Worth running qmaster on a dual core iMac?

I figured this must have been asked before, but I can't find the answer when I do a search.
I have a new iMac. Can Qmaster help me when I'm compressing video files for Youtube or dvd burning?
I did set it up (I think); the icon at the top of the screen turns green:)) and it works without errors (as long as I don't run it with FCP), but the compressing doesn't seem to go any faster than without Qmaster.
Thanks
Message was edited by: Swiink

Swiink wrote:
I have a new iMac. Can Qmaster help me when I'm compressing video files for Youtube or dvd burning?
…but the compressing doesn't seem to go any faster than without Qmaster.
Qmaster only reduces the time for transcoding and rendering if you've got the extra horsepower on a network of connected Macs. And then you will only see an improvement if the overhead required to manage and push stuff around can be overcome by the complexity of the task. Most complex QM setups that I have read about (I have no experience with this myself, looks like way too much hassle for no gain in my case) are not expected to reduce job times, they are designed to relieve valuable production Macintosh rigs from the mundane.
bogiesan

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