The Queue Manager
In addition to its normal conversion processes, ProCoder 3 also provides job queuing capabilities. Instead of waiting for the ProCoder 3 application to finish a conversion, you can queue jobs to the ProCoder 3 Queue Manager which takes over and performs conversion of queued jobs much like the print spooler handles printing jobs. In this manner, the ProCoder 3 application serves as a job set-up tool and you can queue multiple jobs with different priorities and continue working with ProCoder 3.
Queuing a Job
To queue a job, set up the conversion in the ProCoder 3 application as you normally would, but instead of clicking the Convert tab and starting conversion, click the Queue button below the Convert tab.
1. In the Job Name field, enter a name for the job. The job’s name will appear in the Queue Manager.
2. Enter a description of the job in the Job Description field. The job’s description will also appear in the Queue Manager.
3. Choose a Job Priority from the drop-down box. The higher the job priority is, the sooner the Queue Manager will start the job. Higher-priority jobs are started before lower-priority jobs. The highest priority is 9 which means the job will be started as soon as any currently jobs are complete, unless there are more priority 9 jobs already waiting.
4. If you want One Job for Each Target select the checkbox.
5. Select the appropriate action to take an output file already exists from the Target File Name drop-down.
- Rename if exists – Rename the output file if a file of the same name already exists.
- Overwrite if exists – Overwrite the output file if a file of the same name already exists.
6. Click the Queue button to add the job to the queue. The Launch Queue Manager button launches the ProCoder 3 Queue Manager so you can view the status of the conversion queue.
Managing and Canceling Queued Jobs
The ProCoder 3 Queue Manager is used to monitor the progress of conversion jobs the system is processing.
You can launch the Job Queue Manager by clicking the Manage button in the ProCoder 3 application or by launching the ProCoder 3 Job Queue Manager by choosing by choosing Start Menu > Programs > ProCoder 3 > Job Queue Manager.
Any jobs that are pending or in progress are displayed in the list, along with information about the job and any sub-sections.
Each job is listed in the Queue Manager.
Name – The name of the job as specified by the ProCoder 3 application
Description – The description of the job as specified by the ProCoder 3 application
Priority – Priority of the job from 1-9, 9 being highest. Queued jobs with higher priority values will be processed before jobs with lower priority values.
User –Jobs normally appear as ProCoder 3.
Progress – The progress of the job in percent.
Progress Bar – A graphical representation of the progress of the job.
Time – The time of job submission.
Warning/Error – Any warnings or errors in a job appear here.
Changing job priority–You can change the priority of a job that has not started by right-clicking the job and choosing Change Priority to select a new priority. Jobs with higher priorities are processed before jobs with lower priorities.
Starting a job– Queued jobs start automatically as processing resources are available. However, you can force a job that is in the Queued state to start by right-clicking the job and choosing Start.
Stopping a job– To stop a job that is in process, right-click the job and choose Stop. To restart a stopped job, right-click it and choose Restart.
Pausing a job– A running job can be paused by right-clicking the job and choosing Pause. To resume a paused job, right-click it and choose Resume.
Removing a job– To remove a job, right-click the job and choose Remove.