RenderPool Manual for Blender

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Pack Resources/Relative Path/File Output/Archive to Zip
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Upload/Set parameters/Rendering/Download
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RenderPool Cliant App
Purchase Points/Plans
Preparation on Blender-Pack
Render Pool Workflow
Other Features
Render Pool Manual
For Blender (Cycles)

2. 01
Preparation on Blender-Pack

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1. Pack Resources
Blender allows you to put textures in Blend
files.
You can add textures to your Blend files by
selecting File-> External Data-> Pack
Resource
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1. Pack Resources
When the resource is packed, you can notice
that the file size is different from before.
When you check Shader editor, the icon
should differ from when the resource is not
packed and packed.
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Cache files, Alembic, ImageSequence,
and VDB cannot be put in the Blend
file, so put them after the folder
where Blend is located.
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2. Relative Path
Good
Bad

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After transferring the data, set the newly
transferred file path from Find Missing File.
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2. Relative Path

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In the render pool, the override of the
render settings is the sample, export
format, and target frame.
So set the resolution in the render
settings and the Compositor and File
Output for the render pass you want
to export in the composer node.
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3. File Output
set the resolution Set File Output for the render pass

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If no files cannot be stored in
the .blend file, the file is ready to be
uploaded to the Render Pool.
If you have files that cannot be stored
in a .blend file, you can set up a cache
and compress them into a Zip file, and
they will be ready to upload to the
Render Pool.
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(Optional)Archive to Zip

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Render Pool Workflow

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1. Upload File
1. Press the BROWSE FILES button
and select the .blend/zip file to
upload. You can also drag and drop
the file into this zone.
2. Press UPLOAD FILE to start
uploading.
3. Uploaded files are added to the
zone at the top.
4. After completing the upload, click
"Start Rendering" to go to the render
setting.
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2. Set each parameters
Set each parameters
・RENDERER TYPE:
BlenderCycles3.0, BlenderCycles2.93 can be selected
・ITERATIONS / SAMPLING:
Sampling value. By default, in Blender's Render
Properties> Sampling tab
Contains the value of Max Samples.
・FILE FORMAT:
Export Format(EXR, PNG, MPEG-4)
・RENDERING TARGET FRAME
START FRAME VALUE :
Specifies the beginning of the frame range to output.
END FRAME VALUE:
Specifies the end of the frame range to output
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3. Estimated credit usege
1. Select a resolution to estimate
consumption points.
Render Pool estimates the points to be consumed when
rendering.
The estimation is based on factors such as data amount,
sampling, and frames.
Depending on the content, the estimate may differ from
the actual use.
Final point usage is calculated based on the actual
rendering time.
2. Press START RENDER to start
rendering.
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3. Rendering
Automatically starts rendering on the
server every frame.
The job being rendered is
∟ If Success： Job can be confirmed on the success page
and rendered page
∟ If Failed： Job will move to the Failed page
∟ If PAUSE in the middle： job will move to the
Pause/Cancel page
when stuck at the end of the rendering process.
Some servers are taking a long time to process the
rendering.
Please wait for a while and it will be processed.
If you are in a hurry, please pause and resume rendering
again.
If the rendering still does not proceed, please contact us.
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4. Download
The rendered file is downloaded from
the cloud icon.
And you can download the File
Output node render pass from
GENERATE AOVs.
Add a check on the AOV you want to
download.
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15. 03
Purchase Points/Plans

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Purchase Points/Plans
RenderPool offers two pricing plans to meet
your needs.
・Unlimited Rendering Plan (β)
for unlimited rendering at a fixed price.
・Point Plan
allows you to purchase points in advance for faster
rendering.
Cloud rendering is available by purchasing points or plans.
Watermarks are not included in rendering with the "Unlimited
Rendering Plan" or "Point Plan.”
You can render without purchasing points or using trial points. The
trial includes a watermark.
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After logging into the Render Pool, click on Purchase Points

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Other Features - Render Pool Client App

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Render Pool Client App
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High-volume rendering made much more efficient
Render Pool and cloud storage are integrated via API to auto-
render the specified Maya file.
Rendered files are placed in the indicated folder.
Enables large number of renderings to be done at the same ti
Automatic scene file creation
Maya files are automatically converted to rpr files and rendered. Do
detailed customization with CSV.
Rendered files are placed in a designated cloud storage location so
data can easily be exchanged
Cloud-based data exchange among affiliates
PNG/EXR
CSV
Data exchange in
the cloud
※ User provides cloud storage (Box, Dropbox, etc. recommended)
Applications automate the entire process for rendering more scenes
Auto-rendering

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Render Pool Client App
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Starts rendering 1000+ scene files at once
Render Pool Client App
To cloud storage File Upload
Scene files/CSV files
Upload to cloud storage at once
full automation
Run in Render Pool Client App
Create scene files
Execute rendering with Render Pool
DL the rendering result to the
specified entire period
Composite
Copy images in a specified folder to a
working folder
Copy the images in the designated
folder to the working folder and work
on them
Typical could rendering services
Create scene
Compile and zip data
for scene
Upload to site Download
Rendering setup
and start
Copy to work folder
Upload from
software

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Render Pool Client App
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Render Pool Client App is available to enterprise users individually.
If you are interested, please contact our staff or reach out at the email below.
contact@renderpool.net