Apple to Offer Cluster Rendering?
Thinksecret reports that Apple will soon bring distributed, cluster-based rendering to its line of pro video applications.
This distributed rendering would allow users to take advantage of a cluster of networked computers.
Such capabilities appears as if it would advantageous to both larger cluster owners as well as home users. One example offered is the use of two Powerbooks in the field.
This distributed rendering would allow users to take advantage of a cluster of networked computers.
Such capabilities appears as if it would advantageous to both larger cluster owners as well as home users. One example offered is the use of two Powerbooks in the field.
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101 months ago
About time! This is gonna be huge for editors. Final Cut and all the apps will have a significant edge over the competition. Since this is my business, I'm really excited.
101 months ago
how does xgrid come into play with this idea? is it just an off-shoot of that?
101 months ago
This is an excellent way to sell more Macs and you can have tomorrow's Mac today as far as rendering speeds.
101 months ago
how does xgrid come into play with this idea? is it just an off-shoot of that?
Im pretty sure its based on that technology.This is REALLY sweet guys!
101 months ago
This sounds pretty cool, does anyone have an idea of like what percentage of processing power you can utilise over a ethernet connection though.
101 months ago
how does xgrid come into play with this idea? is it just an off-shoot of that?
Sure - it's inevitable that all of Apple's CPU-intensive apps will get gridded. Probably 10.4 will have all the hooks necessary for iMovie, et. al. to be gridded too.
Of course if you're not on gigabit ethernet some things might not make sense to grid.
101 months ago
This is fantastic! I wonder if it will just be for Apple's apps or we'll be able to use it for 3D animation as well...:D
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101 months ago
It's about time... Apple really needs this for FCP, as it's totally nailed by Media 100's 844/X, the lack of Qmaster is holding FCP back purely because of the lack of rendering performance.
What I'd like to see is Apple to offer some kind of inbuilt hardware acceleration or an Apple designed Magma style expansion chassis, capable of running multiple processor acceleration cards without the need to buy several PowerMac G5's or Xserves for dedicated editors and motion graphics people.
Then we'd see FCP becomming more popular, and certainly challenging the high end Avid and Media 100 systems.
What I'd like to see is Apple to offer some kind of inbuilt hardware acceleration or an Apple designed Magma style expansion chassis, capable of running multiple processor acceleration cards without the need to buy several PowerMac G5's or Xserves for dedicated editors and motion graphics people.
Then we'd see FCP becomming more popular, and certainly challenging the high end Avid and Media 100 systems.
101 months ago
This is fantastic! I wonder if it will just be for Apple's apps or we'll be able to use it for 3D animation as well...:D
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Qmaster already handles Maya ;)
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