1K3D-RENDERFRAME(1)                                          K3D-RENDERFRAME(1)
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NAME

6       k3d-renderframe - Part of a simple system for queueing K-3D render jobs
7       on the local host
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SYNOPSIS

10       k3d-renderframe [OPTIONS] [DIRECTORY ...]
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DESCRIPTION

13       Extracted from http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/Network_Rendering
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15       Currently, K-3D implements a simple system for queueing rendering jobs
16       on the local host. When the user initiates a job (such as rendering a
17       preview image, rendering a final frame, or rendering an animation), a
18       job directory is created (usually in /tmp, although this can be
19       configured). The job directory contains a lock file, a control file
20       named control.k3d, and one-to-many numbered frame directories. The name
21       of the lock file changes to flag the sta.IP tus of the job as "ready",
22       "running", "complete", or "error". The control.k3d file is currently
23       unused. Each frame directory contains a lock file, a control file named
24       control.k3d and zero-to-many frame resources. The name of the lock file
25       changes to flag the status of the frame as "ready", "running",
26       "complete", or "error". The control.k3d file is an XML file that
27       encodes a set of operations that must be completed successfully to
28       change the status of the frame from "ready" to "complete". Three types
29       of operation are allowed: a "render" operation that executes a
30       pre-configured render command using a fixed set of command-line
31       arguments, a "copy" operation that copies a file from one filesystem
32       location to another; and a "view" operation that displays a bitmap
33       image using the user’s choice of image viewer. The frame resources are
34       inputs to the render engine, such as RIB files, texture images,
35       shaders, etc.
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37       The k3d-renderjob executable is run with the path to a job directory as
38       an argument. k3d-renderjob updates the job lock file, iterating over
39       each frame directory, spawning an instance of k3d-renderframe for each
40       frame (one at a time). k3d-renderframe is run with the path to a frame
41       directory as an argument, updating the frame lock file, reading the
42       control file, and executing the operations that it specifies.
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OPTIONS

45       -h, --help
46           Prints this help information and exits.
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48       --version
49           Prints program version information and exits.
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AUTHORS

52       K-3D by Timothy M. Shead <tshead@k-3d.com>, and many others. This
53       manpage written by Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo
54       <manuel.montezelo@gmail.com>
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RESOURCES

57       K-3D home page: http://www.k-3d.org
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COPYING

60       Copyright (c) 1995-2010, Timothy M. Shead. All Rights Reserved. This
61       software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
62       see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even
63       for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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67                                  08/08/2019                K3D-RENDERFRAME(1)
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