SPARX Features
- Single Interface : Web based job management portal provides a single window for managing all the jobs
- Ease of Use : Support for latest scripting language and Python API
- Scalability : Backend client server model used for optimal reliability and scalability. Tested and proven on one of the Top 500® supercomputer with 1800 nodes.
- Performance : Support for leading grid engines like SGE, Windows® HPC 2008 and other industry leading grid engines.
- File Analysis : Lists out the missing textures/references of a file that is submitted for rendering
- Fire and Forget : Queue as many jobs as one wants, intelligent scheduler takes care of executing jobs as defined in the queue
- Live Logs : While a scene is being rendered, user can check the progress each task. Its auto-refresh feature provides real time log monitoring.
- Thumbnail Previews : View the output without downloading the images
- Authentication and ADS Support : Supports any LDAP based authentication system. Can be configured to use the existing Microsoft ADS Domain Controller in a studio.
- Secured : SSL certified 128-bit encryption for communication providing high level of security.
- Energy Saving : Unique feature "Power On - On Demand" provides power saving option by powering off the nodes when there is no job to render
- Integration with applications : SPARX™ is currently developed as a plug-in for MAYA currently. This plug-in can be used for submitting jobs from within MAYA. Similar plug-ins’ are being developed for various leading media softwares.
- Job Settings : The render settings of the file submitted for rendering can be viewed in the SPARX™ interface, thus reducing the time of the render wranglers to do any changes in the file settings.
- Application Mobility : Renders can be submitted to a farm managed by SPARX™ on a different location. Enabling files movement from one location to another.