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

______________ 9.1.23______________

Total number of 42 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

ComfyUI

• Support for ComfyUI Desktop and ComfyUI Portable on Windows.

MacOS

• New function to wait for network permissions.
• rrWorkstationInstaller: New links for /Application
• New compiler mode required for app verification

Misc

• Houdini: New config setting NoLowerMinorVersion
• Houdini: New optional config setting useExactMinorVersionOnly
• Review TCP authorisation functions.
• Remove QT_ env vars from Qt6 apps.
• Client should not load any settings file if rrServer is available.
• NukeX does not require interactive license any more
• Blender 5.0 submission error fixed

______________ 9.1.22______________

Total number of 17 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

• Crop EXR: Keep lossy DWA compression on crop.
• Linux: Use PolKit to allow users (and RR) to shutdown/restart machine.
• MacOS: Start render apps with universal binaries in ARM mode if available.

______________ 9.1.21______________

Total number of 55 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• Houdini v21 support
• Solaris: Render Settings may override product list
• Solaris: Render Settings may override resolution
• Solaris: support "stage frame range"
• Husk: Support for custom post-frame .py script
• Denoise ROP: Always set NoSceneExistCheck
• Geometry ROP: support all-frame single output
• Houdini: Copernicus: ROP_Image support

Cinema4D

• rrJob setting to disable renderer option "Show Errors"
• use /ParentTake/TakeName instead of /TakeName
• Image size override

Redshift

• Redshift .rs file completenes validation
• Loading .rs files into rrSubmitter reads Redshift version
• Increase default REDSHIFT_TEXTURECACHEBUDGET to 30GB

Blender

• Color profile overrides in file format are kept
• Extensions with user preferences are loaded right

rrViewer

• New checkbox to show Exr crop window.

______________ 9.1.20______________

Total number of 5 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Cinema4D

• Quickfix for preference and KSO issue of 9.1.19
• New rrJob option OCIOfix to apply OCIO to Main Output

______________ 9.1.19______________

Total number of 30 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Antialiasing quality override

• The AntiAliasing samples override was reviewed for Maya, Houdini, Husk, Cinema4D, Redshift, Arnold

Cinema4D

• Windows: Separate user preferences between RR and artist logged in (if same user name).
• Render log shows progress percentage if rrJob verbose set to progress.

OctaneBlender

• New render config for Octane Blender. (not the addon version)

______________ 9.1.18______________

Total number of 9 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• Houdini + Husk USD: Support rrJob option Tile Frame

rrViewer

• Apply OCIO if rrCache files not available

______________ 9.1.17______________

Total number of 28 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• HtoA USD: new rrJob option "RestartHtoA" as workaround for bug ARNOLD-16565
• Wedge fixes (WedgeNum and Prefix support
• Do not submit jobs if rrSubmitter ROP is executed as part of a render

Blender

• new rrJob option "LoadAdd-ons" to load all 3rd party addons
• Render Log: Print all addons found with load status.

Comp apps

• After Effects: Language set to English for render (scripting issues when running the wrong AFX language)
• Nuke: Always enable GPU acceleration for all GPUs if Nvidia GPU found

rrClient

• New switch for render config "hasGPU"
• Linux: Support machines with more than 2000 GB RAM

______________ 9.1.16______________

Total number of 35 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• rrJob AntiAliasing samples override to speed up non-final render
• usd_render ROP: optimal bucket settings for karma (+20% speed on heavy production scene)
• Archive render: Do not enable PPDeleteScenefile by default
• Wedge fix

Cinema4D

• Optional: New option in rrEnv to disable that UI licenses are taken
• rrJob AntiAliasing samples override to speed up non-final render

rrClient

• New config option: Disable client if network shares set in RR are not connected.

______________ 9.1.15______________

Total number of 22 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Cinema4D

• FrameSet is read from render setting.

Blender

• File Out compositing nodes are listed as Job AOVs.

REZ

• Setting REZ_AUTO_PACK_NAME was not working right
• New config setting REZ_SHARED_RENDERAPP_
• Set REZ option not to kill the rrClient if the rrClient kills REZ.

rrConfig

• new setting: Windows: Files/Do not resolve Symlinks on drive C:

______________ 9.1.14______________

Total number of 21 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

PS Benchmark

• There was a fix on Windows for machines with more than 64 Cores. Please send a Client Command Job to these machines to re-test the cores.

