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Distributed processing in Windows 10? Is it possible?
Hello!
Most of us have at least 2 computers connected at the home network. Is it possible to make them cooperate for resource-demanding tasks such as HD video editing? If I get the term right, I think this is called Distributed Processing. So is there any software or whatever that can use 2 or more computers connected at the same network to work in parallel and finish the job faster? The job can be for example HD video editing. For a typical 90 minute movie, my main PC (see my specs) has to work overnight to create an AVHCD-DVD version from the initial MKV video. Let alone the time wasted if I want to edit and normalize the soundtrack first. It would be a good idea to get my secondary computer and even my notebook to help done faster. Is that possible? How? It depends on the application used, or is there a way to apply it for any application? All computers will be connected to the same router/switch with cable to maximize the network bandwidth. I hope a typical 10/100 switch is enough and I won't have to buy a gigabit switch.
Thank you in advance.
PS: One last question... do all the computers have to run Windows 10? What if one of them is running Windows 7?