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We could use KilaD script (the one he made for my case a while ago). you dont need max file or any other original 3d file (appart from the obj). You need to use the script before hand to export camera positions, and run them using bat file that he also made for that purpose.
@necko77: wot wot wot wot??
my humble spec: Quad Cores Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 2GB, GeForce GTX 460 (x2), winXP 32 bit, 3DS MAx 2009
sublime wrote:We could use KilaD script (the one he made for my case a while ago). you dont need max file or any other original 3d file (appart from the obj). You need to use the script before hand to export camera positions, and run them using bat file that he also made for that purpose.
I'm not familiar with this script. Let's say someone has a scene of 100MB .obj + 100MB of textures to render, and I would like to render 5 frames of it. How would the whole process look like - him uploading & me downloading & rendering.
I'm not familiar with this script. Let's say someone has a scene of 100MB .obj + 100MB of textures to render, and I would like to render 5 frames of it. How would the whole process look like - him uploading & me downloading & rendering.
i have the scripts if you want to try it.
The script works like this:
1. I am using 3dsmax so rather than using Max2Octane script, i amusing this one. The UI is exactly the same but when you hit "render animation", the script would generate; in this case; 5 camera coordinates from frame 1 to 5 in the form small file (1KB each). These little files need to be placed in the octane's root along with the obj file and the ocs. Texture files can be anywhere, but in the case of this project, better place it in some fixed location.
2. To run octane with the new camera corrdinates, i am using a bat file which then opens octane like normal and process the render option. Once finished, it will triggers octane to render the next frame, and so on,..
Tell you what, let me paste the code here...
my humble spec: Quad Cores Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 2GB, GeForce GTX 460 (x2), winXP 32 bit, 3DS MAx 2009
local myIni = (getDir #plugcfg) + "\\max2octane.ini"
local myExe = getINISetting myIni "Binary" "value"
local pPath = getIniSetting myIni "ProjectPath" "value"
local myPng = getIniSetting myIni "PngOutput" "value"
local myProject
local outName
local theOctaneSun
local thecam = getActiveCamera()
local filenamecheck
local fcheck
--
local theFlags
local theOctaneSun_dir=undefined
local thecam_pos=undefined
local thecam_dir=undefined
local theTarget_pos=undefined
local theFOV=undefined
local thecam_focal=undefined
local thecam_aperture
local theRes=undefined
local mblur=undefined
--
local SceneCameras
local thecamtarget
local filmwidth = renderWidth
local filmheight = renderHeight
local w= renderWidth
local h= renderHeight
local samples=spn_samples.value
local ddlActualValues = #(8, 32, 256, 512, 1024, 4096)
local aspect
local NEWProject=undefined
local theGPUs
local theobjexp_curscale="1.000000"
local theobjexp_newscale
local UpdateLightlist
if thecam.type==#target then
(
if chk_camera.checked==true do (thecam_pos=thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale;theTarget_pos=thecam.target.pos*theobjexp_newscale;theFOV=thecam.FOV)
if chk_focal.checked==true then thecam_focal=edt_focal.text else thecam_focal=((distance thecam thecam.target)*theobjexp_newscale)
