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farhada
03-04-2010, 12:30 PM
Hi Guys,
i have a long 4k animation to render, so i don't think i'll make it on my workstation.
i have the option to render it on a super computer but the problem that the super computer running on Linux redhat and my animation with 3ds max and the render engine is mental ray
i heard about Wine thing (to setup a windows applications on Linux) but that will make a problem because it will take the performance really down

so if any body can give me a hand with that will be appreciated .... thanks in advance
Jettatore
03-04-2010, 04:45 PM
I have no first hand experience with this, but I have read a bit into the subject simply because I wanted to know what the heck it was.... Look up Mental Ray Stand Alone. It's compatible with Linux and should let you render a file that you set up for it, away from your 3D Studio Max installation.
olson
03-04-2010, 04:49 PM
If the Linux machines have mental ray stand alone then you can export the archive from Max and render it anywhere (with a few limitations). I don't use Max but its probably in the documentation, look for archive export or MI export. Cheers!

EDIT: They beat me to it.
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