May 28, 2012 8:00 AM
By B. N. Reporter
Despite “the
Renderfarm.fi” free render farm service built into latest versions or
Blender, public popularity for commercial render farm service is apparently
growing. Last week, a new render farm service name “RenderFlow” (www.renderflow.com) made it into
the market, announcing its GPU render service for Cycles.
Thus, it has joined the ranks of three other
Blender-related major render farms that support Cycles, namely, BlenderRenders, GreenButton, and ResPower.
How good will RenderFlow be, compared to
its pre-existing market competitors? According to its demo page, a single frame
of Agustin Benavidez’s famous island scene took just 27 seconds to render,
costing just 00.21 EUROs. B.N. reporter, however, has noticed that it didn’t
include uploading and waiting time, which can take up to several hours or so.
So, Will RenderFlow excel BlenderRenders that has
accumulated its expertise on Cycles renders? Will it serve the needs or urgent
studios better than GreenButton which provide on-demand focused service for its
clients? Will it beat the pricing advantage of ResPower which provides
ultra-economic subscription service?
Well, time will tell. No matter how it turns
out, it’s good to have another competent render farm service that is ready to
serve the needs of Blender users and studios.
Related links:
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http://www.blenderrenders.com/
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