Use the Network Rendering settings to configure default Backburner/Burn, Slave Renderer, and Wiretap directory paths and settings
for a project.
- Backburner button
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Enable to display Backburner render path.
- Slave Render button
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- Project Home field
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The location of the main project directory.
- Scans Full Home field
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The location of the high-resolution (full) scans directory.
- Scans Half Home field
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The location of the proxy (half) scans directory.
- Renders Full Home field
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The location of the high-resolution renders directory.
- Renders Half Home field
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The location of the half-resolution renders directory.
- Backburner Manager Host field
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The IP address or host name of the Backburner Manager node. This address is read from the
init.config file.
- Slave Render Host field
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The IP address or host name of the Slave Renderer host. This address is read from the
init.config file.
- Refresh in Seconds slider
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Use to define the default number of seconds allowed to elapse before the Slave Renderer progress indicator is updated.
- Renders Full Res button
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Enable to set the default to render high resolution media when working in Proxy mode and using the Slave Renderer.
- Task Size button
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Enable to configure the size of the task (in number of frames) sent to individual Backburner render nodes.
- Task Size slider
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Use to define the number of frames in each task sent to the render nodes.
NoteYou must first enable the Task Size button before configuring the size of the task with the slider.
- Priority slider
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Use to define the default priority of a Backburner task.
- Skip Error button
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Enable to configure
Lustre to skip errors when performing remote renders with Backburner.
- Local Proxy button
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Enable to generate and view, in the Half Resolution Player, the proxies Lustre creates for Wiretap media. Disable to see
the proxies located on the Wiretap server.
- Proxy Rendering button
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Enable to automatically generate proxies when you render a hires timeline to the Wiretap server according to the project’s
Proxy Options. This makes it efficient to load clips in a Visual Effects and Finishing application as you no longer have to
generate proxies first.
- Render Library field
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Set the Wiretap location on a Visual Effects and Finishing system where Lustre creates soft-import links for the rendered
shots. See
Browsing for Paths.
WarningFor publish metadata to be sent to the Render Library path, the Wiretap Render button must be enabled in the Render > Local
menu before you render your project.