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NAME

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

SYNOPIS

       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.

       -h, --help
              prints this help information and exits

       --version
              prints program version information and exits

AUTHOR

       Written by Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montezelo@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT

       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.

SEE ALSO

       The K-3D Home Page: http://www.k-3d.org