Using a Deadline Cloud submitter
A submitter is a tool that integrates with your digital content creation so that you can send render jobs directly to Deadline Cloud. This integration streamlines your workflow by eliminating the need to switch between applications or manually transfer files. This saves time and reduces the potential for errors.
Submitters are available for many popular DCC applications. Installing a submitter, adds Deadline Cloud specific options to your application's interface, typically in the render settings or export menu.
With a Deadline Cloud submitter you can:
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Configure render job parameters in your familiar DCC environment
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Submit jobs to Deadline Cloud without leaving your application
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Reduce the potential for errors associated with manual file transfers
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Save time because you don't need to switch between applications
To find a submitter for your DCC application, check the supported submitters list. Then follow the instructions in Set up Deadline Cloud submitters to install the submitter.
If your application doesn't have a supported submitter, you can still run jobs for your application. There may be a sample job bundle available for it, or you can construct a simple submitter for the application's render CLI command. For more information, see Open Job Description (OpenJD) templates for Deadline Cloud in the Deadline Cloud Developor Guide.
The examples in this topic use the Blender submitter, but the steps for using other submitters are similar.
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To use a submitter, you must be signed in to the Deadline Cloud monitor.
The submitter has four tabs:
Shared job settings tab
The shared job settings tab contains the settings that are common to all jobs sent to Deadline Cloud using the submitter. The three sections are:
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Job properties – Sets the overall properties of the job. These properties are present in submitters for all DCC applications.
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Deadline Cloud settings – Shows the farm and queue that the job is sent to. To change the farm and queue, use the Settings... button at the bottom of the submitter.
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Queue environment – Sets the parameter values defined in the queue environment. Deadline Cloud adds the default parameter values for your DCC application, you can add additional values if necessary.
Job-specific settings tab
The job-specific settings tab contains the setting specific to your DCC application. Specify these settings based on the options available in your application.
Job attachments tab
The job attachments tab shows all of the files needed to complete a render. The submitter tries to find all of the files required for the render. The files that it identifies appear in the lists in italics.
You can add additional input files and directories that contain other assets required for the render that were not automatically detected.
If your job writes files to multiple output directories, you must specify the directories here so that the are part of the job download.
Host requirements tab
The host requirements tabs sets the fleet capabilities required to process the job. Capabilities are specified for the entire fleet, not individual workers in the fleet.
If your queue has associated resource limits, use the Add amount button to specify the limit. For more information, see Create resource limits for jobs
