How to
use
To work with multiple computers, you must have a
shared
drive and directory on a network. The drive letters and folder
names must match on each PC. For example, if the DVD Rebuilder
working path on the main PC is M:\movie\ then it must also be
M:\movie\ on PC#2 and PC#3, etc.
1) Run the "prepare" phase in DVD Rebuilder.
2) Start RB Farm and enter the paths to ECLCCE and to
the
D2vavs folder created during the prepare phase.
3) Press the encode button and the job should begin encoding.
4) Do steps 2 and 3 on other PC's if desired.
5) After encoding is finished, proceed with DVD Rebuilder
and do the "rebuild" phase.
NOTES:
AUTO ENCODE
The "auto encode" check box will cause the current instance
of RB Farm to periodically detect if a job is ready to be encoded in
the d2vavs directory. If a job is ready, RB Farm will automatically
join in and process the next available chunk.
AUTO REBUILD
The "auto rebuild" check box will cause the current instance
of RB Farm to attempt to rebuild the project after encoding using
DVD Rebuilder. You should only select this option on the PC where:
-
DVD Rebuilder is installed where you ran the prepare phase
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DVD Rebuilder is running with the settings for the current project
correctly chosen, i.e., audio streams deselected, etc.
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"One click mode" should not be selected
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"Suppress warning prompts" should be selected
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DVD Rebuilder should not be minimized
PAUSING OR QUITTING A JOB
To pause a job, hit the END button on RB Farm *before* exitting CCE.
If you exit CCE while RB Farm is still running, RB Farm will mark
the current chunk finished and begin the next one immediately.
After exitting RB Farm properly, you can restart RB Farm
at any
time and it will resume at the correct spot. I might add some code
to make this more accident proof in the future if I feel motivated.
BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
- Ensure you can encode correctly with DVD Rebuilder on the main PC.
- Ensure you can encode correctly with RB Farm on the main PC.
- Start, then abort an encode using DVB Rebuilder on the main PC.
On secondary PCs, ensure you can open item.ecl and encode using eclcce. |