Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
the other options. If you have minimal resources to Collect, you can use the
other options and standard file Importing.
19
Select the
Collect Source Files:
'None' option.
20
Click on the
Enable 'Watch Folder' render
check-box.
21
Enter the number of RenderNodes you want to include in this project's
render into the
Maximum Number of Machines:
value box.
22
Click 'Collect ...' and navigate through your network to where the
Watch Folder has been set up, then click 'Save'.
Once you click 'Collect' the project is saved to the Watch Folder as a folder
containing the After Effects project, along with some other setup files for the
Render Engines to access.
As your project renders on your Render-Farm, you can observe its progress via
the Watch Folder Progress web page found inside the Watch Folder itself.
Depending on what your final output needs to be, after your project has
rendered you can simply import the finished file sequence then compile a
single movie for client delivery or web review.
Of Codecs and File Formats
A short note on using the 'right' codec and file formats. As of my last count
I have 32 different QuickTime flavors available to me - and there are probably
