NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       Extracted from http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/Network_Rendering

       Currently, K-3D implements a simple system for queueing rendering jobs on the local host. When the user
       initiates a job (such as rendering a preview image, rendering a final frame, or rendering an animation),
       a job directory is created (usually in /tmp, although this can be configured). The job directory contains
       a lock file, a control file named control.k3d, and one-to-many numbered frame directories. The name of
       the lock file changes to flag the sta.IP tus of the job as "ready", "running", "complete", or "error".
       The control.k3d file is currently unused. Each frame directory contains a lock file, a control file named
       control.k3d and zero-to-many frame resources. The name of the lock file changes to flag the status of the
       frame as "ready", "running", "complete", or "error". The control.k3d file is an XML file that encodes a
       set of operations that must be completed successfully to change the status of the frame from "ready" to
       "complete". Three types of operation are allowed: a "render" operation that executes a pre-configured
       render command using a fixed set of command-line arguments, a "copy" operation that copies a file from
       one filesystem location to another; and a "view" operation that displays a bitmap image using the user’s
       choice of image viewer. The frame resources are inputs to the render engine, such as RIB files, texture
       images, shaders, etc.

       The k3d-renderjob executable is run with the path to a job directory as an argument. k3d-renderjob
       updates the job lock file, iterating over each frame directory, spawning an instance of k3d-renderframe
       for each frame (one at a time). k3d-renderframe is run with the path to a frame directory as an argument,
       updating the frame lock file, reading the control file, and executing the operations that it specifies.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
           Prints this help information and exits.

       --version
           Prints program version information and exits.

AUTHORS

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

RESOURCES

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

COPYING

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

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