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...

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...

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...

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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