By Sun Hui Updated: 2016-12-15
Karamay launched an IT project in the Karamay Cloud Computing Center on Nov 28 to provide cloud rendering services to special effects companies in China and Central Asia.
The platform allows animators to offload lengthy rendering processes used in movie special effects to a collection of servers in the cloud. This frees up computers, allowing animators to continue working on movie projects and meet tight production deadlines.
The platform took six months to complete co-construction and was co-constructed by VSOChina Group, Bring Life to Data and the Xinjiang branch of China Mobile.
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A launching ceremony was held for a newly-built movie and animation rendering platform at the the Karamay Cloud Computing Center on Nov 28. [Photo/kelamayi.com.cn] |
The service will be offered via the website of VSOChina and will support popular animation software such as 3ds Max and Maya, and render engines such as Mental Ray and V-Ray.
VSOChina also runs China’s biggest rendering platform in Suzhou, which is supported by “Tianhe”, the world’s largest supercomputer. Major Chinese box office movies have used the platform, including Roco Kingdom 4 and Seer 3 & 4.
