Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Maya up to version 2012 (32 and 64 bit versions), Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk 3D Studio Max up to version 2012 (32 and 64 bit versions)
Other Supported Autodesk Products: Combustion, Toxik
Compatible/Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit versions, client and servers), Apple OS X 10.3.9 or greather (PowerPC or Intel hardware), Linux (Debian, Redhat and Suse distributions, 32 or 64 bit)
Language Supported: English

Muster 7 is the latest version of Virtual Vertex’s render farm management system.

Muster is made by dynamic services. The services take care of managing the remote hosts, control them and check for faults during the rendering process. Any addition to the hosts pool can be done with no interruption in the rendering pipeline. You can add an host, propagate configurations, remove it or reconfigure on the fly. Any change is handled by Muster that make sure your renderings will still continue in any circumstance. You can even plan shutdowns of idle hosts. Muster will take care of waking up them when required, or following complex user configurable time rules!

Muster 7 is completely cross platform. It can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple MAC OS X and Linux. Choose to deploy your render engines on the best operating system for your environment giving you the flexibility you need. Mixed environments are fully supported using our internal substitution path engine. This means you run the same job across different platforms and get back exactly what you expect with no surprises. You can also check your renders through the Muster integrated JQuery based fully customizable web interface!

Muster is also able to dispatch single frame images across multiple hosts (available for Maya, 3D Studio Max, Mental Ray, Lightwave and XSI). The images are divided in slices rendered on different hosts and then assembled back by the Dispatcher in a final coherent image.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Automatic wakeup and shutdown of idle hosts, availability time rules and activation through Windows screen savers
• Real time visual feedback interface Muster Console, available for Windows, Mac and Linux based on award winning Nokia QT framework
• Customizable monitoring with alarms on critical hosts elements like cpu activity, ram and disk usage

• JQuery based fully customizable web interface
• Customizable workspaces system let you create multiple filterable views and store them between each session
• In process or external SQL complaint database support (Sqlite, Mysql or SQL server)
• Cross platform compatibility across Windows, Linux and MAC OS X using substitution paths technology
• Internal history system for activity processing and report generation
• Dynamic connections/disconnections of render slaves
• Support for multiple packages with built-in fully customizable template engine
• Integrated image library for image slices automated assembling

SUPPORT

Support is available through our forums and email for registered users

WHERE TO BUY

Check www.vvertex.com for online store and resellers list

PRICE

$2499 for unlimited version (no fee for nodes)