Batch rendering

[TrupsT]

Hi all,
Can anyone help me out with information on how can one do batch rendering?
I mean that may be dumping the data for different videos to a high speed machine from which after some time we can collect the output videos?

Thanks in advance
Trups

[guns1inger]

You need to use network render aware software. Most high-end tools now support it in some form, although to get the best out of it you don't use a single fast machine, but a network of machines each doing their small part. It could be a frame, or in the case of some 3D software, perhaps only a small part of a frame (bucket renders can divide an image into segments to divvy up).

[TrupsT]

Oh ok, will search more in that area and will get back to u soon.
Meanwhile I got something here.
http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/969793
This does not have to do anything with the network aware batch rendering, but still u can delay the process in someway.

[guns1inger]

Some programs support render queues or batches for use on the machine that generated the batch. Premiere and After Effects can do this. Virtualdub has a Job Control option that allows for jobs to be batched. AutoGK can also do this.

If you use a renderer that allows for command line control then it isn't too difficult to create a controlling script to run jobs sequentially at a preset time.

[TrupsT]

Is there any way to do batch rendering in Pinnacle studio?
Does Pinnacle have command line interface?

[guns1inger]

I don't believe so, but if it does it will be covered in the manual, help files, or by Pinnacle Support.