This is the thread I was talking about, haven't heard back on how is done yet though.
https://www.redshift3d.com/forums/viewthread/5658/ On 19 January 2016 at 19:39, Leoung O'Young <[email protected]> wrote: > We are using rr v7.0.16 and it is not implemented in this version. > It is not a problem for us at the moment since we only have 2 GPU per > machine. > > > > On 19/01/2016 2:20 PM, Matt Morris wrote: > > I'm sure there was a post on the redshift forum from someone who had > managed to get RR7 working with jobs per gpu, but it sounded like it needed > a bit of time to get it right, and conversations with Holger. > > On 19 January 2016 at 19:13, Dan Yargici <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Might want to double check with Holger first, I may be wrong about RR. >> >> DAN >> On 19 Jan 2016 6:59 pm, "Tony Bexley" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Oh okay, I think I got it now. We're still on RR 6 but maybe we need to >>> upgrade to 7 so we can have multiple render nodes on machines. >>> >>> Guess I better talk to the bossman and see about getting a license >>> upgrade. >>> >>> Thanks Tim! >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Tim Crowson < >>> <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We settled on 2GPUs for most machines. A couple have 3. Workstations >>>> have 1. Like Matt and Mirko said, because of non-linear performance, you'll >>>> need to determine at what point you want to parallelize. >>>> >>>> And yes, you can have a machine with 4 cards, and 4 instances of RS >>>> each rendering on a separate card. However, be advised that all 4 instances >>>> of RS/XSI will pull from shared resources like the CPU and system RAM. >>>> >>>> If you can swing Titan Xs, their 12GB of vram make a huge difference in >>>> performance, even if the specs of the card itself might not seem as >>>> appealing as the 908Ti. >>>> >>>> -Tim >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1/19/2016 2:52 AM, Matt Morris wrote: >>>> >>>> When I was at A Large Evil Corporation we replaced around 40 cpu nodes >>>> with 8 dual gpu nodes. With 2 cards the scaling is pretty good (around >>>> 1.85x). With 3 or 4 cards it would definitely be worth doing one frame per >>>> gpu. >>>> >>>> On 19 January 2016 at 00:39, Artur Woźniak < <[email protected]> >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> SO the question. >>>>> How do you setup your farm. Which is better? Multiple cards per frame >>>>> or a card per frame? >>>>> >>>>> Artur >>>>> >>>>> 2016-01-19 0:50 GMT+01:00 Tim Crowson < >>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> We're use a 'garden' really... about a dozen dedicated machines, most >>>>>> with 2xTitanX cards, and we have some workstations that can kick in if >>>>>> needed. You can get through a lot with far less than before. And if you >>>>>> need to upgrade, just pop in a different card. We went from dual 770s to >>>>>> dual TitanXs with zero hassle and the performance improvement was as >>>>>> expected: awesome. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Tim >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1/17/2016 11:38 AM, Graham Bell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd really like us to look at Redshift but too embedded with Vray. >>>>>> Keeping an eye on the possible Max integration as that could turn heads. >>>>>> How big a farm are people using for Redshift, because we do a lot of >>>>>> rendering. >>>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 at 16:57, balazs kiss < <[email protected]> >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Morten, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> we're also on redshift here, and I've made another small studio to >>>>>>> switch too ( by showing a few frames and the corresponding render times >>>>>>> ).. >>>>>>> great stuff :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 2:54 AM, Kris Rivel < <[email protected]> >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Loooooove RS! Switched over after briefly playing with Vray and >>>>>>>> never looked back. It has been amazing so far. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kris >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Ognjen Vukovic < >>>>>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I thought they mentioned having rendermaps in soft actually >>>>>>>>> working partially, they were just looking for a method on how to >>>>>>>>> implement >>>>>>>>> it across the board. >>>>>>>>> I could be completely wrong though. Either way i would like the >>>>>>>>> volumes more :), sorry baking guys. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Matt Morris < <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'd say the timescale for rendermapping/baking will be months >>>>>>>>>> rather than weeks - seems like complex volume rendering will come >>>>>>>>>> before >>>>>>>>>> baking. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 8 January 2016 at 09:28, Ognjen Vukovic < <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> It wasn't supported up till now, I think they will be >>>>>>>>>>> introducing it in the coming weeks. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:18 AM, James De Colling < >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> sorry for the potentially silly question, but how is redshift >>>>>>>>>>>> with Rendermap? we use it extensively with MR, and would need >>>>>>>>>>>> redshift to >>>>>>>>>>>> have the same capability >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> James, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 8:01 PM, Morten Bartholdy < >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Wow, it is quite impressive what an impact Redshift has made >>>>>>>>>>>>> already. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I have done a fair amount of testing with Redshift too and >>>>>>>>>>>>> find on average scenes to be 5-10 times faster than Arnold with >>>>>>>>>>>>> comparable >>>>>>>>>>>>> quality, plus a number of things are simpler to set up the way >>>>>>>>>>>>> you want it, >>>>>>>>>>>>> in part because of the rapid feedback in the renderregion. I have >>>>>>>>>>>>> yet to >>>>>>>>>>>>> test it on really complex scenes, so that will be the next thing >>>>>>>>>>>>> to check. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree on a lack of shader support in certain parts, especially >>>>>>>>>>>>> compared >>>>>>>>>>>>> to Arnold/Sitoa, so it is reassuring that Burtnyk and Co are so >>>>>>>>>>>>> responsive >>>>>>>>>>>>> :) >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> We will likely also incorporate it to some extent when it >>>>>>>>>>>>> supports vdb and volumetric rendering and see where it takes us. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Morten >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Den 5. januar 2016 kl. 19:50 skrev "Emilio Hernández" < >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>[email protected]>: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Softimage and Redshift. 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