https://cgru.info/ CGRU: CG Tools&Rules. Afanasy Free Open Source Render Farm Manager. en-us Sun, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 12 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT timurhai@gmail.com (Timur Hairulin) timurhai@gmail.com (Timur Hairulin) https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-3-1 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-3-1 Various minor improvements. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-3-0 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-3-0 - GPU resources monitoring. - CPU and GPU job block needs. - Task depend mask causes new Waiting Dependencies task state. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-2 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-2 - Just lots of minor enchancements and bugfixes accumulated. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-1 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-1 - Houdini Afanasy TOP Scheduler. - Several AfWatch enhancements and bug-fixes. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-0 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-2-0 - Some configuration parameters are pool parameters now. So now it is more easy to setup each pool individually. It is especially useful, if your farm has a remote pool(s). - Parsers can return information about task process resources, server stores it, GUIs can show. - RENDER_NO_TASK and RENDER_OVERLOAD events added. - Server HTTP configuration extended. Now it is more easy to make server to serve some custom or even several WebGUIs. - Several AfWatch bugfixes. Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-1-1 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-1-1 - AfWatch job item can collapse blocks. Useful for UI space economy, especially on jobs with a big blocks count. In a View Options menu you can collapse/expand all jobs, and set an option to collapse new jobs. - Houdini submission ROP works with Python 3. Now you can choose to download Houdini with internal Python 3. Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-1-1 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-1-1 - Afanasy pool tickets got maximum hosts property. This is mostly needed for licence hosts limits. There is a common type of licensing where you can run multiple instances of software on same host, occupying only single license. Sun, 15 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-0-0 https://cgru.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes_log/changes_log.html#v3-0-0 Pool and Tickets. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release231 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release231 Linux packages moved on SystemD. Windows services. NVidia GPU monitoring Python custom resurce class. Bug fixes. Thu, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release230 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release230 Generally new Branch class appeared: http://cgru.info/afanasy/branch. Now jobs solving is going within branches hierarchy. Branches can represent departments/projects/assets and you can vary their priorities. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release223 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release223 Afanasy server new networking architecture allows bigger amount of clients. Bug fixes. Thu, 2 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release222 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release222 Maya Redshift support. Afanasy parsers update. Bug fixes. Sun, 21 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release221 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release221 Isotropix Clarisse iFX support. Keeper shows machine memory usage in a system tray icon. AfServer solves jobs by running tasks total capacity (by default), not just by running tasks count. Each new job acquires an unique serial number. You can get jobs from server by serial. Rules artists got automatic bookmarks on assigned shots. Sun, 29 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release220 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release220 Afanasy server on restart reconnects running tasks. Houdini distributed simulations support. Rules export shots to HTML table that can be saved, printed in PDF, opened in Exel. Bugfixes. Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release210 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release210 Afanasy clients does not listen port (and afrender and afwatch). Server can serve much greater number of clients. Client can work behind a firewall/router. No local network needed. Afrender can skip existing files and check rendered files. Rules file buffer to move files and folders. Bugfixes. Fri, 6 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release208 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release208 AfWatch desktop notifications. Rules tasks prices, auxiliary folders, user ips. Bugfixes. Sun, 6 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release207 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release207 Keeper show/change local render user. Natron and Fusion integration. Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release206 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release206 Bugfixes from 2.0.5 (the main reason of this release). Afanasy Auto NIMBY and Auto Free now can depend on MEM, SWAP, HDD and Network usage (was only CPU). RULES dailies with sound. Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release205 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release205 Afanasy PPA: Preview Pending Approval jobs. AfStarter supports Natron. AfRender can generate thumbnail from running task. RULES uploads masks, tasks prices. Bugfixes. Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release204 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release204 Afanasy job block frame sequential new parameter. RULES permissions to edit tasks, body, playlist, assign artists. Bugfixes. Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release203 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release203 Afanasy service and parser changes, WebGUI custom resources support. RULES: News filter, users(artists) roles, Nuke scene template. Bugfixes. Sun, 9 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release202 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release202 Afanasy GUI job item ETA. Movie Maker (Dailies) Apple ProRes422 and 444 10-bit. RULES: Tasks and reports statistics, Create/extract archives and put files on FTP with Afanasy. Minor bugfixes. Tue. 