Client

• Render log states GPU memory usage at start and improved job+exe version variables.

______________ 9.1.13______________

Total number of 25 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Nuke

• New rrJob setting to use all RAM for file caching.

rrConfig

• Refined UI for changing the render app and plugin license count.
• USD_StdA_single shares the license count of USD_StdA. Same for Mantra-single and Arnold-single.

______________ 9.1.12______________

Total number of 14 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Keyshot

• Improved Submission workflow

rrWorkstationInstaller

• Abiliy to export .msi packages

______________ 9.1.11______________

Total number of 38 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Python

• Support pythonSearchPaths.pth file.

Submission

• Support BinaryFrameSet in xml file

Maya

• Export and render .usd file with Arnold kick

______________ 9.1.10______________

Total number of 33 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Important Fixes

• The rrClient 9.1.09 was not able to verify .exr files if they have been missing R,G,B channel names.
• rrControl has shown "Your user anonymous is not allowed to change the job.
• rrControl crashed on Python initialisation.

Misc

• Octane: Multiple changes for the Houdini Submission plugin and render configuration.
• Preview, Post and Finished Script limit the rrJob setting "Required Memory" to 15 GB.
• Katana: A new "Multiple Render" menu.

______________ 9.1.09______________

Total number of 76 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Misc

• Linux: New rrWorkstationInstaller setting to disable OverCommit to prevent system crashes. More information
• rrSubmitter: New button Estimate Render Rime. (Please let us know how it works out for you)
• rrJob: New setting "Not allowed to be deleted" to prevent removal of long term jobs by mistake.
• Render config: New setting RemoveFromLog_NotDebugVerbose
• VRay: License counter changed to /VRay instead of /Maya/VRay or /Houdini/VRay

Config

• HistoryDB export option: Zip Render log files
• Lock rrConfig: Option to automatically unlock for rrConfig/rrAdmin users
• User with rrConfig right is not allowed to change rrLogins any more.
• Client Setting: Deactivate. Online, but never takes jobs.
• Client and Client preset table is seperated now
• Client info: Show IP and WOL stats
• Client Groups: Option to Hide in rrSubmitter or rrControl

Blender

• Reduce log output if rrJob verbose mode is not "Debug"
• Release version read and used (4.2.1 instead of just 4.2)
• Uppercase/lowercase scene name issue on Windows

Python

• libPy: clientGetList retrieves hardware info as well
• New job variables .infoExpected_FramePS, .infoExpected_DataCountBase, .infoRenderTimeSum_PS_disobeyReset
• Client filter by name, status, os, ram, cores
• Add enum for Client status ID

______________ 9.1.08______________

Total number of 29 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Client

• Regression 9.1.07: Render app auto version change not working for all apps
• 8 bit png does not load if OCIO set

Server

• rrServer dailyStats: Add PS, Watt and Cost
• Job: Cost via PS calculation bug (decimal shift)

Libraries

• RR modules for Python 3.11
• Cloud modules updated
• FFmpeg library updated

Misc

• CreateVideo works on Rocky
• Houdini: Shared Exe example
• Houdini v20.5 with Karma XPU

______________ 9.1.07______________

Total number of 51 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

OCIO

• ACES 1.x support
• Apply view transform
• Files colorspace and view transform shown in rrSubmitter
• Nuke and C4D are supported now

Houdini

• HtoA: workaround for Arnold bug to be able to render single multi-frame .usd files. (Fixed in latest Arnold version, workaround disabled in RR for Houdini 20.5)
• Support geometry export into single multi-frame file

REZ

• Default render executable name set in render configs

rrCloudManager

• New Youtube videos (uploaded soon)
• Pre-Installed VM images for OpenVPN
• rrCloudmanager available on MacOS now
• Added support for our own file sync/caching server
• SSH key support for AWS and GCC.
• Multiple fixes

______________ 9.1.06______________

Total number of 47 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

OCIO

• OCIO support for preview images, rrViewer and rrCreateVideo.
• Submission plugins of Maya, Houdini and Blender updated (more apps will come).
• Color conversion from renderer/file color space to sRGB (View color space with next version).
• Preview images and rrViewer caches state OCIO if applied.

rrControl

• Instability fixes.

