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[C4D] General Discussion / Hardware Setup with MacBook Pro as Master
« on: 2023-02-06, 13:12:41 »
Hello everyone,
I'm a long-time Mac user and I am trying to find the most effective way to render mid-size/large architecural exterior and interior scenes while using MacBook Pro 16" as a master machine.
I am aware of limitations and disproportional costs of Apple hardware for rendering, but I can't leave the workflow of macOS. Therefore I started to think of building a PC, which would serve as a slave while MacBook being the master.
I believe it must be a pretty common setup for many people and I would like to ask those, how does it work for you and what it all entails in terms of hardware evtl. software. Are there any limitations (such as interactive rendering) or does everything work smoothly and I won't even notice that the task is being processed by a PC under the desk? And is it possible to build a reasonable setup under 2000€ (excl. MacBook Pro, of course)?
Thanks a lot in advance for your inputs and wish you a nice day.
I'm a long-time Mac user and I am trying to find the most effective way to render mid-size/large architecural exterior and interior scenes while using MacBook Pro 16" as a master machine.
I am aware of limitations and disproportional costs of Apple hardware for rendering, but I can't leave the workflow of macOS. Therefore I started to think of building a PC, which would serve as a slave while MacBook being the master.
I believe it must be a pretty common setup for many people and I would like to ask those, how does it work for you and what it all entails in terms of hardware evtl. software. Are there any limitations (such as interactive rendering) or does everything work smoothly and I won't even notice that the task is being processed by a PC under the desk? And is it possible to build a reasonable setup under 2000€ (excl. MacBook Pro, of course)?
Thanks a lot in advance for your inputs and wish you a nice day.