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release201 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release201 RULES: Convert multiply selected movies or sequences to other movies or sequences. You can change codec, fps, resolution and convert DPX-es to JPEG-s with a specified colorspace and quality, for example. Such calculations will be processed on a farm via Afanasy. Afanasy server several bugs fixed. This is the major reason of this release. Sun, 11 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release200 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release200 Afanasy server store state in JSON files, no SQL database needed for it. Tasks thumbnails, Python service post function. Web GUI and RULES is not beta now. Sun, 2 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release170 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release170 RULES (beta) - web based CG progects tracker. Forum (beta) based on RULES web engine. Web GUI (beta, no authentication). Automatic Nimby. Afanasy server events and notifications (email). Wed, 5 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1612 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1612 Minor features. Minor bugfixes. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1611 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1611 Bug fixes. Maya users should look at meTools for Afanasy. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1610 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release1610 Bug fixes. World fixed: no the end. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release169 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release169 Bug fixes. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release168 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release168 Automatic Wake-On-Lan. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release167 http://cgru.info/#changes_log.html#release167 New documentation. All config moved to from XML to json, including farm setup and pathsmap. You can setup various OS-es in the same file. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release166 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release166 PySide and license. New linux package 'afanasy-qtgui' to remove Qt dependence from 'afanasy-server' and 'afanasy-render' packages. Bug fixes. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release165 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release165 Afanasy python parser can consider that task is already done and finish(stop) it with a success. Bug fixes. Tue, 4 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release164 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release164 New domain cgru.info started. Bug fixes. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release163 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release163 Nuke render and submission scripts options added to skip paths map and render to temporary image stages. Bug fixes. Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release162 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release162 JSON age started. No binary python module needed. Bug fixes. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release161 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release161 Tasks can be solved in a not-sequential manner. For example 1-10: 0 9 5 2 7 1 3 6 8 4. You can hide jobs or renders in AfWatch by some parameter. AfWatch can preview tasks of a not-numeric blocks (This bug is a main reason of this release). Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release160 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release160 Afanasy server is available for MS Windows platform. AfWatch GUI styles and various customizations. Default look is civil (not military). Administrator can change job owner. No Qt library in Afanasy render client. So Qt is used for GUI only now. GitHub CGRU project started. Thu, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release155 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release155 Server has customizable acceptable IP addresses mask. Movie Maker custom container and ability to save settings. User can set jobs solving to parallel. Only PostgreSQL database is supported as native library is used instead of QtSql. Sat, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release154 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release154 AltLinux RPM packages. Blender Cycles render engine support. Nimby schedule and Afanasy Starter improvements. MSVC 10 and Qt 4.8.0. Some important bugs fixed. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release153 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release153 Some important bugs fixed. Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release152 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release152 Movie Maker can explode movie to sequence and add sound from a file with audio. Keeper displays local Afanasy render client status in a system tray icon. Some important bugs fixed. Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release151 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release151 Keeper - a system tray application with menu, designed launch CGRU and AFANASY tools, setup and start other software applications to run with CGRU configured. Standalone dialog to submit jobs. Abobe After Effects support. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release150 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release150 Sub-task dependences to start render during simulation. Houdini submission major improvements. Technical changes. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release145 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release145 MAX, Maya, XSI 2012. Blender 2.5. Python 3. Render client bug fix. Thu, 26 May 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release144 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release144 New features. Bug fixes. Sat, 7 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release143 http://cgru.info/doc/changes_log.html#release143 Server memory leak fixed. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT