Finally got round to sneaking lightning onto a couple of works machines (twin processor workstations with oodles of RAM) and lightning is really rocking, best of all it only uses one processor so doesn't slow my work down while it's running in the background. I designed the scene on my lapdog which doesn't have enough RAM to render the scene other then via very small plop renders, network render is working a treat. Cool cool cool cool cool.... :-)

:) I've got to try that too with my new laptop :)

This is seriously speeding things up, the worlds of true ambience and fake radiosity beckon :)

I could never get lightning to work, apparently, doesnt want to work with xp!!!:(

I've never gotten it to work!!! :( What am I missing?

Better make sure there are no tracer programs on the machines you loaded it on, if these are machines at your workplace...or do you have permission to use them? Some companies frown on their hardware being used for personal projects...just a thought

Is this easy to set up. I have a 2.2 gig and also access to a 2.4gig..............

It was really really easy. install the lightning software on each of the render clients and start it up. When you start each render client it gives the ip address of the machine, now go the render master machine, open Bryce and load the scene to render, select file->render animation. At the bottom of the window click on render on network and then configure. In the configure window enter each ip address in the client ip address box and press the add button. Close the configure window, you'll have returned to the render animation window, if you're only doing a still select the output type as bmp sequence and range as all zeros and press the go button. Zhann, there are no trace processes going on although there may be a traffic monitor at the hub, it's ok to do homers as long as it's not affecting work (normally lunchtimes, but as this is a background, unmanaged job, no probs, if it interferes with work I'll get a kick for it).

Gog: AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH! I thought you said it was easy........?

It really was took about 5 minutes, worked first time. assuming your network is all nicely configured it should be no probs...... (BTW just for once the bryce help file seemed fairly good on this)

Aye, Lightning is really easy once you "get it". After the first time, it becomes standard fare, and is almost a necessity for ridiculous renders. The stupid fireplace scene I just did took 30 hours to render on TWO machines, so it would have taken 60 on just one (considering the machines were identical)... That's 5 days for ONE still image! Gog, can't wait to see what you come up with using this setup!

actually it would have taken a bit less then 60 hours on one machine, because you always have overhead :)

Currently rendering an Aliens influenced scene, got 3 dropships in it and each dropship has forward and tail lights etc, add in the lights on buildings etc, it's slow going. Will post the WIP after this render :-) Lol the picture of Isengard in my gallery took 11 days to render :-) (was on a P2 450M though) (my mind is now thinking render farm for home, a few xp1800s running on K7S5A mobos, can put a machine together for a sub 200 a throw)

Aye, that's the way to go. AMD has really made huge leaps for US, the users, in the name of saving money! I can't imagine spending more money on less product, and AMD's competitors are really way behind in terms of power-per-dollar... For the price of a G5 you could run nearly 20, TWENTY AMD processor setups! Imagine ANIMATING True Ambience renders!

Animated True Ambience renders.... it's amost my birthday, so if you're thinking of getting me something... :P someone get me a renderfarm :) please :)