#Render24
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Hey,
Can anyone tell me how much better and faster the render 24 is than the
playmation render is? I have Playmation 2.07. Also has anyone used
Playmation/Animation Master on a P90 or SGI, I'd like to know how much faster
it is.
Ron,
Really the only advantage to Render 24 is that it can be run as a dos network
renderer… it's a little bit faster, but not enough to write home about…. as
for the speed of A:M on a Pentium 90….. hold on to your shorts! 5-7 times
faster than a 486DX50 and a little faster than an SGI Indy…. I know, we were
pretty shocked too!
Steve, Hash Inc
Hi, I am a new AM user. Just out of curiousity, how does the PowerMac 8100 fit
in as far as rendering speed, in comparison the the p90 and the Indy?
Also, does network rendering work cross-platform? In other words, if I
purchased a Windows or an SGI license in addition to my PowerMac license, could
the other platforms be render slaves to the PowerMac, at the same time?
Thanks in advance, Jim Jonah
P.S. was I the only one with a miss-labeled training tape?
Jim, yes you could render on different platforms… as for the speed of a PPC
8100 comared to our indy… I wouldn't know since we're not that lucky….all
we have is a silly little 6100 but it comes pretty darn close to that P90 and
would definitely make me think twice about buying an Indy…. you sure could
buy a lot of PPCs or P90s with that kind of money….
Steve, Hash Inc
Steve,
>>as for the speed of a PPC 8100 comared to our indy… I wouldn't know since
we're not that lucky….all we have is a silly little 6100 but it comes pretty
darn close to that P90 <<
So, my 8100 should run circles around the Indy and the Pentium.
Is there a discount for buying Animation Master on a second platform? (I own
the PMac version, and possibly might need the regular Mac or the Windows
version.)
Thanks, Jim Jonah
Yes, Jim we do offer cross platform discounts, call the office 206-750-0042 and
we can discuss it….
Steve, Hash Inc.
Make sure you use a Native engine for the PPC (is there one available?). It
seems PPC's run regular mac software about the speed of a Mac II or slow Quadra
and with no mathco support as of the latest emutator. I use a P-90 at home and
Macs at work and it sure is amazing how fast Native PPC apps are being released
compared to almost no Pentium optimized software. I guess developers really
have to rewrite stuff for the PMAC since the emulation is so slow and Apple is
migrating its entire line of systems to the new chips, but the pentuim runs old
x86 stuff just fine and fast. Well, enough small talk. Good luck
-Mitch
Mike,
>>Make sure you use a Native engine for the PPC (is there one available?). It
seems PPC's run regular mac software about the speed of a Mac II or slow Quadra
and with no mathco support as of the latest emutator. I use a P-90 at home and
Macs at work and it sure is amazing how fast Native PPC apps are being released
compared to almost no Pentium optimized software. <<
I do have a PMac 8100 with the native version of Animation Master, I was just
curious how rendering time compares to the P-90 or the Indy. Basically, I'm
planning ahead for the inevitable crunch that always happens with indecisive
clients. I know I'll need a "render farm" and was trying to find out if I had
PMacs, Indy's and Pentiums on the same network, one — could they all be slaves
to the PMac and help out rendering the same project.
Thanks for the input, Jim Jonah
Steve,
Well you sold me on that one! I can't believe the P90 is even faster than
the Indy. Thanks, you really helped me out alot.
Ron
Ron-
I test rendered a scene to compare Render24 with Windows render – it took
windows just over an hour where it took render24 only 51 minutes. Not a huge
difference but after hundreds of renders it adds up.
As for speed, I'm using a 4/66DX2 and a P90. On average the P90 renders 2-3
times faster. Well worth the investment!
-Kevin
Kevin,
It sounds well worth it to me. With render24 and a P90 you could save some
serious rendering time.Thanks alot.
-Ron