Lan Rendering

[Diurno]

Hi all, i've a question:

in my studio i've two Windows machines, connected in the same connection group. Only mine has Softimage installed, so the question is:

Can i rendering using both computers processors? and how?

Thanks

[Hirazi Blue]

I haven't tried this myself, but my best guess would be, that you'd have to look into "satellite rendering".
There is a WIKI-page on this subject here.

And you can find more info in the manual under "Rendering - Distributed Rendering"...
;)

[Diurno]

i followed that guide, and i almost succeded, but now when i start rendering, randomly after a few frames, MR crash saying "SLAVE 1 died...."

[Hirazi Blue]

Googling "mental ray slave died" brings up many hits, not specifically Softimage-related.
One thing Softimage-related I found is this KB article which basically states you shouldn't use BSP2 while satellite rendering...

[Diurno]

ok thanks, later i'll try to use that solution; i've only one question: what is BSP2?

[Hirazi Blue]

Softimage Manual: Rendering > Optimizing a Scene for Rendering > BSP2 Raytracing Acceleration ;)

[Diurno]

ok.... but it's still convenient to force the old BSP for render with 2 pcs ?