Hi,

In summary...

I have two computers running on a network comprising of a workstation (my normal everyday computer) and a Render computer. Both machines run Windows 7 64 bit and have 12 gigs of DDR3 Ram.

I have installed RenderCows and have successfully enabled both systems on RenderCows ready to go (all running in administrator mode). However, when I render my composition, apparently, since I am rendering on a network, HyperVue forces a switch from Hybrid 2.5 to Ray-tracing because I am using depth of field and motion blur effects. Obviously, the result of my render is painfully bad as ray-tracing negatively effects the image. It seems to force the switch whether I am rendering a still or an animation sequence and unfortunately, unless there are setting I have overlooked, the ray-tracing option is not acceptable quality wise.

According to e-on, there is no getting around this at this time. My question then is has anyone come up with a scenario that might yield better results? Should I render my animation on the network w/o Motion Blur and Depth of field and do fake versions of that later in After Effects?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Best,

-Marshal