Houdini/Mantra/USD

• Mantra and USD (husk) are using same shared network renderer plugin folder as Houdini.
• PDG fixes

rrJob

• Re-execute parameter set to 30 or 31 days will always re-execute on the same day of month.

______________ 9.1.05______________

Total number of 17 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

rrControl

• Reset Job enables inactive jobs and asks to disable/enable if job is rendering.

rrClient

• Local Exe caching speed improvement for large apps with many tiny files

Blender

• Luxcore renderer

Python

• Linux rrPy modules are compiled without Qt lib dependencies

______________ 9.1.04______________

Total number of 31 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Server

• Bug Fix: AFX Jobs with "Distribute Start To End" might not render all frames
• Allow "Distribute Start to End" in combination with "Render Preview First"
• Server-Watch: Show latest logfile no matter if user has access to servers LocalData or not

Submission plugins

• Multiple fixes for C4D and Houdini

Python

• New variable in job class: Job.disabledBecausOfErrors

______________ 9.1.03______________

Total number of 14 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini

• Octane support
• New Husk rrJob options (Legacy Exr, enable procedurals)

After Effects

• New rrJob option Ignore Missing Footage

______________ 9.1.02______________

Recompile
The release compile machine had a RAM defekt.
As we do not know when it started and which applications might be affected by random bugs, all apps have been recompiled.

______________ 9.1.00______________

Total number of 116 changes

• To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

rrControl

• Cost based on Ghz*h was changed into based on PS*h (old Ghz cost column still available)
• Change PS*s into PS*h
• Any/Or filter as checkbox
• Job ID increased by one letter
• More layout settings saved (Job Info collapses, Client Filter)
• Reset disables job
• User information changed from window into bar
• Logfile links in Performance and Frames Rendered
• Right-click on first column to get link to job IDs
• Auto-Change job filter if job by ID requested
• Statistic image: Add total PS, change client count into client PS, add remaining time, add day time
• Client Table: Show last client Report time
• Client Table: Show if command is pending
• Client Table: Split network traffic into IN/Out and separate for each Cloud Client
• Increase max job count to display to 70 000
• Side-Layout for Filter and Commands
• Job queue update done in background thread
• Pick filter from job selection

rrClient

• Create rrViewer cache files for jobs without Local Render Out
• UI: Job ID link to open rrControl

Python

• Modules for Python 3.10
• rrSubmit: Add functions to set login if required
• SetLogin: Unicode user name support

Render configs and submission

• Houdini: USD fixes
• Houdini: Distributed Simulation fixes
• Houdini: Preset folder for 3rdparty packages
• Houdini: Filecache, rrDenoise rrDependency and PDG updated
• C4D: rrEnv fixes for Arnold and Redshift
• Maya: Kill APDClientService

rrServer

• Remove preview jpeg and stat image creation (moved to rrClient and rrControl)<
• Disable html generation and ftp upload (use rrPigeonLoft instead)
• Always save jobs.db and logfile to local drive
• Event plugin: Fixes, SDK example, help updated, more triggers

______________ 9.0.09______________

Total number of 56 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Speedups
Multiple speedups in rrControl and rrServer for many jobs or during network hickups

Client
New Setting: 'Accept my jobs' (Artist logged in) during working hours.

Control
Client column 'Current Frames' shows time for current frame.
Buttons to reset filter dropdown to 'All'

Render apps
Houdini Husk: Karma: Enable bucket mode (+20% speed for heavy scenes)
Houdini: Fixes for filecache in 19.5, Redshift LOP and Arnold Denoise
Maya: Support Legacy layers for latest versions and new rrJob AA samples override
Unreal: Load AssetRegistry and AA samples override
Blender: Tiled rendering and faster video rendering
C4D: Submission fixes for 2024
3dsmax: Fix adddot for VRay 6

Server
Crashed video rendering is re-started
Max 250tsd frames per job, video unlimited

______________ 9.0.08______________

Total number of 60 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Client
Render Log: Add TCP traffic information to the summary

Blender
Render Log: Remove "Building BVH" lines

rrViewer
Sort images by RGB histogram difference

Image verification
Optional: Verify that all .exr files have the same ammount of layers

