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HPC chops rendering time for world-class animation studios
Overview
HPC chops rendering time for world-class animation studiosIBM |
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing | |
Discrete Manufacturing | |
Digital Twin Mass Customization | |
System Integration | |
Operational Impact
The studio was able to complete the complex rendering job in time to get the film released before the summer blockbuster season. | |
The studio has developed its own “currency” for the use of the grid called “RU”s or “render units.” Based on internal capacity planning activities, a number of render units are distributed between each competing feature and work with feature directors to allocate rendering budgets within each film. | |
Using this approach, Platform LSF ensures that each production is getting their prescribed “fair share.” This allows the studio to control how resources are shared by different production efforts and different functions competing for resources on the grid according to predetermined allocations. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Overnight the render farm has an average utilization of over 97 percent, including the desktop systems pressed into service by the Platform LSF cluster. | |
On average, between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs run overnight, but as many as 100,000 jobs can run during the busy “crunch” time that precedes a major feature release. | |