Apple Qmaster

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Qmaster
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Developer: Apple Computer
Latest release: 2.1 / March 30, 2006
OS: Mac OS X
Use: Distributed processing
License: Proprietary
Website: [1]

Apple Qmaster is a system made by Apple Computer that provides automated work distribution and processing for high-volume projects created with certain digital visual effects software packages: Shake, Alias Maya, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro and any UNIX command-line program. It processes such jobs on a cluster of Macintosh or Xserve computers.

[edit] History

Qmaster was first introduced as part of version 3 of Shake [2], to complement the Rendezvous networking technology (now Bonjour). It was later available as part of DVD Studio Pro, and is now available exclusively with Final Cut Studio or Shake.

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Final Cut Studio
Major applications: Final Cut Pro 5 | DVD Studio Pro 4 | Motion 2 | Soundtrack Pro
Minor applications: Compressor 2 | LiveType 2 | Cinema Tools 3 | Qmaster 2 | QuickTime Pro 7
Utilities: Apple Loops Utility | Batch Monitor 2 | Qadministrator
Apple Computer software
OS: Mac OS X | Mac OS 9
Consumer: .Mac | iLife | iTunes | iWork | AppleWorks | Mac OS X
Prosumer: Final Cut Express | Logic Express
Pro: Aperture | Final Cut Studio | Logic Pro | Shake
Bundled: Front Row | iChat | Photo Booth | QuickTime | Safari | TextEdit
Server: Apple Remote Desktop | Mac OS X Server | WebObjects | Xsan
Discontinued: HyperCard | MacDraw | Mac OS | MacPaint | MacProject | MacTerminal | MacWrite