Think of a Qube! job as a blackjack table in a casino. The supervisor is the dealer, and the pack of cards is the list of frames (the agenda). The number of subjobs determines how many seats are present at the table. The players in the seats are the workers; actually, if a single worker [...]
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Managing mental ray licenses
16:34:07 (adskflex) DENIED: “85537MAYAMMR1_F” user@host.site.com(Licensed number of users already reached. (-4,342)) 16:34:07 (adskflex) DENIED: “85537MAYAMMR1_2011_0F” user@host.site.com (Licensed number of users already reached. (-4,342)) It’s normal with Maya’s network render licenses for mental ray to see “denied” messages. It has to do with the unusual way mental images has implemented counting the floating mental ray network [...]
The Future of PreViz – MobileViz from Silverdraft Studios
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Michael Cooper of Silverdraft Studios just prior to their official launch of MobilViz, the “first super-computer-powered digital and visual effects (VFX) studios-on-wheels.” Silverdraft is a Boise, Idaho-based company but their first MobilViz product has been parked in Hollywood behind previz experts The Third Floor for several weeks now [...]
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PipelineFX Forms Board of Advisors
The creation of this Board of Advisors marks a second important milestone in the strategy of PipelineFX in taking render management to the next level. Last year, the company launched their “Smart Farming” technology; a business intelligence system analyzing the power of production pipeline and providing integrated charting and reporting, and automating labor intensive render [...]
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China’s BaseFX takes control of their growing render pipeline
This past summer I had the pleasure of participating in a world tour titled “Integrated Pipelines” with the great guys from Shotgun Software and Tweak Software. We visited major 8 cities including Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, London, Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing and discussed CG production pipelines with hundreds of technical folks from hundreds [...]
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The Importance of Rendering in Digital Media Education Programs
At PipelineFX I have made supporting digital media education programs a focus and with over 200 universities and school around the world already managing their rendering infrastructure with Qube! we are making great progress in that area. Many schools are still leaving rendering to be managed by each individual student and using the post-it note [...]
Building a render farm without a shared filesystem – NOT recommended
I strongly recommend that you don’t try and run without a central file server if the job content resides on machines running a Windows desktop OS.
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RodeoFX benefits from smart render management
Rodeo FX is a Montreal-based visual effects company founded in 2006 by Mathieu Raynault and Sebastien Moreau. Sharing over 25 years of visual effects experience, the partners are known for creating stunning photorealistic and creative visual effects.
General render farm recommendations
We are frequently asked for general recommendations on render farm hardware and configurations. While there is no “one size fits all” for render farms we would like to share some thoughts on the subject and welcome your comments.
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PipelineFX now provides seamless integration with Adobe AfterEffects
PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ – the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today the addition of advanced features for render management in Adobe AfterEffects. This latest release brings a new level of seamless integration for render management that all AfterEffects users will appreciate. Some of the new features include: - New [...]
