deadline pre-requisites

Deadline
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Hey I’m considering using deadline for a large job. The documentation states that it is recommended that for e.g. 3ds max be installed on the slave machines but does not say it is a requirement. It is just the company who is going to lease me a render node have said that you don’t need all the software used to render the project be installed on the slave. I always thought that the slave machines must have the same software installed as the machine that you created the project on.

I am just trying to clear this up before I go ahead and hire in a render node. Just wondering if anyone could help clear this up :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks

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Hi,
To network render 3dsMax files you need the particular version of 3dsMax to be installed on each rendernode. Each install must also have identical hotfixes /service packs installed on it to ensure you get a reliable result from your network rendering. Autodesk 3dsMax does not require a license to network render including built in Mental Ray. However, it is common for 3rd party plugins to require network rendering licenses.
HTH,
Mike

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Thank you Mike, this is what i thought was the case and the guys trying to sell me a render node were talking rubbish :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks for clearing it up :smiley: