Checklist before submitting to the UTSOA Render Farm
- Have you been through the render farm training? To request training and get access to the render farm, contact SOA-tech-train@austin.utexas.edu
- Are your files and all referenced files on the network for rendering? (\\soa-data.austin.utexas.edu\render\Student work\YOURINITIALS)
- Did you create a file for the image files to be saved? (\\soa-data.austin.utexas.edu\render\Student work\YOURINITIALS\ifl)
- Do you have a camera set?
Submission Workflow
Submitting from 3DS Max:
- For 3DS MAx, first go to Render Setup to select settings for output file and type.
- Under the "Common" tab, select "Save File" under "Render Output" and map the file to \\soa-data.austin.utexas.edu\render\Student work\YOURINITIALS\ifl
- Assign renderer (i.e., Vray, Mental Ray, etc).
- Close out of dialogue box.
- Under the Royal Render menu (RRender in the menu bar), select "Submit Scene". A new window (rrSubmitter) will open.
Royal Render Submitter
Expand the sub-category "Scene Settings":
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Once all image files are complete, open the Virtual Dub software to combine files into single animation.