Deadline Distributed Video Placeholder

The Deadline-branded alias of DistributedVideoPlaceholder, same class, same behavior. No inputs; one video output that is a single black 1×1 frame at 1 fps, generated on the CPU with zero VRAM. Everything in the plain node's article applies here.

Its reason to exist: when the master is set up to coordinate without rendering ("master rendering enabled" off), the master's pruned copy of the workflow still has to execute, and downstream video nodes still expect a VIDEO. This node stands in for the whole generation chain - instant and free - while the real clips render on Deadline workers and come back through a video collector.

The Deadline prefix exists for the usual reason in this pack: the author ships Deadline-named aliases so studio workflows read cleanly in the Thinkbox Deadline submission UI. No functional difference, so pick one name and stay consistent. In a Deadline submission bootstrap, where the node inventory shows up in the job definition, the prefixed name keeps everything unambiguous.

One practical note that applies to both names: it uses ComfyUI's native video API, so it needs a ComfyUI build with video support on the master that runs it. If you're only running image jobs, you don't need this node at all - it's purely for video workflows where the master shouldn't render.