if chk_moblur.checked==true do (if max2octane.ddl_interpolate.selection==1 then themblur=(at time(slidertime-1)#(thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale,thecam.target.pos*theobjexp_newscale)) else themblur=(at time(slidertime+spn_step.value)#(thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale,thecam.target.pos*theobjexp_newscale)))
)
else
(
if chk_camera.checked==true do (thecam_pos=(thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale);theTarget_pos=(thecamtarget.pos*theobjexp_newscale);theFOV=thecam.FOV)
if chk_focal.checked==true then thecam_focal=edt_focal.text else thecam_focal=((distance thecam thecamtarget)*theobjexp_newscale)
if chk_moblur.checked==true do (if max2octane.ddl_interpolate.selection==1 then themblur=(at time(slidertime-1)#(thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale,thecamtarget.pos*theobjexp_newscale)) else themblur=(at time(slidertime+spn_step.value)#(thecam.pos*theobjexp_newscale,thecamtarget.pos*theobjexp_newscale)))
)
if chk_lens.checked==true then thecam_aperture=edt_aperture.text else thecam_aperture=1
if chk_sun.checked==true do theOctaneSun_dir=theOctaneSun.dir
if chk_res.checked==true then theRes=#(spn_width.value,spn_height.value) else theRes=#(filmwidth,filmheight)
if chk_GPU.checked==true then theGPUs=getGPUs() else theGPUs=undefined
if chk_roll.checked==true do
(
thecam_dir=
(
local posdummy=dummy transform:thecam.transform
in coordsys local move posdummy [0,100,0]
local yvec_pos=posdummy.pos
delete posdummy
camup_pos=normalize(thecam.pos-yvec_pos)
)
)
theFlags=#(thecam_pos,theTarget_pos,theFOV,thecam_focal,theOctaneSun_dir,themblur,theRes,thecam_aperture,theGPUs,thecam_dir)
)
-- HANDLERS
on max2octane open do
(
-- theobjexp_curscale=getinisetting (objExp.getIniName()) "Geometry" "ObjScale"
showPaths()
if edt_path.text=="" do
(
myExe = getOpenFileName filename:"octane.exe" caption:"Please browse to and select the Octane executable" types:"Executable (*.exe)|*.exe" --donotwait:true
if ((myExe == undefined) OR (myExe == "")) do ( return false )
edt_path.text = myExe
setINISetting myIni "Binary" "value" myExe
)
--LIGHTS
(
ddl_light.items=getSceneLights()
)
--CAMERAS
(
if (getSceneCameras()).count==0 then
(
viewport.setType #view_persp_user
thecam=targetcamera isselected:on
thecam.type=#free
thecam.type=#target
macros.run "Lights and Cameras" "Camera_CreateFromView"
viewport.setCamera thecam
ddl_cam.items=getSceneCameras()
if thecam!=undefined do ddl_cam.selection=finditem ddl_cam.items thecam.name
)
else
(
ddl_cam.items=getSceneCameras()
if thecam!=undefined do ddl_cam.selection=finditem ddl_cam.items thecam.name
thecam=getnodebyname(ddl_cam.selected)
if thecam.type==#free and (getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget"))==undefined then
(
--|| Free/Target Camera workaround
thecamtarget=dummy name:(thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget") transform:thecam.transform isfrozen:true
in coordsys local move thecamtarget [0,0,-800]
thecamtarget.parent=thecam
)
else if thecam.type==#free and (getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget"))!=undefined do
(
thecamtarget=(getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget"))
)
-- try(thecamtarget=(getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget")))catch()
)
)
-- CHECKBOXES
try
(
chk_GPU.checked=execute(getinisetting myIni "Checkboxes" "chk_GPU")
if chk_GPU.checked==true then edt_GPU.enabled=true else edt_GPU.enabled=false
edt_GPU.text=(getinisetting myIni "GPU" "edt_GPU")
)catch()
