Life Without Renderfarm

[the dOktoR]

So you work in a studio... well does your studio have a renderfarm .. well i just start to wonder is when do we actuly get to see a 3dsoftware which is totallt Realtime based.. model realtime(like the render region style/ Active render).... texture realtime...sound and lighting realtime...and ofcourse animate and playback realtime....(ok render real-time as well)... we see the big studios like crest animation studios, cgi mantra mumbai, and DAM are such to name a few. have these heaven dressed in tecnology areas.. what i wanna know is.. the formula behind a renderfarm .. how much time can i save.. without comprmising on qulaity... how many cpu's and at what conig.... i guess you guys got my point....

[dynafx]

good topic,<br>
i dont know, how many can participate in these discussions,<br>
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well,&nbsp; not aware bout the software part, of realtime, how long it will take to develop<br>
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but, verymuch aware of renderfarms , and the formula, in india<br>
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Watz happening with BCS, they've opened the renderfarm on rent in mumbai??<br>
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well i guess nobody will disclose the formula of rendefarm, bout the cpu's config etc.,<br>
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but as far as i know, i've contacted these renderfarms, and they are
all rated according to the timely delivery and speed and cost
effective, few resources of mine, <br>
if u get info bout these renderfarms, pls lemme know<br>
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1. http://www.ap3d.com/Alternate_Perspective.htm<br>
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2. http://www.tir.co.uk/_servs_render.html<br>
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3.&nbsp; http://www.pipelinefx.com/<br>
4.&nbsp; http://www.mag-productions.com/<br>
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5.&nbsp; https://renderplanet.com/<br>
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6. http://www.respower.com/index.php<br>
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7. http://www.rendernow.com/<br>
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out of these, respower is the best, for anystudio, <br>
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but i doubt you can get the information bout the renderfarm , still <br>
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little info bout the ILM<br>
ILM renderfarm has over 2500 processors, approx 4 million mflops<br>
Storage capacity over 80 terabytes - This is enough to store the ENTIRE printed collection of the US Library of Congress <br>
in 2003, over 13.7 million frames passed through our pipeline (equivalent to 79 movies)<br>
in 2003, approx 9 petabytes of data passed through our network<br>
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Number of shots completed in 2003: 2,063<br>
Average number of takes per shot: 20<br>
Computer Graphics Department: 460 Artists<br>
Number of computer Rooms: 4<br>
Average nightly data transfer render servers &amp; file servers: 90 Terabytes<br>
Total data backed up annually: 300 Petabytes<br>
Main computer room uses 450kVA; enough for 500-800 suburban homes<br>
Number of Linux based desktop machines for production: 80<br>
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indian studios cant afford these, or atleast now, soon , we will be there<br>
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[dynafx]

soul<br>
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any info on the renderfarm formula??<br>
waiting to c more posts on this topic<br>

[the dOktoR]

dude its pretty complicated ill get one of my peeps to put somth on this thread....

[the dOktoR]

<P>ahahahahah </P>
<P>guys check this out totally tripping... but please let it load... dyna.. buddy this is wht&nbsp;most of our studio&nbsp;needs... <IMG src="smileys/smiley23.gif" border="0">&nbsp;</P>
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<P>Enjoy</P>
<P>(XSI warrior)</P><edited><editID>soulstation</editID><editDate>38272.1509606481</editDate></edited>

[dynafx]

coool, small request, wen u post, p<span style="font-weight: bold;">ls dont mention bout the studio's name, lets be person or topic specific, </span>everybody reading the forum,<br>
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thatz a cooooooool farm, would love to maintain a farm like that, <br>
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since, i've not stepped into movie making, not reached so far, soon, will be there<br>

[the dOktoR]

wht name...<IMG src="smileys/smiley24.gif" border="0">

[dynafx]

buddy, u've edited ur post, good, but in future, letz not discuss bout
the studios, which will become like another cgtalk thread, which was
moderated<br>
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anyhow, the information, i was lookin for is , wat configs, specs, bout the renderfarm, also,<br>
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such big renderfarms in india, will take some time, <br>
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i heard, BCS, opened an renderafrm in mumbai, any info on that?<br>

[the dOktoR]

ill be talkin to the IBM guys in a while will chk it out and let you as wht they are offring in india... cgimantra are in a good position on that... ill keep you posted...

[andy_maxman]

i believe that weta's renderfarm has a supercomputer which is ranked 80th in the world and is currently available for rent.<br>



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[dynafx]

weta'z super computer in the top 500, this is the link<br>
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http://www.top500.org/list/2004/06<br>
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they confuse us by ranking weta in 77 &amp; 80 , still , its been ranked within 100<br>

[Crunk]

<P>those will be the days when india will have major renderfarms.. i woder that the configs are.. gotta be huge.. </P>
<P>one question how many renderfarms are there in india??</P>

[dynafx]

as far as my knowledge, lemme give the list<br>
1.pentamedia<br>
2. jadooworks<br>
3. cgimantra<br>
4. BCS(mumbai)<br>
5. DQ<br>
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out of this, 2 is big farm, 1, no idea bout it now, 3, its startin i guess(soul am i right)<br>
4, BCS, since its in mumbai, not heard much bout it, 5. is small<br>
but nothing like weta'z<br>

[Crunk]

dyna can i have some more info on wets'z <edited><editID>td.studios</editID><editDate>38272.6240162037</editDate></edited>

[the dOktoR]

well cgi has already got their renderfarm.. the general prope call it the server room... infact IBM is gettin in talks with thm... you did forget crest animation studios.. they got a solution for storage and processing.. they got around 60&nbsp;+ 40 more info on that later..

[dynafx]

did i miss, crest,<br>
oh, sorry bout it,<br>
soul, someting tells me, mantra will not settle for IBM, letz wat<br>
somebody give me info bout BCS renderfarm on rent in mumbai and bout REENA ASHOK<br>

[hells angel]

<P>ok..this was word of mouth....not sure..had a guy from&nbsp; aproduction house tell me this....theres a farm openin in pune.....pretty big...two reasons for location....proximity to mumbai...and damn low on overheads...so can be competitive...</P>
<P>dunno how far this is accurate..though will keep u guys posted.</P>

[Crunk]

<P>hell is it one of those farms for rent.. or is soley gonna be owned by a studio... dyna you didnt tell me at wetz..</P>

[the dOktoR]

<P>Well talk about leaking information "ok no body knows me right" .</P>
<P>well what the hell here's something i got but it may not be complete config (highest config) could vary.</P>
<P># of Blades/chassis : 14/7U chassis; Total bladed per pack: 84; internal Media support :FDD/CD; Local console switch:yess;DC power support;layer 4,7 advance network switch,Xeon processor (dual) optional; serverWorks chipset; 4gb memory capacity; 4DDr memory dims;2xATA/SCSI disk drive interface; Onboard RAID support; Network connectivity 2xGbe.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>

[dynafx]

NASA's SUPERCOMPUTER<br>
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<a href="http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/27supercomp.htm" target="_blank">http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/27supercomp.htm</a><br>
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wow, it'll be amazing to work there.<br>