Change Log
2024:
- License number reduced to 600 Renderfarm end-points
2022:
- Updated version of Supported Software Sets to Maya 2022 and RenderMan 24.
2021:
- Updated version of Supported Software Sets to Maya 2021 and RenderMan 23.
2020:
- Change of Render drive mapping from Z:\Screen_Yr1 and Z:\Screen_Yr2 to consolidated P:\ mapped drive for each campus.
2019:
- Updated versions of Supported Software Sets
Supported Software Set & Render Engines
The supported software set will bedeveloped by consultation with the VFX Head of Faculty and CEOs is; see Courses Specification for specific minor versioning details.
- Maya 2022
- Deadline 10.1.x
- RenderMan 24 .3 for Maya (Render Engine)
- RenderMan Pro Server 24 .3(Render Engine)
Render Drives
Students enrolled into 3D Animation & VFX for Form Film [Career Course] have available a mapped Render drive that is also mapped by the Deadline render nodes.
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- 720p and 1080p are the supported rendering resolutions. 4k is not supported.
- Scenes to be well optimised to no more than 60-minutes rendering per frame. On average you should be aiming for a preper-frame rendering speed of no more than 25-30 minutes.
Areas of Responsibility
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- Assist with installation problems and;
- Assist with diagnosing issues with the Slave’s process not starting or shutting down as designed and;
- Point Screen VFX teachers towards the Renderfarm documentation and;
- Advise Corporate IT engineering of any problems identified, what work arounds were used and;
- Assist the VFX Teachers (and Students) by pointing them towards log files for the teacher to investigate the problems, but not necessarily be able to assist beyond that as they are not subject matter experts on Maya, Renderman and VFX workflows and;
- Ensure documentation is kept up to date.
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