Multi Computer Processing

You can use several computers that are located in the same network to process the same Watch Folders. For example, if there are 10 computers and 800 files to process, each computer processes 80 files. This increases the processing speed.

If the Watch Folder is located on a shared network path, the processing tasks are distributed between the computers. One instance of WaveLab Pro is the master version that distributes the files between the other computers that are in slave mode. This allows for much faster processing of the files.

The Watch Folder configuration of the master instance is used and shared with the slave instances.

The multi computer processing option uses the background instance mode for each computer in the setup.

Important

  • All computers in the network must be either Windows or Mac.

  • All computers in the network must be set to the same language.

  • Each computer must be set up with the plug-ins that are used by the batch processors.

  • The paths specified in the Watch Folder configuration must be specified in a universal form.

    On Windows, this must be in the following form: \\ServerName\volume

    On Mac, this must be in the following form: /ServerName/volume

  • If a task depends on specific settings (for example, the XML settings), these settings must be set on each computer. You can use the Synchronization Settings option in the WaveLab Pro global preferences to synchronize the computers.