Can't select Quick Cluster while using 'Send to Compressor'

Russ,

I am just finishing my first project on FCPX. I've always used this workflow in FCP 7, so I assumed it would work in X. Why the !$%*# not?

pilgrim

Thanks. I've left feedback and I'm now on the phone with Pro Support. The first question I asked was "Does Apple support quick cluster processing in Compressor with the 'Send to Compressor' function in FCPX, and the service rep said 'Yes'. And then he wasn't able to see a quick cluster when he tried it. So I asked him "Is this something you guys need to fix? On hold now while he 'checks things out'....

Well, the supervisor level support rep said that 'This computer' is the only option because all the cores are accessed already and performance would be the same as with a quick cluster. I didn't believe him, because it seemed like the jobs I was submitting to the quick cluster were processing faster, but alas, I just did a test with a 4 gig Pro Res file to Vimeo standard, and both ways took the same amount of time. I just didn't get a bunch of cool looking progress bars parallel processing in the Share Monitor. Oh well. Like I said, this was my first time...

With Compressor Quick Cluster:

With FCPX send to Compressor:

So it looks like FCPX does use the full potential, I just have my entire cpu set to being used in the quick cluster, possibly overkill--not leaving any headroom for other apps.

You're right, quite interesting.