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for special network knowledge
The only knowledge to have to know is the network
name of the computer you want to use as the server.
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Auto install
The first time the amleto client connects to
the amleto server, it will automatically install Lightwave and
all configured plugins.
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Automatic
configurations files setup
Amleto will automatically modify Lightwave .CFG
files on hte clients for you in order to render correctly..
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Easy to setup/install
The setup process should not take you more than
5 minutes. On the server you just have to specify Lightwave's
path and on the client the IP address of the server.
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Realtime
update of available nodes
A node (or client) can connect or disconnect
himself at any time. As soon as new nodes join the network, frames
will be sent to them.
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Easy to use interface
The interface is clean and should be strait forward
for any Windows user.
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Install procedure
Amleto is delivered with 3 different MSI files (Microsoft Installations files), which allows to setup either the client and/or the server with their graphical user interface or install the client and/or the server as services.
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Web interface
You may access your Amleto server from every
where. It's just a matter of starting a web browser ! You may
for example start a render at work and see how it proceed from
home.
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Image preview
As soon as some client render images, you can
preview them from within the Amleto server interface (via web
or via the graphical user interface).
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Detailed log of activities
Every single action made by amleto component
are visible in a detailed but simple to read log. Error have even
a different icon to enable you to see them faster.
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Single frame
across multiple clients
A single frame or image can be calculated by
many nodes on the same time, this will allow you to render time
consuming stills using all the CPU power you own ! A feature that
Lightwave do not have by himself.
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Block rendering
In order to speed up the loading time, instead of render on frame
and then quit the LWSN, it's possible to render a block of frames
in one shoot.
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Unlimted clients on the same host
In case your clients have multiple CPU, you may
start as many Amleto clients as needed on the same host.
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Allow to change renders
parameters
Without the need of starting Lightwave open a scene modify and
save it, Amleto allow to change some parameters like Antialiasing,
frame size, and render mode.
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Free email
support
We are so sure about the quality and easy to
use of our software, that we provide lifetime free email support.
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Network transfer
Amleto takes care to send the scene files accross the network for you. Therefore you don't need to create shares between your clients and your server, everything is handled for you by Amleto.
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Redirect LWSN output
Our client redirect the output produced by LWSN in order to allow
you to see exactly what is currently be done. It enable you also
to trace LW errors.
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LWSN priority control
Sometimes you need to continue to work on you computer and in
the same time use spare CPU cycles to render, and some times you
need the full speed. Well with Amleto you can choose how much
priority you give to the rendering process.
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Client and server may run
as a services
On NT, 2000 and XP, the client and or the server can be installed
as a services.
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Smooth merging
Allow to smooth segments of frame in order to get better results
with some scenes (for example radiosity or DOF).
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