jason1025

Thanks Robert

Thank you very much for this valuable information. The time you spent outlining this is not in vain. Thank you again.

Ok now I am excited. Really really excited. AM V16 and a Net Render Multicore. Sold. Set up a pre order on the store, I want to be first in line. This is great news Yoda

In my opinion. It would behoove Hash if AM V16 was and Net Render were one and the same. What an easy way to add a great feature at such a low cost to them. I dont know if there are any plans to make a V16 of AM. Its been at least 3 years now since a full version upgrade so I am guessing there isn't much money behind it. But If they did this even with NO multi core support and were able to make AM V16 a true 64bit program than wow that would be enough for me to fork out $300.00 for a new CD. Even with Net Render only using one core per machine it would be nice to have for small projects because I have 8 systems and for small projects the convenience of only having to set off one instance vs 8, well that would be nice. But like I said not nice enough to shell out $500.00 Jason if your reading this and you want to make an easy sale email me, I will buy Net render right now but I need it at a discount.

Thanks

I think I remember Robert showing off a shader that gave a great aluminum can or record surface look. Does anyone remember the settings?

Net render utilizes one proc from each computer on the network. Basically on your main system you use net render to start rendering a single project. net render uses one proc from every system. I believe one proc from each system is working on its own frame out of the animation. As soon as a particular system is done with its frame it moves on to render the next frame which has not been assigned to another system. Who is Net render for currently? In my opinion its for a user with many systems say 5 or more. Unfortunately Net render needs to be updated to utilize multiple procs from dual, quad or hex core systems. I am not aware of any further development with the product. I feel that because the product is so outdated and can not utilize multiple procs or run multiple instances it is not worth the hefty $500 price tag. I would gladly pay say $100. If you are a school with say 20 or more dusty single core systems then this product is a steal for $500.00

When I purchase my Mac web installers for AM 15 they threw in the PC versions for free. I did request that before buying.

Although I love apple products and they are some of the best products I have ever owned, its probably a good thing they did not get the market share Microsoft got because Steve's ego is huge and he has an attitude of viciously attacking other companies that don't fall into line with what Apple wants. Its very one sided.

I had something I said removed regarding that. I believe AM for the mac is going through some sort of translation and AM for mac is not actually programed for the mac in Apples native language.

I take no credit for these illustrations. I just put them up again.

Here are some nice visual compares AM_Compare_Notes.pdf

Does anyone what the render hit is for soften on? I would test it myself but all systems are rendering.

Interesting. I have always turned it on because I thought it helped with aliasing. I will have to do some tests. I remember viewing a thread that outlined which render options gave no additional render hit once other options were turned on. Can someone help me find that thread?

OK Thanks but what does soften on do under multipass? Anyone know?

I simply dont truly now what these do. I have never seen a comparison with a control Ca someone create an illustration showing the difference in these settings? Not the difference from each other but the difference in values from within themselves. I cant find anything on either of these. If the comparison illustration could be in this fashion or something like this that would be great

ZT sysstem For $579.00 before tax and shipping. AMD 2 X4 3.0GHZ 945 Proc AM Bench Test Scored an unimpressive 9:20 Ok for the price its not that bad of a score but I was expecting an 8 second time or lower. I paid Almost $650 for my HP 2.8GHZ AMD 2 X4 2.8GHZ Machine I think it took about 11 seconds or so for the test so like I said for the price it seems to be fine. If you want to paid double the price go with Intell and get about a 35% speed increase.

ZT sysstem For $579.00 before tax and shipping. AMD Atholan 2 X4 3.0GHZ 945 Proc AM Bench Test Scored an unimpressive 9:20 Ok for the price its not that bad of a score but I was expecting an 8 second time or lower. I paid Almost $650 for my HP 2.8GHZ AMD 2 X4 2.8GHZ Machine I think it took about 11 seconds or so for the test so like I said for the price it seems to be fine. If you want to paid double the price go with Intell and get about a 35% speed increase.

Robert you are the best. I would like to purchase something small for you off your registry. Can you tell me what you would like or should I surprise you. Could you just add how the ease works in conjunction with what you have already explained?

Yes but can you give details or a tutorial on how to make that work?

Can someone point me in the right direction on this subject or create a quick video tutorial which explains how to do it?

What a pro

Here is the link to the system I purchased but I have not tested it yet. It has not arrived. The results I posted above were from other users with comparable hardware. You may want to wait a few weeks until I get and test mine. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-023-_-Product Below is a link to a slightly faster proc, But I think the sweet spot is the system above for bang for your buck http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-028-_-Product This system comes with two more gigs of ram but I still think the first link is the best buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16883241024

I got cold feet and haven't built something yet. Let me know how it does that sounds like a good price although the general sense I get is that intel processors are way out ahead of AMD now. True. I'm just wondering what a 1-ray light is doing that z-buffered lights couldn't do. And 10 of them! I could not get the same effect with all kleigs. I heard that AM works better with AMD? Either way Your bench test is the proof in the pudding. Here are some results from other users. Apples to orange test 3.4 GHZ AMD 955 4 core proc 7:56 VS 3.33 GHZ Intel I7 975 4 core proc 6:38 The winner Intell by 1:18 The comparable AMD Proc was 16.4% slower than Intel. The winner in Bang for your buck AMD $147 VS $565 AMD May be 16.4% slower than intel but its about 74% Less expensive. I got my figures via Google products.

Thanks folks What is the best way to get you the source material? Theres about 30MB of Textures and stuff So I will give you an ftp link.. I tried the consolidate thing but I dont understand where it puts the actual project or whats exactly happening. May someone could explain.