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if that's not possible, at least engineer Octane so that the UI can be launched once and re-used for each frame so as long as user doesn't close Octane, there's no need to re-activate.
(having said that, if that icon next to "act" is what I think it is, Octane checks activation status every few seconds even when running )
would be easier to use my PC during a render with either of these ideas.. no worries about focus being pulled away when you're ty
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I would prefer a standalone renderer without any connection, without an UI and without any chance to change materials.
Maybe in a version, which only renders a keyed ocs-file which is generated from the main app.
With that we can render our scenes without a connection.
If we want to change materials, we use the standard version with an internet connection...
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Absolutely. Then both sides would be happy. And isn't that the easiest thing to implement as well?
i7 2600K, 12GB RAM, GTX 470 x 3, Win 7 64, C4D R11 Studio, VRay, Octane
i7 920, 10GB RAM, GTX 480 x 2, Win 7 64, After Effects CS3, Premiere Pro
face wrote:Which software aren´t cracked with a dongle?
I would prefer a standalone renderer without any connection, without an UI and without any chance to change materials.
Maybe in a version, which only renders a keyed ocs-file which is generated from the main app.
With that we can render our scenes without a connection.
If we want to change materials, we use the standard version with an internet connection...
Another option would be just a save disabled version of the exe (with disabled saving of scenes and nodes, but enabled saving of rendered images), that also has the OctaneLive disabled.
i7 2600K, 12GB RAM, GTX 470 x 3, Win 7 64, C4D R11 Studio, VRay, Octane
i7 920, 10GB RAM, GTX 480 x 2, Win 7 64, After Effects CS3, Premiere Pro
2 (or was it 3?) time's tonight the animation i've been rendering have halted because the plugin to modo restarts octane between each frame, and sometimes when it starts up and can not connect to the server it just halt's there.
face wrote:
I would prefer a standalone renderer without any connection, without an UI and without any chance to change materials.
isn't that what the command line interface or headless Octane should do? Version 3 (which should be version 2.5 in the current version naming scheme?) was supposed to have that.
I'm not sure what Refractive is planning about Octane license, but the current always stay connected license really is not flexible and is affecting the legit users negatively. Should have options to run Octane without any net connections at all (which what was promised to the users before, btw).
this is just the thought..why don't just take a granted while the software get cracked by the underground. this is some kind of free ad through "the new potential customer" around the world . in the end, if these people like the software and thinking that this would benefit them by using it in professional manner, they are gonna buy it (it's fairly cheap also compare to other GPU renderer). just as i followed chaos group from beginning they start from the scratch with vray and....nowadays, noone in cg field doesn't know vray. (Chaos still can't prevent the piracy act but they're getting bold with their product now).
All the things to do by the octane company is to maintain the customer to keep comfortable with their product....Myself, i don't give it a damn, as long as i can protect my software license against cracker. truly , i don't like using my program that required internet connection is not handy in my standpoint. again this is just my humble thought.
N.B.: Dongle is crackable , but i don't think they're gonna crack your own dongle as long you keep it with you safely , right?
3x GTX Titan - Win7 Pro x64 - Intel i7-3930K - ASUS Rampage IV Formula-X79
Refractive Software has to face it, Piracy exist, and it will exist always, now what they have to think is in providing the best workflow to their clients, having to depend of external persons or services are a pain in the ass, the dongle solution is very welcome, or even a standard serial number, as I said the method of refractive software is too much, the Piracy is suffered for every one, small and big companies, so JUST face it and don't bugger your own clients please.
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great idea face!
two flies with one hit..
no more popups of octane, so you can keep on workin without being stressed by any octane windows blocking while render anim.
also without changing the lic sys it would be a great feature to have a non gui render for the backround or at least one without popups..
Refractive Software has to face it, Piracy exist, and it will exist always, now what they have to think is in providing the best workflow to their clients, having to depend of external persons or services are a pain in the ass, the dongle solution is very welcome, or even a standard serial number, as I said the method of refractive software is too much, the Piracy is suffered for every one, small and big companies, so JUST face it and don't bugger your own clients please.
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