Update procedure

DO NOT shutdown any server or client. You do NOT need to disable/remove any jobs. The update renames the old executables in use. The update copies the new files in your RRender directory The update sends a restart server and/or client command (if required).

Changes / New Features

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Total number of 16 changes
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This update contains minor bug fixes and improvements.

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Total number of 16 changes
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This update contains minor bug fixes and improvements.

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Total number of 20 changes
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RR9 compatibility
Multiple changes to make the rrServer comatible with latest RR9 version.

rrClient
Logged in user time fix
A crash was fixed

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Total number of 16 changes
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_StatsRenderTime changes
The stattics file _StatsRenderTime was updated for new features.
Python functions have changed.

Global Stats
8.4.01 was not saving yearly stats any more. (rrControl/GLobal Info)

Cinema4d
Submission plugin fixes

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Total number of 10 changes
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Disable Windows Error Reporting
rrWorkstationInstaller sets the WerFault service to Disabled.
Otherwise the crash debugger is still started no matter if report is disabled in registry.

Linux rrEnv
Multiple fixes for the linux rrEnv conversion.

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Total number of 40 changes
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Important: Incompatibilities
8.4 is not compatible with 8.3 any more.
libpyRR2_datafiles python module: Some function names had to be changed. Please see the SDK folder for new examples.
If you are using the RR9 beta, please update it as well http://www.royalrender.de/help/Version90.html

Statistic files
The global stats (shown in rrControl) have been extended to 30 days and 360 days.
rrClient stats increased to 400 days.
Stat files contain more information
More SDK example scripts

Maya
Kill ADSSO.exe if still running after Maya closed.

C4D
multiple submission plugin fixes

rrClient
Render log: state max GPU memory usage

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Total number of 26 changes
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rrControl
Clients GPU information (memory, usage, temperature) is now split per GPUs assigned per thread

Client
New job thread render type "PrePostScripts" to allow pre/post-scripts on this thread only

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Total number of 16 changes
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rrParseOutput
New flag for list item, line start and csv region setting

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Total number of 37 changes
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Required GPU memory
A new job settings lets you set the minimum required free GPU memory

Houdini
New render config files for idenoise

Frameset with step
You can add steps to framesets now: 120-130+2, 140-150 +3,

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Total number of 24 changes
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Client
Cut render log if size exceedes 15MB
Detect if process is hold by crash reporter

Houdini
Add env var HFS
USD: Fix Alembic animation freeze
rrControl flipbooks: add Houdini MPlay
External Scene Parser: support filecache node
Filecache: Set timedependend and output file (method)
Beta: Distributed simulations

Render Configs
New render config variable: WaitParent1 and WaitChild
New render config variable: OSEnv
New render config option: hideFromUI
New render config option: disableJobCostCounter

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Total number of 6 changes
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Server
Support for new Houdini beta plugin features

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Total number of 31 changes
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3dsmax
Process ADSSO is killed after render in case it was started by 3dsmax

Nuke
Suibmit selected write nodes only

rrServer
remove preview image Not Rendered Yet to reduce traffic and speedup server
Fixes freeze
Save rrJobs.db backup to local drive if a thread is not able to execute any more

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Total number of 36 changes
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rrClient
Increasing 80KB memory leak fixed
Delete local redshift texture cache after 2 months

Houdini
single (all-frame) USD support
Support new scripted submission plugin (separate trial download)
VRay 5 fixes

Nuke
Disable crash report UI

XML submission
New CustomSceneName to replace scene name display in rrControl

Maya
Disable Autodesk Analytics data collection
VRay 5 fixes
Pymel is not reuqired for default frame output submissions

Blender
Redshift support
Cycles 3.0 GPU fix

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Total number of 15 changes
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rrControl
New command to change parent job to render missing frames of child job

Server daily stat files
New variable Ghz_minutes
Fixes in AverageFrameTime and AverageMemUsage

Privilged Clients
Do not abort jobs that are in script render state

rrHistoryDB
Fixes regression that showed error message loading jobs

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Total number of 21 changes
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Houdini
Camera is overriden at render time
Archive renderer do state "Houdini" as renderer any more to prevent misconfiguration

rrEnv files
New rrEnv variables and

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Total number of 31 changes
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Global inhouse.inc files
There are 3 new inhouse.inc files for all 3D, all Comp and all Archive render apps

After Effects
Windows: Delete local media cache files if saved into user prefs

rrControl security
Fixed a security issue that allowed to send commands for jobs the user did not had rights to view

Houdini
Unlock parent assets by default

Arnold-HtoA
Arnold Standalone rendering .ass files exported by Houdini was renamed to Arnold-HtoA