Releases

SquidNet 2012 Roadmap

Here's what we're currently working on for future releases (items listed in implementation order):

SquidNet SDK bindings. Support for Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
- C/C++ Bindings
- Perl Bindings
- Python Bindings
- Command line interface
Improved command line interface.
Internet/cloud Rendering (Amazon EC2, etc...).
Release SquidNet 2.68 (Apr '12)
In-application plugin modules for Maya, 3DSMAX, LightWave, Modo and Blender.
Web Browser Interface.
SquidNet Mobile (iPhone, iPad, and Android remote management app).
SQL Database support.
Release SquidNet 2.69 (June '12)

SquidNet 2.66P39 Release

Feb. 20, 2012

A new patch for SquidNet is now available. See latest release notes for a full list of changes. Major improvements include:

New Cross Platform User Interface.
Job slice memory cache to increase performance.
New sqnAPI SDK version 1.0 release and command line interface for Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
- Submit job requests from command line and user-defined scripts.
- Develop your own submission applications with SquidNet sqnAPI SDK.
Updated Maxwell Render template.
Enhanced modo support.
SquidServer OSX Server.
LightWave Template enhancements.
Job id filter in job queue window.
Minor enhancements and bug fixes.

SquidNet 2.66 Release

July 26, 2011

A new release of SquidNet is now available. See latest release notes for a full list of changes. Major improvements include:

Network Diagnostics (helps isolate troubled nodes on render farm).
Enhanced Modo 501 Template (selectable render outputs, resolution, etc...)
Updated Linux installer.
Self-contained installation. All SquidNet files now reside in same installation folder. No installation of files to system folders.
Improved peer-to-peer and client-master-slave configuration.
Improved EXR image/sequence support.
New image and sequence viewer application (snview).
Network IP address assignment utility. Used to assign a SquidNet specific IP address on multi-interface servers.
Power Management: Automatically start offline nodes when jobs are queued. Automatically shutdown nodes when nodes have been idle for a while.
File check and analyze dialog: Check output folder for missing frames, display images, play frame sequences, requeuing of specific frames.
Recent Job Manager: Standalone GUI that allows for quick status and job requeuing.
Application Path Manager. Manage render farm application installation paths from a single interface.
Production Daily Queue. Schedule daily frame rendering and h.264 video creation jobs.
System Configuration reports.
3DSMAX Tile Rendering. Render a single frame across multiple nodes and automatically stitch together.
3DSMAX and After Effects template enhancements.
Tooltips for popup menus
Improved mapped-drive support.
Enhanced support for systems that use UAC.
User interface display fixes.
Minor bug fixes.

SquidNet 2.65 Release

November 24, 2010

A new release of SquidNet is now available. See latest release notes for a full list of changes. Major improvements include:

H.264 video creation from rendered frames, New FFMPEG template.
Enhanced pool manager.
SMS Text messaging.
SSL/TLS Security for email and SMS.
New user interface theme preferences dialog.
Embedded Microsoft's Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package into SquidNet installer.

SquidNet 2.64 Release

November 1, 2010

A new version of SquidNet is now available. See latest release notes for a full list of changes. Major improvements include:

New them-based interface. Select from different user interface themes.
SSH/SCP/SFTP/FTP Remote Transfer Queue.
"Serial Copy" feature that copies completed frames to output directory serially. Helps with performance issues on large render farms when doing parallel rendering.
New simplified network installer.
Job Event Monitor.