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elvis
02-19-2003, 01:18 AM
there are plenty of great tools out there like final render, brazil, v-ray, mental-ray, etc which all utilise bucket rendering. the problem is you end up paying for a zillion features you'd never use.

i'm lloking for a cheap bucket rendering system for Max 5. it doesn't need to add any new features to Max other than the ability to split single frames across a network render farm.

if anyone has any suggestions (along with pricing) i'd be very greatful. the cheaper the better, as i don't want to have to pay stupid licensing costs on dedicated render machines that cost me $700 a piece.
ZeBoxx
02-19-2003, 01:37 AM
Heya,

Cheap, huh ?
And only single-frame distributed rendering ?

mkay...

SFNR - Single Frame Network Render
http://magicm.cgcommunity.com/index.php?page=maxscripts

Best regards,
Richard Annema
elvis
02-19-2003, 04:13 AM
perfect! you are my new hero. :)
ZeBoxx
02-19-2003, 10:52 PM
Woohoo!

But wait.. are you the old, or the -new- elvis ?

;)

Best regards,
Richard Annema
jadedchron
02-19-2003, 10:53 PM
you mean skinny or fat? :D
ZeBoxx
02-19-2003, 11:02 PM
Or maybe I meant alive or dead (or alive!) *ponder*

Uh, thank you-very-much

*strikes pose*
jadedchron
02-19-2003, 11:14 PM
nice avatar btw :0
dvornik
02-19-2003, 11:57 PM
Am I correct that to run it you don't need an authorized copy of max (or one network license) for each machine? Just runs with backburner? Cool.

I seem to get errors, though. I'm testing it with ink-and-paint chamelion. Looks like it rendered the bucket, but then it shows "error creating avi file". OK, I'm stupid. Shoud render separate frames.

I wish it would stitch automatically, delete temp renders and move to the next frame.
ZeBoxx
02-20-2003, 12:40 AM
Originally posted by jadedchron
nice avatar btw :0

Thank you, thank you!

It's a P and a uhh... d.. on a erm.. glowing.. reflective.. box.. thing.

Yeah.

should make it a thumbnail of that other thing... hmmm
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