Distributed rendering. IS this a possibility? 2016-01-19 19:58 GMT+01:00 Tony Bexley <alb7...@gmail.com>:
> Oh okay, I think I got it now. We're still on RR 6 but maybe we need to > upgrade to 7 so we can have multiple render nodes on machines. > > Guess I better talk to the bossman and see about getting a license > upgrade. > > Thanks Tim! > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Tim Crowson < > tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com> wrote: > >> We settled on 2GPUs for most machines. A couple have 3. Workstations have >> 1. Like Matt and Mirko said, because of non-linear performance, you'll need >> to determine at what point you want to parallelize. >> >> And yes, you can have a machine with 4 cards, and 4 instances of RS each >> rendering on a separate card. However, be advised that all 4 instances of >> RS/XSI will pull from shared resources like the CPU and system RAM. >> >> If you can swing Titan Xs, their 12GB of vram make a huge difference in >> performance, even if the specs of the card itself might not seem as >> appealing as the 908Ti. >> >> -Tim >> >> >> On 1/19/2016 2:52 AM, Matt Morris wrote: >> >> When I was at A Large Evil Corporation we replaced around 40 cpu nodes >> with 8 dual gpu nodes. With 2 cards the scaling is pretty good (around >> 1.85x). With 3 or 4 cards it would definitely be worth doing one frame per >> gpu. >> >> On 19 January 2016 at 00:39, Artur Woźniak <artur.w...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> SO the question. >>> How do you setup your farm. Which is better? Multiple cards per frame or >>> a card per frame? >>> >>> Artur >>> >>> 2016-01-19 0:50 GMT+01:00 Tim Crowson < <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com> >>> tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com>: >>> >>>> We're use a 'garden' really... about a dozen dedicated machines, most >>>> with 2xTitanX cards, and we have some workstations that can kick in if >>>> needed. You can get through a lot with far less than before. And if you >>>> need to upgrade, just pop in a different card. We went from dual 770s to >>>> dual TitanXs with zero hassle and the performance improvement was as >>>> expected: awesome. >>>> >>>> -Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1/17/2016 11:38 AM, Graham Bell wrote: >>>> >>>> I'd really like us to look at Redshift but too embedded with Vray. >>>> Keeping an eye on the possible Max integration as that could turn heads. >>>> How big a farm are people using for Redshift, because we do a lot of >>>> rendering. >>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 at 16:57, balazs kiss < <fospu...@gmail.com> >>>> fospu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Morten, >>>>> >>>>> we're also on redshift here, and I've made another small studio to >>>>> switch too ( by showing a few frames and the corresponding render times >>>>> ).. >>>>> great stuff :) >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 2:54 AM, Kris Rivel < <krisri...@gmail.com> >>>>> krisri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Loooooove RS! Switched over after briefly playing with Vray and never >>>>>> looked back. It has been amazing so far. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kris >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Ognjen Vukovic < <ognj...@gmail.com> >>>>>> ognj...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I thought they mentioned having rendermaps in soft actually working >>>>>>> partially, they were just looking for a method on how to implement it >>>>>>> across the board. >>>>>>> I could be completely wrong though. Either way i would like the >>>>>>> volumes more :), sorry baking guys. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Matt Morris < <matt...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> matt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'd say the timescale for rendermapping/baking will be months >>>>>>>> rather than weeks - seems like complex volume rendering will come >>>>>>>> before >>>>>>>> baking. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 8 January 2016 at 09:28, Ognjen Vukovic < <ognj...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> ognj...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It wasn't supported up till now, I think they will be introducing >>>>>>>>> it in the coming weeks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:18 AM, James De Colling < >>>>>>>>> <james.decoll...@gmail.com>james.decoll...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> sorry for the potentially silly question, but how is redshift >>>>>>>>>> with Rendermap? we use it extensively with MR, and would need >>>>>>>>>> redshift to >>>>>>>>>> have the same capability >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> James, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Morten Bartholdy < >>>>>>>>>> <x...@colorshopvfx.dk>x...@colorshopvfx.dk> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Wow, it is quite impressive what an impact Redshift has made >>>>>>>>>>> already. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I have done a fair amount of testing with Redshift too and find >>>>>>>>>>> on average scenes to be 5-10 times faster than Arnold with >>>>>>>>>>> comparable >>>>>>>>>>> quality, plus a number of things are simpler to set up the way you >>>>>>>>>>> want it, >>>>>>>>>>> in part because of the rapid feedback in the renderregion. I have >>>>>>>>>>> yet to >>>>>>>>>>> test it on really complex scenes, so that will be the next thing to >>>>>>>>>>> check. >>>>>>>>>>> I agree on a lack of shader support in certain parts, especially >>>>>>>>>>> compared >>>>>>>>>>> to Arnold/Sitoa, so it is reassuring that Burtnyk and Co are so >>>>>>>>>>> responsive >>>>>>>>>>> :) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> We will likely also incorporate it to some extent when it >>>>>>>>>>> supports vdb and volumetric rendering and see where it takes us. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Morten >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Den 5. januar 2016 kl. 19:50 skrev "Emilio Hernández" < >>>>>>>>>>> <emi...@e-roja.com>emi...@e-roja.com>: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Softimage and Redshift. Best marriage ever! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I have 4 licenses. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> <http://www.matinai.com>www.matinai.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Tim Crowson **Lead CG Artist* >>>> >>>> >>>> *Magnetic Dreams, Inc. *2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, >>>> Nashville, TN 37214 >>>> *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com >>>> tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com >>>> >>>> *Confidentiality Notice: This email, including attachments, is >>>> confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original >>>> intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error please >>>> inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage >>>> mechanism. 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