AFANASY Render Farm Manager
Key Features:
Flexible
JSON protocol, Python API.Pools&Tickets
Describe what different machines can do and how much.Machines Resources Monitoring
CPU (System, User), GPU, RAM, HDD, SWAP, I/O, Net and Custom (Python).Generic
Can do anything that can be described via commands.Sub-Task Dependence
Simulation first calculated frames can start to render, while the entire simulation calculation is not finished.Statistics
SQL database and a ready Web GUI (PHP) to browse it.Multi-Task Hosts
One host can run several tasks.Multi-Host Tasks
One task can run on several hosts (master service and slaves).Software Licenses Limits.
Dependences, Priorities, Services, Parsers, Wake-On-LAN, Mixed-Os, Qt GUI, Web GUI, CLI, Nimby (automatic and schedule).
Software Integration:
- 3ds Max | Autodesk
- After Effects | Adobe
- Blender
- Cinema 4D | Maxon
- Clarisse iFX | Isotropix
- Fusion | Blackmagic
- Houdini | SideFX
- Alembic
- Arnold
- Distributed simulations (htracker)
- Mantra
- Parsing ROP network for a complex job with dependences
- RenderMan
- Redshift
- Sub-task Frame Dependence. First simulated frames can be started to render, while the entire simulation is not finished.
- Top Scheduler
- Wedges
- Maya | Autodesk
- 3Delight
- Arnold
- Mental Ray
- Redshift
- VRay
- Natron
- Render several precomps with dependencies as one job.
- Nuke | The Foundry
- Render several precomps with dependencies as one job.
- Softimage | Autodesk
RULES
WEB engine to view/modify folders structure, designed for CG projects tracking.- Comment scenes, shots, folders.
- Edit shots (folders) statuses, progresses, artists and tags.
- Subscribe channels (folders), receive news on changes.
- View images sequences, draw annotations.
- Create, view and comment dailies.
- Setup users, groups, permissions.
- Convert multiply movies or sequences to other movies or sequences via Afanasy.
- Create/extract archives and put files on FTP via Afanasy.
- You can try it online.