Render Rocket - Our Service: Business Value

10 Reasons to use Render Rocket

1. It Just Works.

Our system is built for speed and reliability. Now in it’s 2nd generation, Render Rocket delivers 3D rendering when you need it

2. Think beyond your limits

With access to loads of extra render power, you now have a world of new options. Your team can now take on larger projects, or even more projects at the same time. Render Rocket opens up and enhances the creative process by allowing time for more creative refinement that only more render power can offer.

3. System Administrators Optional.

A render farm requires network experts to manage it. The larger the farm, the more experts. With us, just have a good great 3D team, we’ll take care of the rest.

4. Lots of processors

Whether you already have 4 processors or 400, there are times when you need more processors. We’ve got them.

5. Cost Effective

Consider all the costs associated with managing a render farm: servers, render software, queue management software, power, cooling, space, support staff, etc. By comparison Render Rocket makes more sense. Pay for the rendering you need, when you need it.

6. Work the way you want

Render Rocket doesn’t make you jump through unnecessary hoops to get your files to render. We handle updating file reference and dozens of other detail so your files will render with minimal setup

7. You Have the Power

Our powerful web-based render management tools allow you to submit, pause, re-queue, view logs, and much more. You wield the power of a world-class rendering facility from anywhere on the planet.

8. Flexible Pricing Options

By the hour, Processor Reservations, and Unlimited Rendering Packages. We have pricing options to fit your project

9. We Know 3D

Our team includes artists with real-world 3D experience. We’ve done it all from feature effects, to architectural environments, to entire film projects. When it comes to creating a rendering solution for your project, we’re the team you need.

10. Excellent Customer Service

We pride ourselves in being able to effectively render your 3D projects. Our customers come back because Render Rocket delivers on its promises.

Buy 3D Rendering On-Demand

For a long time, buying render servers was the typical method of providing your creative team with enough render power for 3D design and animation. In addition to the hardware, you’d have to purchase the software and have your team set up and configure everything to meet your creative and technical demands.

Although this approach provides a lot of control over both hardware and software configurations, it can be costly, requiring long-term hardware commitments and on-going maintenance. At the end of the day, you still might not have enough flexibility to scale to the capacity that your project requires, especially at delivery time.

As well, consider the cost-effectiveness of purchasing render servers. It is common for many in-house render farms to sit idle more than 50% of the time while 3D designers and animators are preparing render jobs. And many studios have processors that sit idle 80% - 90% of the time because heavy render usage occurs mainly at the end of most productions. With Render Rocket, you’ll maximize your render budget by only paying for the capacity you use.

Costs to consider when buying/renting render servers:
Software costs	Remember to account for all the processors the server has. Many license agreement are per CPU.
Additional Software	e.g. Custom plug-ins & shaders, render queue manager, operating system
System Admin time	Do you need a dedicated system administrator (or several)? If not, whose time will you be spending to handle setup and maintenance issues?
Power consumption	Render servers draw lots of current. Can your power circuits handle it? And what is the monthly cost of this power consumption?
Proper cooling and ventilation	Servers need to be kept cool to function properly. Any more than just a few servers and you will need to consider air conditioning requirements.
General office environment	Where will the server be installed? If not in a proper server room or data center, then what existing office space will be used?
Idle computer time cost	Most render servers will sit idle over 50% of the time.
Obsolete hardware replacement	Sooner or later, your speedy new server won’t seem so zippy anymore. At what point do you need to replace your old hardware and what is the cost of constantly turning over to new hardware?

Render Rocket vs Renting Render Servers

With proper planning, renting hardware can give you the ability to scale the total number of render servers in your farm, allowing you to schedule your rendering and maximize utilization.

However, the technical maintenance to re-configure your network each time you rent hardware can still be costly, and leave you exposed to delays if problematic rental hardware needs to be replaced. Additionally, you still must purchase software licenses that you can only use while renting.

Are you really going to spend thousands of dollars for software you will only use until you return the hardware? What if there’s a problem with a rental unit, do you send it back and wait for a replacement?

While the server rental option provides some solutions, we believe Render Rocket offers a better solution...

Best of Both Worlds

Sometimes the best solution involves the right balance. We do recommend that our customers possess at least a small number of local rendering processors. "Small" is relative, since projects and companies come in a variety sizes. A 2-3 person design team may only have a couple of computers, while a studio with dozens of artists can have a much larger base of in-house render power. However large or small your project, at the point your render requirements surpass your local capacity, it often makes sense to leverage our resources. We believe that with proper setup, Render Rocket can effectively power up to 75% or more of your total 3D rendering needs.

Our 3D pipeline team will work diligently with you to set up your rendering package in the most effective and seamless manner possible. Contact us and we will provide you with the best remote rendering solution for your project.