Houdini
Multiple PDG fixes

______________ 9.0.07______________

Total number of 52 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Houdini
new rrDenoise ROP: (Supports Intel, Optix, Arnold, Renderman)
rrSubmitter ROP: Override SeqDiv Min/max for Comp
rrSubmitter ROP: cook scene option
rrSubmitter ROP: Override for Wait Frame by Frame
USD Arnold: Choose between kick and husk
Python expression fixes for in/out name in rrGenericJob and rrDenoise
Wait Frame ByFrame enabled by default for Mantra/Usd jobs
Kill hserver if started by render process

Unreal Engine
Wnsure renders are full detail
Render in background if possible
Split sequence into shots at submission

Blender
GPU options: Add CPU, use Optix
Abort render if Redshift is not found
Abort render if Optix is not found
Show Blenders crash file in rrControl

Other Render apps
Katana v6 submission plugin fixes
TOPAZ Video Enhancer v3 supported

rrMessage
rrMessages are kept on shutdown of receiving rrClient and rrServer

______________ 9.0.06______________

Total number of 44 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

rrControl/pyRR
The rrServer uses now 3 threads for sending jobs, it will be 2-3x times faster with many jobs
pyRR crash requesting more than 32tsd jobs fixed

rrClient
Bash shell (config option) works on Ubuntu now as well
ExrCrop fixed if RR set not to use EXR 2.0 multipart, but renderer already wrote EXR multipart

rrCloudManager
Amazon EC2 support

______________ 9.0.05______________

Total number of 52 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Control
Scribble or write onto preview images

Unreal
Support for Movie Render Pipeline

Blender
Workaround for Blender bug regarding Intel Performance Core
Anti-Aliasing samples override

Realmreporter
New Project Stat example file
JobLoader class to load HistoryDB and current rrServer jobs

Houdini
Renderman 25 fixes

______________ 9.0.04______________

Total number of 16 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Blender
New render script that supports Keep Scene Open and more settings

Client
Wrong memory usage in frame table stated if >64GB
GPS of last GPU was not saved

Server
Linux: .exr library crash fixed

Houdini
USDstitch support
Scene display name override
Other fixes

Control
Settings tab used rrSubmitter default files settings for "default" visibility

______________ 9.0.03______________

Please test:
1) If you use Houdini, please test the new job option "Wait for job by frame" for your .idf/.ass/.usd exports.
We might enable it by default for the next update if there are no issue reports.
If the parent job exported .usd files frame 1-10, then the waiting job can render frame 1-10 as well.

2) Please open the rrRealmReporter via the rrApps menu in rrControl.
Then load one of the examples (e.g. ClientStats.rr ) and generate it.


Total number of 50 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Submitter
IMPORTANT: The "Cancel" button was broken for the "existing output frames" question.
The rrSubmitter creates RR/rrJobdata/prj/jobFolder at submission now.

RealmReporter
Rewrite of python classes
First 2 example files

Jobs
New job option "Wait for job by frame"
Layer name length increased to 200 characters

REZ
New REZ options (Please see help section REZ)

Other
Faster app startup
Umlaut/unicode fixes (log file display, C4D and .exr reader)
Client saves TCP traffic in stat files and rrControl frames table
Nuke: Write nodes in groups supported

______________ 9.0.02______________

Total number of 62 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

Jobs
New option: GPU In Appmode Required (for openGL renderer like Eevee)

rrClient
GHz retrieval does not work on some windows machines
CPU PS test had to be modified.
GPU test modified.

Control
Add frame time as PS to job table, frame tables and performance info
Show at least 1 idle job thread
Fix issues with more than 27tsd and 32tsd jobs

Server
Fix for more than 50tsd jobs
16 byte TCP memory leak fix

WorkstationInstaller
Checkbox per settings group
Save last settings used

______________ 9.0.01______________

Total number of 27 changes
To view all changes, please take a look at the Changes List.

License
Fixes for rental licenses and Linux host IDs

Zip/Zlib update
zlib 1.2.11 unverified freeze of rrServer, updated to 1.2.13

MacOS
Apple M1 fixes

Python
Include REZ module as zip
Support python modules as zip
Python 2.7 fixes
A new 2.7 render config for backwards compatiblity of old scripts