the
workstation it’s attached to. For example, on a Windows workstation that’s accessing volumes
from a Linux workstation, type in the Linux-style file paths in the Mapped Mount column for
each scratch disk that’s listed.
Setting Up and Using Remote Rendering
Using remote rendering is easy, but it does require a bit of preparation.
1 Make sure the storage volume containing the media being referenced by the project
you want to render is mounted on both the artist and remote workstations.
2 Open DaVinci Resolve on the remote workstation, and do one of the following:
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When the Project Browser opens, right-click anywhere and choose
RemoteRendering.
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If you’ve already opened a project in DaVinci Resolve, you can also choose
Workspace > Remote Rendering.
DaVinci Resolve will automatically open to the Deliver page, awaiting jobs to be
assigned for automatic rendering.
3 On the artist workstation, add a job to the render queue as you normally would.
4 Click the Remote Rendering button for that job in the Render Queue and one of the
options from the list that appears:
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Any: Automatically assigns that job to the next workstation that isn’t currently
rendering anything. If all remote rendering workstations are rendering, assigns it as
the next job inline.
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YourComputer.local: The artist workstation with the name “YourComputer.” Choose
this if you want to render the job locally, and not remotely.
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Other Workstations on Network: All other remote rendering workstations are listed
below, so you can choose which specific workstation you want to assign a job to.
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