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- AfterEffects (all versions)
- Cinema4D (R14 and later)
- Maya BatchRender
How do they work?
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When the job is submitted, the command line contains a "application template" that looks like __XYZ__ The XYZ portion between the double-underscores specifies which application to run. CurrentlyCurrently, the following application templates are supported, being as specified in the API library file $QBDIR/api/python/qb/backend/appDefaultPaths.py
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The job's package dictionary will contain an appVersion python tuple value tuple which specifies what version of that application to search for. So if the command-line contains an __AE__ application template, and the package's appVersion is the tuple (6,), then AfterEffects CS6 will be used on the worker. To specify CS5.5, the appVersion would be set to (5,5).
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- Replace the application template __XYZ__ with the full path to the executable on the worker (not recommended)
- Define your own application template in the worker's worker_path_map, and use that application template in the "executable" field in the job submission UI. NOTE NOTE: this approach also requires that you set the 'convert_path' job flag in the submission UI's "Advanced Job Control" section.
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For example, to implement approach 2 for a non-default installation of AfterEffects CS6, you could decide to use an application template of __AE6__. Then, define this value in the worker's worker_path_map value (which can be managed via the central worker configuration file qbwork.conf).
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