This is the third beta build for Deadline 8.1.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL USERS:
Please read the Deadline 8.1 Licensing and Compatibility thread for important information regarding Deadline 8.1: forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/vie … 09&t=14476
Full release notes can be found in the Deadline 8.1 documentation (see Downloads below).
Downloads
Installers and Documentation: thinkboxsoftware.box.com/s/56v3 … b34metrrfw
What’s New In Deadline 8.1.3.1 (Beta 3)
This release includes a bunch of bug fixes and improvements. This release also includes all the fixes to Deadline 8.0, up to (and including) version 8.0.6.5. To see the comprehensive list of fixes included from 8.0, please refer to the documentation.
Applications Improvements
General Improvements
-Add Environment Variables to Override Deadline’s Default Paths.
Command Improvements
-Added an optional flag to ParseFrameList command to combine the frames or not.
-Exposed the UBL settings to deadline command.
Monitor Improvements
-Fixed a bug where event plugin stubs were not being reloaded, so changes made to event settings were not showing up in the UI.
-Fixed the problem with the find UI not being docked to its parent.
Proxy Server Improvements
-Added Proxy Server Verbosity to Repository Options.
Slave Improvements
-Fixed a bug where Slaves could have blank names.
Web Service Improvements
-Modified the welcome message to display the Deadline version instead of a greeting.
Integration Improvements
General Improvements
-Dependent jobs now inherit integration settings when submitted from an integrated submitter.
-Fixed conflicts when unified integration code was called simultaneously by two different monitor submitters.
3ds Max Improvements
-Added VRay RT support as Production renderer into various missing places/functions in SMTD.
-Ability to disable Stereo Cam Job submission in SMTD.
-Added file permissions check to DBR config file to 3dsMax & 3dsCmd plugins during DBR odd-load DBR rendering.
-Remove empty StdOut lines from 3dsCmd plugin log reporting.
After Effects Improvements
-Added check to see if an additional folder was added to project directory to determine whether Save in subfolder option is selected, adds a warning if it is.
Altus Improvements
-Updated submitter and plugin to use the new command line args, and support stereo rendering and extra inputs. Also updated renderer list and kc_3 values to reflect values in the Altus GUI.
Cinema 4D Improvements
-Added Region Rendering.
-Added support for submitting Arnold Export jobs from C4D to the integrated submitter.
-Implemented “Handle Existing Process” to C4D Team Render plugin. Works the same as VRaySpawner plugin.
Draft Improvements
-Updated Draft version to 1.6.1.1.
-Ensured Quick Draft movie dimensions are valid when encoding with codec h264.
-Added new Draft icon (replacing the Python icon).
Houdini Improvements
-Added support to Houdini integrated submitter required to support Redshift as a renderer.
-Added RenderMan export to Houdini integrated submitter.
-Updated Houdini submitter to use DeadlineCommand -ParseFrameList for dta jobs.
Jigsaw Improvements
-Jigsaw regions now resize when the image resizes, if the user so chooses.
Katana Improvements
-Added ability to submit ImageWrite nodes to Deadline.
Maya Improvements
-Added Auto Task timeout check boxes to all job types in Submit Maya to Deadline.
-Added Redshift Local Export feature to Maya in-app submitter.
-Dependent Jigsaw animation assembly now supports Tile Rendering jobs.
-XGen files may now be submitted with the Maya scene.
Nuke Improvements
-Added ability to submit nuke script jobs to Deadline.
-Added in support for Smart Vectors in Nuke.
Rhino Improvements
-Fixed some bugs that prevented VRay DBR from working in Rhino.