Install just compressor & qmaster?


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Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Liam Lawyer on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:34:00 pm

Hey all!

I am interested in installing JUST compressor and qmaster on some 8 core MacPro's so I can do some super fast h264 encoding... BUT I want to do so without installing FCP Studio.

Is this possible? And is it possible without needing new license for all? (perhaps slightly illegal??)

I think I read somewhere that you can do this with q-master.. but never anything about Compressor.

Thanks!

Liam Lawyer
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Re: Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Kevin Monahan on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:42:54 pm

You need FCS on each node you plan to use, end of story.
You can choose to install it without the other apps if desired.

Kevin Monahan
www.fcpworld.com
Author - Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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Re: Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Dennis Leppell on Aug 14, 2009 at 2:55:08 pm

unless things have changed since studio 1, all you need to install is qmaster on all the other networked machines to build your cluster. Compressor is not needed on any system other than your edit station, which is good since you'd need a separate license to run it on other machines.

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Re: Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Kevin Monahan on Aug 14, 2009 at 7:50:37 pm

Interesting. Don't you need a FCS, Shake or Logic license for each node?

Kevin Monahan
www.fcpworld.com
Author - Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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Re: Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Dennis Leppell on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:15:51 pm

Nope. http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=answerlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanuals....

read pages 15 and 16, should answer all your questions

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Re: Install just compressor & qmaster?
by Kevin Monahan on Aug 14, 2009 at 11:18:27 pm

Thanks so much!

Kevin Monahan
www.fcpworld.com
Author - Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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