Muster 9.0.12 – Render farm software and distributed computing

Muster 9 is a software to provide a clean and powerfull system to manage CGI Renderfarms and distributed computing.

 

It has a wide range of incredible features, a clean interface and an huge amount of customizations facilities. Easy for Wranglers, powerfull for pipeline’s developers.

 

Muster includes an integrated web server engine that’s the core of our HTTP/Rest APIs but also exposes a minimal, clean, and intuitive web based interface to its core features.

 

Based on the Bootstrap framework, Muster is mobile ready right from the start. Its responsive, mobile fluid system let you take control of the Dispatcher service using your Phone, your Tablet or your web browser.

 

The integrated web server code is distributed as open source and it’s based only on jQuery/javascript/Boostrap with non minimized components. It may be the starting point for a custom web based interface or a great example to learn the HTTP/Rest APIs.

 

Features:

 

Integrated image viewer

Integrated image viewer with OpenEXR support tightly integrated with our frames check technology

 

Frames slicing

Frames slicing technology let you render a single image on multiple machines by splitting them in slices and automatically assemble them back at the end of the process * (available on render engines able to produce tiled rendering)

 

Python based

External renders integration based on Python 3.3 as well as internal scripting and external API bindings available in multiple languages. Total integration with your custom pipeline needs!

 

100% cross platform

Totally cross platform using our paths translation technology that let you render the same scene across different operative systems and different mount points

 

Innovative error handling

Innovative error checking that let you override default behaviors by using a visual error reporting tool with a detailed resume of the errors and warnings for each render process

 

Multi version support

Multi version software support let you install multiple versions of your favorite render engine and use it seamless inside Muster by simply changing a dropdown

 

Directory services integration

Integrated LDAP and Active Directory support to seamless integrate into your corporate databases

 

Multiple databases

Runs with an embedded database, using Mysql or SQL Server depending on your needs

 

Integrated web server

Gorgeous integrated web server that let you access your data from a web browser as well as from your mobile devices

 

WHAT’S NEW

Version 9.0.12:

• [GENERAL] A new template for SketchUp using the standard render or VRAY up to the newest VRAY NEXT version has been included
• [GENERAL] A new template for Rhino and Rhino Bongo using the Rhino Renderer, Maxwell and VRAY up to VRAY NEXT version has been included
• [GENERAL] A new connector for Blender has been included
• [GENERAL] A new connector for Sketchup has been included
• [GENERAL] A new connector for Keyshot has been included
• [GENERAL] Keyshot template has support to enable render node licenses
• [GENERAL] Fixed an issue with the 3D Studio Max image slicing template now handling multiple frames in one job correctly
• [GENERAL] Fixed an issue in image slicing jobs with “Skip assembler” enabled not producing the correct chunks
• [GENERAL] A new set of classes to handle popups suppression and automatic handling has been introduced. Now is possible to write templates that starts GUI based renders. Double check the new Sketchup and Rhino templates as examples
• [DISPATCHER] We optimized the way new submitted jobs and batch deletion are handled by the databases by collapsing several queries under a single transaction making the entire process faster and atomic
• [DISPATCHER] The database schema for the db_users table has been changed to avoid the group keyword now reserved in MYSql 8+
• [DISPATCHER] Fixed an issue where the email address of an user imported from a directory server was displayed as empty even it was functional
• [DISPATCHER] Fixed repositories visible to web/API parameter not serialized into the DB
• [RENDERCLIENT] Trough the preferences, is now possible to mark the processes logs path as a shared folder path, and also the path itself can parse an %hostname% macro to make subfolders for each renderclient. By redirecting the logs to a shared folder, is now possible to query logs of offline nodes and centralize logs management 
• [CONSOLE] Fixed a bug where frame masks submitted with a fresh new job were previously ignored
• [CONSOLE] The frames mask selector now opens the file dialog from the current file path
• [NOTIFICATOR] The image viewer window had the set size icon hidden even it was functional

 

REQUIREMENTS

• Intel, 64-bit processor
• OS X 10.5.8 or later

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Size – 101.7MB

 

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