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Royal Render 9.1.28 released

2026-09-12
Total number of 34 changes.      To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List..      Blender.      Blender 5: avoid changing scene start/end when rendering.      Support file path templates.      Use compositor output if main output is disabled.      Scene version warning compares Blender version, but should compare data version.      Workstation installer.      Show error as dialog and not as log entry only.      Linux: set vm....
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Made for Artists by Artists: The Power of Independence

2026-08-19
It's been almost a year since AWS placed Thinkbox Deadline 10 into 'maintenance mode.' With a year passing, I wanted to take a look at what those repercussions have meant to its users and the platform as a whole. Maintenance mode translates to… 'Security & Critical Fixes mode'. Application support (Maya, Houdini, etc) is frozen, meaning any new version of those tools risks breaking Deadline in...
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Royal Render 9.1.27 released

2026-08-11
Total number of 22 changes.      To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List..      rrClient.      Preview frame generation fixes.      new render config variable rrJobRendererVersionMajorMinor.      rrServer.      framereturned_PS sum was too low.      render app license count wrong if multiple versions set.      Misc.      Python v3.13.9 modules.      Houdini 22-py3.13 submission plugin.      
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Annecy 2026: Optimism, Honesty, and Why Technology Matters More Than Ever

2026-07-20
There's nothing quite like Annecy. A week by the lake with the entire global animation ecosystem in one place, and this year's edition was the biggest yet..      The atmosphere matched the numbers and the quality of work on screen, from the big studio showcases to the Mifa Feature Pitches, demonstrating that the animation community is as strong as it's ever been. Even the hottest day on record in Fra...
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Royal Render 9.1.26 released

2026-06-15
Total number of 27 changes.      To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List..      Control.      Frame Log: Add Information from current client status about rendering.      Client.      New functions for GPU benchmark and stats, prepare AMD and Metal.      Blender.      Enable rrJob option GPU_Use_Optix by default.      Remove support for Blender 2.x.      Misc.      Cinema4D: Do not treat "OperationCancelledError"...
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Royal Render and the Power of Hybrid Cloud Rendering 

2026-06-10
In today’s rapidly evolving digital content landscape, studios face increasing demands for higher visual fidelity, faster turnaround times, and greater project complexity. At Royal Render, we have seen firsthand how these pressures challenge traditional on-premise pipelines. As workflows grow heavier and deadlines become tighter, relying exclusively on local infrastructure often introduces bottlen...
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Binary Alchemy Announce Powerful New Feature Updates to Render Farm Manager Royal Render

2026-05-28
Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday 6th May 2026 — Royal Render, the leading render farm manager, today announces a new suite of feature updates designed to streamline rendering workflows, improve automation, and provide greater flexibility for studios and artists working in high-performance production environments..      These updates focus on smarter job handling, improved integration with...
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Royal Render 9.1.25 released

2026-05-07
Total number of 40 changes.      To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List..      
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New Website Online

2026-05-05
This is the first blog entry of the new website.      
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Royal Render 9.1.24 released

2026-03-26
Total number of 56 changes.      To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List..      Python.      new jobSend_... functions in all modules: ChangeClientAssignment(), addFrameSet(), ReplaceFrameset(), addFrameSetBinary(), ReplaceFramesetBinary().      RRs unicode string variables accepts python bytes(char) as well. RRs char string accepts python unicode as well..      Return exception if client or job list us...
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