Adobe After Effects Professional

Adobe After Effects is one of the industry's staple non-linear video and motion graphics packages. The nice thing is that it also allows for powerful network rendering of compositions and projects.

NOTE: since there is such a large proliferation of available 3rd party plug ins available for After Effects, we may not have every one available for every project. So please check with us in advance about any special plug ins that your project is using and we will try to accommodate that on our network for you. If we don't have a particular plug-in on the network, it's possible that plug-ins can be "rented" from their respective company for the duration that we'll need it for the render.

Cinema4D 10.5 Studio Bundle

At the heart of RenderFriend is Maxon's Cinema4D. Currently the plug ins available are:

Advanced Render, Thinking Particles, BodyPaint, Pyrocluster, Mocca, Dynamics, Sketch & Toon, Hair, MoGraph, SteadyCamPro, Fast & Fur, MeshDeformer, VReel Skin, Translucent Pro, Distances Falloff, CD Morph, CD Joints & Skin, CD IK Tools, CD Constraints, RefShader, Endofin, XFrog, Zblur, Add-The-Sea, EdgeShade, Biomekk Enhanced Shaders, Distance Falloff, PhyTools, SilverBullet

This list is always being updated. If you have a question about a specific plug in you are using in your project, and you are unable to bake it, please let us know and we'll work together to get it on our network. 

VrayForC4D

VrayForC4D is the new high end GI render engine for professional Maxon Cinema4D users based on the Vray standalone application. It uses the exact same render technology as the recent Vray 1.5.00 SP1 for 3D StudioMax and the render quality is exactly the same, outstanding quality already proven by more than one hundred thousand Vray users worldwide. In addition, VrayForC4D also supports the famous, well known Cinema4D procedural native layered shader system. This powerful combination brings the Vray rendering experience to the next, now available natively within Cinema4D.

Luxology MODO

Luxology Modo delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes true 3D sculpting tools, animation and network rendering! More than just features, modo is a truly elegant integration of technology, raw horsepower and refined workflow. Modo’s world-class renderer cranks out stunning images and rock steady animations—with physically-based lighting for natural realism. It’s incredibly fast and fully multi-threaded. Render across a network of Macs and PCs at ultra-high resolution with fantastic results.

Blender 2.45

Blender is the powerful, free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. It's powerful features include state of the art interface, character rigging, professional animation capabilities, full range of modeling types, high end rendering capabilities with versatile shading options, UV tools, physics and particles and built in imaging and compositing tools make Blender an incredible package for both professionals and students.

 Featuring the YAFRAY rendering engine.