setSunstate()
getCamState()
-- try(edt_pName.text=theSPprojectname)catch()
)
on max2octane close do
(
callbacks.removeScripts id:#max2octane
try(setinisetting (objExp.getIniName()) "Geometry" "ObjScale" theobjexp_curscale)catch()
setinisetting myIni "Checkboxes" "chk_GPU" (max2octane.chk_GPU.checked as string)
setinisetting myIni "GPU" "edt_GPU" (max2octane.edt_GPU.text as string)
)
on btn_browse pressed do
(
myExe = getOpenFileName filename:"octane.exe" caption:"Please browse to and select the Octane executable" types:"Executable (*.exe)|*.exe" --donotwait:true
if ((myExe == undefined) OR (myExe == "")) do ( return false )
edt_path.text = myExe
setINISetting myIni "Binary" "value" myExe
)
on btn_pPath pressed do
(
-- getMypPath()
pPath = getSavePath()
if ((pPath == undefined) OR (pPath == "")) do ( return false )
if (substitutestring pPath " " "_")!=pPath then messagebox "No spaces in folder name" else
(
edt_pPath.text = pPath
setIniSetting myIni "ProjectPath" "value" pPath
)
)
on btn_pPath rightClick do
try
(
shelllaunch "explorer.exe" pPath
)catch()
on edt_pName entered pname do
(
filenamecheck=max2octane.edt_pName.text=(substitutestring(max2octane.edt_pName.text) " " "_")
if (doesFileExist (pPath+"\\"+filenamecheck+".ocs")==true) then
(
if querybox "File Exist - Overwrite?" title:"Max2Octane" then
(
setfocus max2octane
NEWproject=true
max2octane.edt_pName.readOnly=true
)
else
(
setfocus max2octane
NEWproject=undefined
max2octane.edt_pName.text=""
max2octane.edt_pName.readOnly=true
)
)
else
(
setfocus max2octane
NEWproject=true
max2octane.edt_pName.readOnly=true
)
max2octane.edt_pName.readOnly=true
)
on btn_new pressed do
(
edt_pName.readOnly=false
edt_pName.text=""
setfocus edt_pName
)
on btn_exproj pressed do
(
myProject = getOpenFileName filename:"*.ocs" caption:"Please browse to and select a project file" types:"txt (*.ocs)|*.ocs" --donotwait:true
if ((myProject == undefined) OR (myProject == "")) do ( return false )
edt_pPath.text = getFilenamePath myProject
edt_pName.text = getFilenameFile myProject
NEWProject=false
)
on chk_camera changed state do
(
getCamState()
if state == on then
(
if thecam == undefined or isdeleted thecam then
(
if getActiveCamera()!=undefined then thecam=getActiveCamera()
else
(
viewport.setType #view_persp_user
thecam=targetcamera isselected:on
thecam.type=#free
thecam.type=#target
macros.run "Lights and Cameras" "Camera_CreateFromView"
viewport.setCamera thecam
)
)
else
(
thecam_pos=thecam.pos
theTarget_pos=thecam.target.pos
theFOV=thecam.fov
)
ddl_cam.items=getSceneCameras()
)
else
(
thecam=undefined
)
)
on chk_lens changed state do
(
if state==on then
(
edt_aperture.enabled=true
sld_aperture.enabled=true
)
else
(
edt_aperture.enabled=false
sld_aperture.enabled=false
)
)
on chk_focal changed state do
(
if state==on then
(
edt_focal.enabled=true
sld_focal.enabled=true
)
else
(
edt_focal.enabled=false
sld_focal.enabled=false
)
)
on chk_sun changed state do
(
if lights[1]==undefined and state==true then
(
if (querybox "No lights in scene!\nCreate sun?" title:"max2octane") then
(
createsun()
ddl_light.items=getSceneLights()
setSunstate()
try(theOctaneSun=getnodebyname(ddl_light.items[1]))catch()
)
else
(
chk_sun.checked=false
)
)
else
(
ddl_light.items=getSceneLights()
setSunstate()
try(theOctaneSun=getnodebyname(ddl_light.items[1]))catch()
)
)
on btn_export pressed do
(
if (edt_pName.text== "") then (messageBox "Project Name Missing!")
else if (edt_pPath.text== "") then (messageBox "Project Path not set yet!")
