In preparing for the new year, keeping your rendering pipeline efficient and up-to-date is crucial for producing high-quality 3D content. As always, when it comes to our cloud rendering service, we've got you covered! Here's a roundup of our end of 2024 updates from our Render Farm for your favorite DCCs and render engines.
Contents
- Enhanced Asset Handling: Improvements for scenes exported from Rhino or standalone setups.
- Output Path Fixes: Smarter relinking with the "new project name" function.
- Streamlined Calculations: More accurate strip number handling.
- Improved Integration: Smoother communication between the plugin and the host app.
Note: Version 12 is now the minimum required version.
- Better communication with the updated V-Ray standalone plugin.
- Compatibility requirements upgraded to v40.Global Illumination Fixes: Relinking .gic files is more reliable.
- Global Illumination Fixes: Relinking .gic files is more reliable.
- Integration Improvements: Optimized communication with the renderBeamer app.
- You can now change output image extensions for Maya projects across renderers (except Arnold).
- Fixed tab-switching issues.
- Updated underlying libraries for stability.
- Introduced auto-submit templates for Cycles renders in Cinema4D.
- Added support for the "include all lights" setting, seamlessly applied in farm rendering.
- New checks for:
- Color management settings in versions 2024.1+.
- tyDiffusionTexGen modifiers, offering user options for removal.
- Refined warning prompts for multi-scene video output formats.
- Cycles4D Support: Full compatibility for CPU/GPU, multi-pass layers, and cryptomatte outputs.
- Enhanced Redshift Support: Better proxy texture handling.
- Other minor fixes for stability and efficiency.
Web Manager Update
- Added options to set "Render Device (CPU/GPU)" for Cycles and V-Ray.
Explore this in-depth video tutorial for effectively rendering Rhinoceros3D projects with V-Ray:
Ready for 2025
These improvements not only fix existing issues but also enhance compatibility, streamline workflows, and offer new creative possibilities. Using the latest plugin versions ensures optimal performance on the GarageFarm.NET platform.
If you're working on complex projects or just need a boost in rendering speed, GarageFarm.NET's services are tailored to support artists with powerful tools and reliable updates. Don't let technical setbacks slow you down—have a productive new year with us at GarageFarm.NET!
Register Now and Get $50 FREE Credits!
