Blender 2.5a0: Renderfarm.fi Distribution released!
Accessibility is a key issue to any service looking to gain acceptance. For this reason, we've created a python script that makes it possible for a user to upload render sessions to Renderfarm.fi directly from an instance of Blender. This has now been included to a special distribution of Blender, available both on a limited edition DVD and here. The script also checks that the scene settings are correct in order for the render to succeed. Note that in order to send work to Renderfarm.fi through the uploader, you still need to own an account on the service. You will find the simple instructions for using the uploader from here. New to Blender 2.5? Don't worry - we'll be hosting a blog for tutorials on using Blender 2.5 soon.
Please keep in mind that Blender 2.5 is still very much in Alpha (ie. changes happen daily) and that the uploader script is in Beta. Also note that although support for the new Blender 2.5 internal render engine is coming online during the next few days, until that time you can use the uploader to upload animations and stills done with Blender 2.48a.


does the blender2.50-renderfarm.fi-script contain a downloader too?
If not, do you plan to integrate one?
Unfortunately a downloader script is not integrated. This is the reason why CATS has been created. However, what we will probably do with the uploader script (within an open timeframe, let's say during this year) is to integrate a status indicator through which you can then monitor your work as it goes through the stages and finishes render. It might be possible to somehow link this with CATS too (we could be providing CATS within our distribution), but I don't want to promise too much right now. I think the main task right now is to test the beta uploader and continue the Alpha of both Blender and BURP.
Julius Tuomisto
Project Administrator
Laurea SID Networks, Espoo, Finland
Tel. +358-50-4135412
Your efforts to make distributed rendering are very welcomed. I feel much more confortable than with BURP.
Keep it up and Thank You.
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