MetaRender Job Queue Mode
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Overview
In job queue mode, MetaRender waits for render jobs to be submitted either via the IRI networking interface or manually by placing .ijob files into MetaRender Job subdirectory.
When jobs are submitted via the networking interface, the resulting render jobs are also placed into the Jobs directory and queued along with any other jobs that are already there.
Example
Follow these steps to build a render queue in MetaRender.
Note: These examples use Windows command line syntax, Mac OS and LINUX shell syntaxes differ slightly.
Start MetaRender in Job Queue Mode
First open a command prompt, navigate to MetaRender's bin subdirectory and type:
MetaRender -jobqueue
This will run MetaRender in Job Queue Mode. It is now waiting for jobs submitted via network or through the Jobs subdirectory.
Submit Jobs via Jobs directory
Now open a second command prompt. Navigate to MetaRender`s bin subdirectory again and type the command line you would usually use to start a conversion. At the end of the command line, append the flag -createjob. Instead of starting the render process immediately, this will wrap the render job in an IRIDAS Job File and place it in the Jobs subdirectory in your MetaRender installation.
MetaRender K:\Output F:\DPX.iepf I:\Source\Test.#.exr -createjob
After the job is placed, MetaRender will return and you can place the next job file into the queue.
Processing
The MetaRender instance that is running in Job Queue Mode will start processing all incoming jobs in the order of submission. MetaRender will output a message with the job ID as soon as processing starts. The .ijob file will be removed from the Jobs folder when processing starts.
Failed Jobs
Failed jobs are placed in the Jobs\failed folder of your MetaRender installation. At the beginning of the .ijob file is a description of the error.