else
(
rescaleScene()
outName = (edt_pPath.text + "\\" + edt_pName.text + "_" + ".obj")
exportFile outName selectedOnly:false using:objexp
)
)
--------------------------------------------
--RENDER STILL
--------------------------------------------
on btn_render pressed do
(
(
if (edt_pName.text== "") then (messageBox "Project Name Missing!" title:"MAX2Octane")
else
-- if classof thecam!=Targetcamera then (messagebox "Camera must\nbe standard targeted!" title:"max2octane") else
(
if (myExe != undefined) do
(
rescaleScene()
if (doesFileExist outName) == true do
(
getFlags()
str = stringStream ""
format "\"%\"" myExe to:str
a = ""
if (a != undefined) do ( format " -e %" "" to:str )
format "NEWproject = %\n" NEWproject
if (NEWproject==true) then ( format " -n % -m % -l %" (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".ocs") (edt_pName.text+".obj") (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".obj") to:str)
else
(if (NEWproject==false) do ( format " -m % -r % -s %" (edt_pName.text+".obj") (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".obj") ("64000") to:str))
if theFlags[1]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-pos-x %" theFlags[1][1] to:str
format " --cam-pos-y %" theFlags[1][3] to:str
format " --cam-pos-z %" -theFlags[1][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[2]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-target-x %" theFlags[2][1] to:str
format " --cam-target-y %" theFlags[2][3] to:str
format " --cam-target-z %" -theFlags[2][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[3]!=undefined do ( format " --cam-fov %" theFlags[3] to:str )
if theFlags[4]!=undefined do ( format " --cam-focaldepth %" theFlags[4] to:str )
if theFlags[5]!=undefined do
(
format " --daylight-sundir-x %" theFlags[5][1] to:str
format " --daylight-sundir-y %" theFlags[5][3] to:str
format " --daylight-sundir-z %" -theFlags[5][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[6]!=undefined do --moblur
(
format " --cam-motion-pos-x %" theFlags[6][1][1] to:str
format " --cam-motion-pos-y %" theFlags[6][1][3] to:str
format " --cam-motion-pos-z %" -theFlags[6][1][2] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-x %" theFlags[6][2][1] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-y %" theFlags[6][2][3] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-z %" -theFlags[6][2][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[7]!=undefined do
(
format " --film-width %" theFlags[7][1] to:str
format " --film-height %" theFlags[7][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[8]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-aperture %" theFlags[8] to:str
)
if theFlags[9]!=undefined do --GPUs
(
for i =1 to theGPUs.count do
(
format " -g %" theFlags[9] to:str
)
)
if theFlags[10]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-up-x %" -theFlags[10].x to:str
format " --cam-up-y %" -theFlags[10].z to:str
format " --cam-up-z %" theFlags[10].y to:str
)
if (NEWproject==false) then ( format " %" (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".ocs") to:str)
else (edt_pName.text="")
print str
-- print theflags
-- HiddenDOSCommand (str as string + " || pause")
hiddenDOSCommand (str as string) donotwait:true
)--check for export
)
)
)
)
on btn_png pressed do
(
-- getMyPng()
myPng = getSavePath()
if ((myPng == undefined) OR (myPng == "")) do ( return false )
edt_png.text = myPng
setIniSetting myIni "PngOutput" "value" myPng
)
on spn_from changed val do
(
if spn_from.value>spn_to.value do spn_to.value=spn_from.value
)
on spn_to changed val do
(
if spn_to.value<spn_from.value do spn_from.value=spn_to.value
)
on chk_moblur changed state do
(
if state==on then
(
lbl_interpolate.enabled=on
ddl_interpolate.enabled=on
)
else
(
lbl_interpolate.enabled=off
ddl_interpolate.enabled=off
)
)
on ddl_units selected index do
(
spn_samples.value = ddlActualValues[index]
)
on btn_render_animation pressed do
(
if (NEWproject == true) or (edt_pName.text== "") then
(
messageBox "Please pick an Existing Project!" title:"Max2Octane"
)
else
(
if (myExe != undefined) and querybox "Render Animation?" title:"Max2Octane" do
(
data = getINISetting myIni "Binary" "value"
myExe = data
edt_path.text = myExe
setObjParams = false
for f = (startFrame = spn_from.value ) to (endFrame = spn_to.value ) by (frameStep = spn_step.value) do
(
if (keyboard.escpressed!=true) do
(
sliderTime = f
outName = (edt_pPath.text + "\\" + edt_pName.text + "_anim.obj")
str = createfile (batFile=(edt_pPath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+"_"+f as string+"_"+".bat"))
pb_anim.value=100.0*f/spn_to.value
grp_progress.caption=("Animation Progress - " + f as string + " of " + (spn_to.value as string))
-- export the objects
if (chk_camonly.checked==false) do
(
if (keyboard.controlpressed==true) then (exportFile outName selectedOnly:false) else (exportFile outName #noPrompt selectedOnly:false)
)
-- now render them
getFlags()
format "octane " to:str
a = ""
if (a != undefined) do ( format " -e%" "" to:str )
( format " -q %" "" to:str )
if (chk_camonly.checked==false) then
