Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4897338 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:35:20 +0100 Received: by mail-ob0-f169.google.com with SMTP id lz20so2257637obb.28 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:38:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=YNvzOVvtx3nemMgW8AyD5uVwCJBTD1zpsimkWikFtqg=; b=F6KInX8uzfafCMWvUsvslHyKhcnuaLt7Xb8oqPrPKTpD9Tj9OS4R5S60fY1836uNTj aDi4+Wf0/jCtUKEMB4jh5epKBS+dzwlVN+YWutyLR+2m/Jc6wfZoT1fWrf5jJHLWyqH1 5CM8A+l68O02OxLEgWCB9E0wzshMhhQR6/qspUxhYQl4/v0/OVQnpK32Hs36VKQguClG klh86rrDsIx/R5oMx9g7J9zAOUFWYP0Zjs4hY+8Nkd2MHAWSRU+tzzks1gtV4y6TqgI7 V3us9Rn3sFljc10n659rWaHVZXQ7qF60jahnSSaEISPw65mZXD10hBT2RMatLLy+fI5L v13Q== Received: by 10.60.12.233 with SMTP id b9mr16123835oec.95.1352759912269; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:38:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.14.135 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:38:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Nathan Shipley Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:38:12 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff1c14e0985f404ce53f6dd --e89a8ff1c14e0985f404ce53f6dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wouldn't bother with SSDs for the render nodes for the small setup I'm considering -- would save some money. As I'd be using the farm for 3D renders as well, drive speed isn't a significant factor. I rarely have AE renders that take so long that a farm is justified. Boot up times / system responsiveness doesn't matter much either because you turn them on and leave them on when you want to render. Program loads, scene and associated files are read from the network, the render starts, and then a frame is kicked back once it's done then on to the next one -- thus, there isn't a lot of drive usage provided you don't run out of RAM and start paging. For me, they wouldn't even need to be crazy decked out with RAM either as my 3D renders rarely use much memory. Mostly just about having more cores to render with. - Nathan On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Tony Romain wrote: > How significant of a speed bump do you see going this route rather than > just the stock hard drive=85 for C4D rendering? Is that a bottleneck fo= r 3d > renders? Internal drive speed? > > > > > > > -- > *tony romain* *|* *principal/creative director* > > *trance* > *motion graphic animation and design* > 323 651 1114 > www.trancedesigns.com > > From: Tim Sassoon > Reply-To: AE list > Date: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:16 PM > > To: AE list > Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread > > a little cache and startup drive, which should obviously be SSD > --e89a8ff1c14e0985f404ce53f6dd Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wouldn't bother with SSDs for the render nodes for the small setup I&= #39;m considering -- would save some money. =A0As I'd be using the farm= for 3D renders as well, drive speed isn't a significant factor. =A0I r= arely have AE renders that take so long that a farm is justified. =A0Boot u= p times / system responsiveness doesn't matter much either because you = turn them on and leave them on when you want to render. =A0Program loads, s= cene and associated files are read from the network, the render starts, and= then a frame is kicked back once it's done then on to the next one -- = thus, there isn't a lot of drive usage provided you don't run out o= f RAM and start paging. =A0For me, they wouldn't even need to be crazy = decked out with RAM either as my 3D renders rarely use much memory. =A0Most= ly just about having more cores to render with.

=A0- Nathan

On Mon, Nov 12= , 2012 at 4:24 PM, Tony Romain <tonyr-aelist@trancedesigns.co= m> wrote:
How significant of a s= peed bump do you see going this route rather than just the stock hard drive= =85 =A0for C4D rendering? =A0Is that a bottleneck for 3d renders? =A0Intern= al drive speed? =A0






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From: Tim Sassoo= n <tsassoon@aol.co= m>
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Date: Monday, November 12, 2= 012 2:16 PM

To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet ano= ther mac mini render farm thread

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a little cache a= nd startup drive, which should obviously be SSD

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