Installing just Compressor on a Mac Mini

Hi!
i just upgraded to FCS2 and I am wondering if there is anyway I can install just Compressor on a Mac mini I bought specifically for rendering? I tried not to install it in the G5 i am using now but it seems to be bundled together with the other FCS apps.
I would appreciate any input. I am running Leopard, so I am wondering if do I even need to install Compressor on the Mac Mini and instead use QMaster to somehow configure it instead.
I appreciate any input.
Thank you.

Unless all of your machines was about as fast as your mini, I wouldn't do this. The slowest machine in your setup will be the bottleneck. Now, if the mini was the ONLY machine that's going to do encoding for you, go for it. Also, to save you some pain, don't try distributed rendering using FCP projects. It won't work. Use a quicktime movie.

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