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9 Once a Server successfully renders one frame, the Manager assigns a block of frames to the server to render; it might assign 20 consecutive frames. This minimizes the amount of communication needed between the Server and Manager. 10 The Server continues rendering frames for the job until the job is done. 11 The Server then closes 3ds Max, and goes idle. If the queue contains additional jobs, the Server picks up the next job and starts the process all over again. You can use this explanation to help determine the basic requirements for your network rendering setup, based on the type of usage. If your frames render quickly, you'll need a fast file server machine to handle the constant output from a number of different rendering servers. The same holds true of your scene uses a large quantity of map files that are stored in a central location. If you typically render large files, rendering will take longer, and most of the bandwidth will be required at the start, when the files are distributed to the rendering servers. Next Step Checking Requirements on page 6461 Starting Network Rendering Once you've set up the network rendering system and software on page 6474, there are two steps to starting a network rendering session: ■ Start the Manager program on one machine and the Server program on every other machine in the network. See Basic Procedures for Network Rendering on page 6435. The machine being used as a manager can also be used as a rendering server. ■ Start a rendering job from the software on a networked machine with an authorized copy of 3ds Max. The Manager and Server programs need to be started and left running during a network rendering session. Either program remains in operation until you shut it down or shut down the machine. 6450 | Chapter 20 Rendering