Monday, March 5, 2012

RenderMan in the cloud

I remember working on some rendered video back in the 90s. A single 30 second scene could take days to render at 25fps. This should bring the time down quite a lot.

Pixar's RenderMan® / Press Releases: "New cloud rendering service available in collaboration with GreenButton®

EMERYVILLE, CA – (January 19th, 2012) Pixar Animation Studios today launched a new cloud rendering service called "RenderMan® On Demand™." Developed in collaboration with pioneering cloud services provider GreenButton, this service is now available on Microsoft's Windows® Azure with Linux availability following later in 2012. "RenderMan On Demand" offers nearly instantaneous burst rendering access to hundreds and even thousands of additional cores, enabling artists and studios to deliver the highest-quality cinematic imagery with unprecedented economy and efficiency."


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