(format " -o % -s % -m % -r %" (edt_png.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+"_"+((1000+f) as string)+".png") (spn_samples.value) (edt_pName.text+".obj") (outName) to:str)
else
(format " -o % -s % -m % -l %" (edt_png.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+"_"+((1000+f) as string)+".png") (spn_samples.value) (edt_pName.text+".obj") (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".obj") to:str)
if theFlags[1]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-pos-x %" theFlags[1][1] to:str
format " --cam-pos-y %" theFlags[1][3] to:str
format " --cam-pos-z %" -theFlags[1][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[2]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-target-x %" theFlags[2][1] to:str
format " --cam-target-y %" theFlags[2][3] to:str
format " --cam-target-z %" -theFlags[2][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[3]!=undefined do ( format " --cam-fov %" theFlags[3] to:str )
if theFlags[4]!=undefined do ( format " --cam-focaldepth %" theFlags[4] to:str )
if theFlags[5]!=undefined do
(
format " --daylight-sundir-x %" theFlags[5][1] to:str
format " --daylight-sundir-y %" theFlags[5][3] to:str
format " --daylight-sundir-z %" -theFlags[5][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[6]!=undefined do --moblur
(
format " --cam-motion-pos-x %" theFlags[6][1][1] to:str
format " --cam-motion-pos-y %" theFlags[6][1][3] to:str
format " --cam-motion-pos-z %" -theFlags[6][1][2] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-x %" theFlags[6][2][1] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-y %" theFlags[6][2][3] to:str
format " --cam-motion-target-z %" -theFlags[6][2][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[7]!=undefined do
(
format " --film-width %" theFlags[7][1] to:str
format " --film-height %" theFlags[7][2] to:str
)
if theFlags[8]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-aperture %" theFlags[8] to:str
)
if theFlags[9]!=undefined do --GPUs
(
for i =1 to theGPUs.count do
(
format " -g %" theFlags[9] to:str
)
)
if theFlags[10]!=undefined do
(
format " --cam-up-x %" -theFlags[10].x to:str
format " --cam-up-y %" -theFlags[10].z to:str
format " --cam-up-z %" theFlags[10].y to:str
)
close str
-- format "%" str to:BatFile
-- close str
-- print str
-- print theflags
-- HiddenDOSCommand (str as string + " || pause")
-- DOSCommand (str as string)
)--escape loop
) -- anim loop
pb_anim.value=0
grp_progress.caption="Animation Progress"
shelllaunch ppath ""
) -- myExe != undefined
) -- edt_pName.text == "" | else
) -- on btn_render_animation pressed
on ddl_cam selected cam do
(
thecam=getnodebyname(max2octane.ddl_cam.items[cam])
if thecam.type==#free and (getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget"))==undefined then
(
--|| Free/Target Camera workaround
thecamtarget=dummy name:(thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget") transform:thecam.transform isfrozen:true
in coordsys local move thecamtarget [0,0,-800]
thecamtarget.parent=thecam
)
thecamtarget=(getnodebyname (thecam.name+"_OctaneTarget"))
print thecam
print thecamtarget
-- viewport.setCamera thecam
)
on chk_res changed state do
(
setFilmstate()
)
on spn_width changed val do
(
w=val
if btn_lock.checked==true do spn_height.value = val * (1.0 / aspect)
)
on spn_height changed val do
(
h=val
if btn_lock.checked==true do spn_width.value = val * aspect
)
on ddl_percent selected percent do
(
spn_width.value=
case percent of
(
1: w*1
2: w*0.75
3: w*0.5
4: w*0.25
)
spn_height.value=
case percent of
(
1: h*1
2: h*0.75
3: h*0.5
4: h*0.25
)
)
on ddl_light selected thelight do
(
theOctaneSun=getnodebyname(max2octane.ddl_light.items[thelight])
print theOctaneSun
)
on edt_aperture entered aperture do
(
sld_aperture.value=execute aperture
)
on edt_focal entered focal do
(
sld_focal.value=execute focal
)
on sld_aperture changed val do
(
edt_aperture.text=val as string
)
on sld_focal changed val do
(
edt_focal.text=val as string
)
on btn_lock changed state do
(
aspect = (spn_width.value as float) / spn_height.value
)
on chk_GPU changed state do
(
if state==true then edt_GPU.enabled=true else edt_GPU.enabled=false
)
on btn_edit pressed do
(
editScene = getOpenFileName filename:"*.ocs" caption:"Please browse to and select a project file" types:"txt (*.ocs)|*.ocs" --donotwait:true
if ((editScene == undefined) OR (editScene == "")) do ( return false )
shelllaunch editScene ""
-- editScene=(edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".ocs")
-- editstr=stringstream ""
-- format "\"%\"" myExe to:editstr
-- ( format " -e %" "" to:editstr )
-- ( format " -m % -r % -s %" (edt_pName.text+".obj") (edt_ppath.text+"\\"+edt_pName.text+".obj") ("16000") to:editstr)
-- ( format " %" editscene to:editstr)
-- hiddenDOSCommand (editstr as string) donotwait:true
-- close editstr
)
)
createdialog max2octane modal:false style:#(#style_sysmenu, #style_minimizebox, #style_titlebar)
my humble spec: Quad Cores Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 2GB, GeForce GTX 460 (x2), winXP 32 bit, 3DS MAx 2009
I think an automated system like this would be hard to get working properly.
