[Rob Bruce]

Has anyone got there hands on 10.6 to see if it’s new multi-core support works with FCP and compressor with out having to use Qmaster?

[Rob Bruce]

I wrote that before my first coffee so maybe now I’ll be a bit less bitchy. 😉

Qmaster works fine but my point is that you still need to wait for the full time line export before you can take advantage of it doubling the time needed to get the job done. Example… I would like to create a regular DVD from a 1 hour HD time line. If things were working bug free I should be able to use “Export using compressor” choose my DVD preset and submit via my virtual cluster to take advantage of my 8 core Mac. I would have the DVD in less then one hour. In reality I need to export the time line as a quicktime first, that takes 1 hour. Then put that QT into compressor pick my DVD presets and then submit using virtual cluster and that add one more hour. This is a big problem because our clients often request DVD for approving projects. This of course is not the only problem but just one example of how this bug gets in my way on a daily basis.

Rob Bruce] “The so called workaround is to first export the time line and then use compressor and send to a virtual cluster. I personally don’t see how that is a workaround and takes just as much time to get the job done. HD footage is a big problem, SD not so much.”

Ok, I’ll give you this one. This does need work, Apple.

As for all these problems you are having, Rob. I’ll admit that setting up QMaster isn’t the easiest thing or the most documented feature but it can be done and it does work.

Are you setting up QMaster to work with other computers in your shop or just your computer? Can you tell me how you set it up?

[Rob Bruce]

!!Warning this reply contains bitchy comments towards Apple!!

FCP can’t use your multi-core processor.

One workaround would be to use QMaster and setup a virtual cluster but has been broken for 2+ years.

This is no apparent way to export a FCP time line using multi-core systems.

The so called workaround is to first export the time line and then use compressor and send to a virtual cluster. I personally don’t see how that is a workaround and takes just as much time to get the job done. HD footage is a big problem, SD not so much.

I’ve given up waiting for apple to fix this issue. Maybe Snow Leopards “Grand Central” will fix this but that means play more money for software I don’t trust Apple to maintain at a respectable level.