V Ray for Render nodes

[dande]

I have been a mental Ray user for years. But now that is not really an option as it has been removed from Max 2018. I have had a look at Arnold the new renderer. I like it. But I have a small render farm of 5 nodes and I would have to buy a version of arnold for each node which makes it too expensive.

 

So i am now looking at Vray. Do i have to buy a version of VRay for each node or is there a version of vray for render slaves.

 

Will VRay work with backburner?

 

Thanks

 

Dan

[Scott Schroeder]

Vray works with backburner as long as it is installed on each machine, just the same way as max. The basic license of Vray comes with 1 additional network render node. The next option comes with 5 network nodes as well as your 1 user license. https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray/3ds-max#pricing

 

If money is an issue, I would suggest looking into Corona.

[Zdravko Barisic]

For you, bang for the buck is Corona.

1. strong support

2. excellent forum help

3. a lot of builds

4. constantly growing!

Check behance.net, and search for architecture....and you will no longer look for any render but Corona!

 

EDIT: -Hahaha, I did not even realize that Scott told you the same!

[dande]

Thank you for your feedback

 

The money isn't really an issue as VRay render nodes are cheap enough.

 

It now easy to see that Autodesk are trying to drive us to cloud render. I had a look at it. It's not cheap