Features

Roadmap:

• Tile rendering for Lightwave, Modo, AIR and Blender3D.
• In-app plug-in modules for all supported applications.
• Better system monitoring (usage, resources, graphs, etc...)
• New job templates for Houdini, Rhino, 3D Nature, Indigo and Rhino.

Features	Description	Deluxe	Professional
Free Lifetime Updates	Each license comes with free lifetime updates.
Free Feature Implementations	We'll implement your feature for free. Just send us an email.
Free Template Implementations	We'll help you build your templates for free. Just send us an email.
MAYA Tile Rendering	Render single frames across multiple nodes.
3DSMAX Tile Rendering	Render single frames across multiple nodes.
H.264 Video	Create H.264 videos from rendered frames.
Batch Processing	Submit multiple scenes within a single job request.
Frame Transfer Queue	Automatically transfer rendered frames to SCP/SFTP/FTP and network servers.
Frame Display	Automatically display rendered frames to your desktop.
Include/Exclude Nodes	Include or exclude specific nodes from a render job.
Inactivity Manager	Disable job processing for specific hours for any day of the week.
Multi-Platform Support	Multi-platform support for Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
Dynamic Core Assignment	Automatic assignment of CPU cores based on thread parameters specified in job request.
Minimum Memory Requests	Specify the minimum amount of memory needed to process a job request.
Job Request Dependencies	Automatically start a job after a specific job has completed processing.
Application Path Manager	Centralize the management of application installations ensuring that SquidNet finds your rendering applications as efficiently as possible.
Script/Command Processing	Execute your user-defined scripts and command before/after jobs are processed.
Re-processable job frames.	Re-process specific frames from within job slices or requests.
Job Request Sharing	Share job requests with other users by setting  network UNC path for default profile folder(s).
Path Translation	Job requests automatically convert paths amongst cross-platform environments.
Job history statistics	Local & network job history windows that show job processing statistics.
Customizable Interface	Plug-in architecture allows for the automatic loading of application templates.
Peer-to-Peer	Setup your farm as a peer-to-peer network where each submitting node acts as it's own controller. Recommended for smaller systems.
Client/Master/Slave	Setup you farm in a client, master, slave configuration. Recommended for larger systems.
Job Priorities	Assign job processing priorities (0-24) to each job. Higher priority jobs are always processed first.
SMS Text Messages	SMS Text messages on status of jobs.
Job Interruptions	Automatic job interruption for higher priority jobs and auto-resumption when job gets to the top of network queue.
Real-time logging	System logs for render nodes, jobs and job slices.
Future Start Times	Set future start time for submitted jobs.
Background Processing	System services automatically start on boot up and run as background task.
Resource Management	System services run as efficient as possible and only use system resources when they're needed. No allocation of large system memory blocks and processes at startup.
Persistent Storage	All local jobs are saved to disk and are automatically re-queued on system startup.
Standalone Processing	Jobs are processed without user intervention. System managers and users do not need to be logged in for system to operate.
Image Viewer/Preview	View output images as soon as they're created. Support for BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, MNG, TIF, TGA, PCX, PNM and RAS image formats. Image preview available when selecting entry in job queue.
Email Notification	Send email messages based on system and job processing events (job start, error, etc...)
Job Pool Management	Create network processing pools and assign specific types of jobs to each.
Group Email Notification	Create group lists for email notifications.
Network Installation Manager	Remotely install and manage network render node installations from a central location.
Remote Start/Stop	Remotely start and stop any render node on the network.
Maximum  Processing Nodes	Assign the number of render nodes that can work on a job.
Auto Slice Timeout Restart	Auto-restart of job slices that exceed a specific time period.
Thread Prioritization	Automatically lower application processing thread priority on render nodes in which users are logged in. Automatically increases thread priority if users are logged out.
SMC View Management	Arrange SMC window views vertically, horizontally or in a cascading fashion.
Command Line Output	Shows the exact application command line that will be executed.
Job Profiles	Reload, edit and resubmit all job requests.
License Manager	License management dialog. Add and check system licenses.
Embedded Store	Purchase SquidNet-NDP Pro or render node licenses directly from the SMC interface.
Job Filter	Show network jobs based on filter criteria.
Real-Time Job Viewer	View progress of all network jobs and job slices.
Real-Time Network Viewer	View activity and status of all render nodes from a single interface.
Job Priority Reassignment	Reassign job priorities in real-time.
Job Operations	Suspending, Resuming and restarting of network jobs.
Network Initialization	Remove and initialize all network jobs.
Job Manager	Create, edit and manage network jobs.
Real-Time Statistics	Monitor network statistics (number of cores, speed, memory, etc...) for all render nodes.
Activate/Deactivate	Enable or disable render nodes from processing network jobs.
CPU Activity Monitor	Remotely view CPU usage for any render node on the network.
Smart Network Monitor	System monitors network for render node activity. Automatically removes render nodes displaying erratic behavior.
Full Application Support	Functionality for any application that supports a command line interface.
Lifetime Licensing	All license come with lifetime usage and never expire.