Hey Mike, I recognize you from the Deadline boards. :D There’s nothing inherently “wrong” with either .NET or IronPython. However, having to build and maintain an entire framework just to run a render slave is, it must be said, better to avoid if possible. Also, in the past I’ve run into issues getting CPython modules into Deadline’s IronPython environment, and given how deeply hooked into our pipe Rush currently is, I can’t see a transition to Deadline being a fun process.
I am aware that Deadline is supported on all three platforms. However, I’m curious if it gets quirky on Mono. At this point, I’m most concerned with large-farm scalability and deep integration, and from my previous experience with Deadline, it may not be the Swiss Army knife we need on the integration side. From an end-user and surface interaction perspective, it’s a dream come true; from a pipeline TD’s, I’m afraid not so much. That said, I won’t write it off without at least trying it on Linux. Thanks for the response, -Nathan From: Mike Owen Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 11:17 PM To: Nuke Python discussion Cc: Nuke-Users Subject: Re: [Nuke-python] OT: Render Manager Survey Hi Nathan, Can you explain what is wrong with having both .Net and also IronPython available in Deadline? You can also add CPython to Deadline by simply adding its library in the global repository options for your entire pipeline. You do know Deadline runs on all 3 platforms, via Mono and is fully supported across all 3 platforms? Some exciting and somewhat major developments are taking place in Deadline v5.x...I would listen out for Siggraph if I was you :-) Mike On 7 July 2011 07:05, Nathan Rusch <[email protected]> wrote: Hey everyone, Hope this isn’t considered inappropriate list spam, but I’m in search some outside opinions. We’re considering switching farm management packages (currently on Rush), and I’m trying to get a feel for what (commercially available) solutions other shops are currently using and if anyone has any opinions on any of them. I realize these lists may not be the place to get a lot of that kind of information, but I figure it’s worth a shot. The packages I’ve been researching thus far are Qube!, Smedge, Tractor, RenderPal, and DrQueue. I’m pretty experienced with Deadline, but at this point it’s seeming a less viable option due to its .NET/IronPython roots (we’re primarily Linux). If anyone is using or knows of any other major players, I’d love to hear about them as well. Thanks, -Nathan _______________________________________________ Nuke-python mailing list [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-python -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Nuke-python mailing list [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-python
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