Render farm
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A render farm is a high-performance computer system, e.g. a computer cluster, built to render computer-generated imagery (CGI), typically for film and television visual effects.
A render farm is different from a render wall, which is a networked, tiled display used for
Render capacity
Over the decades, advances in computer capability have allowed an image to take less time to render. However, the increased computation is appropriated to meet demands to achieve state-of-the-art image quality. While simple images can be produced rapidly, more realistic and complicated higher-resolution images can now be produced in more reasonable amounts of time. The time spent producing images can be limited by production time-lines and deadlines, and the desire to create high-quality work drives the need for increased computing power, rather than simply wanting the same images created faster. Project such as the Big and Ugly Rendering Project have been available for rendering images using Blender across both widely distributed networks and local networks.[2]
Management
To manage large farms, a
Beyond on-site render farms, cloud-based render farm options have been facilitated by the rise of
See also
References
- ^ ""renderwall" definition from Double-Tongued Dictionary". 28 October 2004.
- ISBN 9781430231271. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "How render farm pricing actually works". GarageFarm. 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "How Blender Render Farms Save Time and Money". rentaflop. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "TPN Homepage".