Google's new cloud platform Zync aims to cut rendering bottlenecks

artd3Dartd3D Posts: 165
edited September 2015 in The Commons

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/google-aims-speed-3d-workflows-91516584

I am very interested in what more knowledgeable users think of this new cloud based

rendering system from Google.

Since Nuke for non-commercial use is now free, is this a viable rendering solution for Daz or other 3d programs?

 

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  • AtiAti Posts: 9,083
    edited September 2015

    The link goes to a "Page not found" error.

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  • artd3Dartd3D Posts: 165

    just corrected the link

     

  • interesting...

  • ToborTobor Posts: 2,300

    This is a pretty old story, but it's still an interesting one. They need to (and haven't yet) explicitly support Iray and its Iray Bridge feature. This is presumably what the D|S "Cloud" function is set up to do. It permits the transport of the scene database.

    Their pricing is good -- less than a dollar per machine hour, with low monthly minimums. Render farms are primarily set for animation, so if you're doing single-frame compositions, even big ones don't cost much.

    There are a few render farms that support Iray. I haven't yet used any of them. Some cater to the per-job clients, typical of game animation and Hollywood, where you don't need a renderer every day. A short list is here:

    http://rentrender.com/iray-render-farms/

    These people are technological partners with nVidia, and also provide an Iray rendering service. Their prices are higher than Google, however.

    https://www.bloomunit.com/en/

    For years, Amazon has supported Iray renders, but I have no idea how to even contact them for more information. They're too busy flying your packages to you via drone.

    http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101115005866/en/Amazon-Web-Services-Announces-Amazon-Cluster-GPU

  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,850
    artd3D said:
    Since Nuke for non-commercial use is now free, is this a viable rendering solution for Daz or other 3d programs?

     

    Free Nuke cloud rendering? Got a link to this service?

  • Nuke is a compositor, not (principally, at least) a renderer. The rendering is usually done in another application.

  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,850

    Nuke is a compositor, not (principally, at least) a renderer. The rendering is usually done in another application.

    Boy, did I read/understood that wrong.

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