What if (or when) 3dsmax crashes or hangs? Or the fact that octane renders your computer/gfxcard
pretty much useless for other tasks.
It would be better to do this manually in my opinion. Create a forum with a small Octane-club where you can post your scenes
and ask for help rendering e.g 500 frames. Then members can download your ocs, obj and textures and render them manually and upload to a ftp.
In return they get credits so they can buy better cards
Or you could even get paid for rendering frames... 0.05 eur per frame! There's a reason why capitalism works.
It would be better to do this manually in my opinion. Create a forum with a small Octane-club where you can post your scenes
and ask for help rendering e.g 500 frames. Then members can download your ocs, obj and textures and render them manually and upload to a ftp.
That is exactly what im saying, simple straight forward and its a fool proof as well. Besides by using your script you made for me we dont need to provide max file or cinema4D file,..
my humble spec: Quad Cores Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 2GB, GeForce GTX 460 (x2), winXP 32 bit, 3DS MAx 2009
If I understand correctly this method works only if the camera is the only animated object and only within 3dsmax (we would need such scripts for all the supported 3D packages). It's a start. But for 'real' animations, there's still a lot of data to move around.
But the main issue here is sharing all the sources. People will be reluctant to do that, I'm sure (for real projects I mean). Now if Octane supported loading scene data in some sort of encrypted archives... you wold download the archive and then get a 'certificate' to render the scene from the LiveDB, that will be valid for only that session. Without it the scene would not render. Something like that
BTW, sublime, better post such long files as attachments or here
If I understand correctly this method works only if the camera is the only animated object and only within 3dsmax (we would need such scripts for all the supported 3D packages). It's a start. But for 'real' animations, there's still a lot of data to move around.
It is, and therefore need support from everyone.
Yes, the script is only for camera movement only, but still, it is a good option to replace "camera only".
As in for data, my biggest file so far is 50MB with texture not more than 20MB. I dont think Octane it self could handle too big scene anyway,.. 50MB is nothing really, im sure in this day and age people download much more than that, legally or illegaly,
my humble spec: Quad Cores Q6600 @ 2.4 Ghz, 2GB, GeForce GTX 460 (x2), winXP 32 bit, 3DS MAx 2009
First I was a bit skeptical but you have convinced me. It is a very interesting idea.
I think that doing it manually would limit the people interested on it, because the additional time you'd have to invest on it.
If it could be similar to the way e-mule works, It would be awesome.
A few years ago I participated in the Worldwide Grid Project (supported by IBM) where you shared your computer's idle time in calculating for scientific projects.
I can imagine an Octane version where you can leave it in background, and it is calculating in your GPU (which you don't need now) a net-render. When you need to work with octane, you simply open it, net-render stops automatically (you don't even need to notice it) and you can inmediately start working in your Octane.
The possibility of a community farm in the way p2p works would be a big point for octane, sure.
But to have future probably It would need to force people to share their resources (If you render a project, you later should help render another).
Regards
GPU GTX 480 / GT 430 for UI CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 (2.5 Ghz) / RAM 8 GB DDR2 SOFT Windows 7 64bit4
