like you said in regards to maya money is a factor for me. if i do descide to setup a rendering cluster my problem is going to be finding someone who can make a small video in blender for me so i can render it. <br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/2/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Greg Byshenk</b> <<a href="mailto:greg.byshenk@aoes.com">greg.byshenk@aoes.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 07:32:55AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:<br>> "Jon Aquilina" <<a href="mailto:eagles051387@gmail.com">eagles051387@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
<br>> > if i use blender how nicely does it work in a cluster?<br><br>> I believe it works quite well.<br><br><br>The "Helmer" <<a href="http://helmer.sfe.se/">http://helmer.sfe.se/</a>> minicluster uses blender, and appears<br>
to perform well.<br><br>Also, Maya's 'muster' engine runs under Linux, and quite successfully. We<br>use it in a mixed environment, where the render pool consists of both<br>Windows workstations and Linux cluster nodes.<br>
<br>Note, though, that like other commercial 3D products, Maya is expensive,<br>and may not be suitable for a student project.<br><br>--<br>Greg Byshenk<br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jonathan Aquilina
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