I moved onto deadline recently and have no regrets for small scale set ups. I used to use Qube somewhere and is great but expensive.
Howard On 30 Nov 2012, at 02:44, Nathan Rusch <[email protected]> wrote: > We currently use Rush here, though with a Python render stack built on top of > it, and we’ve been planning (read: trying to find the time) to move away from > it for awhile. Frankly, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, especially as a > long-term solution. The user-facing tools are some of the least intuitive > (and indeed, least usable) I’ve seen, and you pretty much have to implement > any features you want/need yourself. > > Deadline 6 (currently in beta) uses a database for the repository storage > instead of a directory tree like 5, meaning it should scale much better. The > UIs are also being redesigned and are now written in PyQt using > platform-native libraries, so the clunky Mono GUIs on Linux/OSX are no more. > The monitor also updates automatically as well. > > I don’t have experience with Qube! myself, but I’ve heard good things, as > well as that it’s not worth the (hefty) premium over other solutions. > > Apparently Tractor is still a product as well, and a reasonably priced one, > but I haven’t heard a peep about updates or new versions. > > > -Nathan > > > -----Original Message----- From: Ned Wilson > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 2:24 PM > To: Nuke user discussion > Subject: [Nuke-users] Render Manager of choice? > > Hey all, > > I'm working on building out a small render farm for a brand new facility. As > such, I have some ability to install a render manager of my choice. > > At this point, I've narrowed it down to either Deadline or Qube!. At risk of > starting a religious war here, do people have a preference? Is there another > product that I am entirely overlooking? > > -n > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users _______________________________________________ Nuke-users mailing list [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users
