At finally more official information!
Did I just witness dynamically shrinking bucket sizes as a render progressed? Yes I did! And what an amazing speed improvement too…
Can’t see a preview of the new Render Subset though… hope it made it to the beta? The Render Mask feature looks excellent though.
well of course im trying to sign up on the spot, but where the hell do i find my dongle WBC file?
Question for the team: is it possible to run this beta alongside 2.4 safely?
Yes I’ve no idea where this is?
so how di you have it if youve not found your “wbc” file? its asking me for it to register…
upgrade price info
http://vray.info/news/article.asp?ID=557
“Customers upgrading from V-Ray 1.5 and V-Ray 2.0 will have several cost effective options. V-Ray 1.5 upgrades start at $980/€700; while V-Ray 2.0 upgrades start at $420/€300. Users who purchased V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max between 4 August 2013 and the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max official release date will be eligible for a free upgrade.”
detailed info about prices
http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/vray3\_beta.html#tab3
Upgrade price seems very reasonable indeed for what we’re getting. Excellent news.
but do i understand correctly.. no more free network rendering?! you have to pay an extra 250 euros a node?! does this include for DR?
if so thats the first thing chaosgroup have ever done that i dont approve of.
I missed that bit… that’s not good news if we’re understanding it correctly…?
Regarding the WBC file it looks like this can be generated using the License Server, but I’m using the License Server Service, so I can’t “run” it in order to generate the file.
Detailed info about prices
This.
I really need this information in order to try and test it (and i can’t wait to do it!).
Ok to generate the WBC you need to go to http://localhost:30304/ then “Get Statuses” then click the bottom link “to upgrade your licenses” then Generate WBC. Save and send it off with the form. Seems to have worked.
I thought these times were finally over. What a pity, will have to stay at 2.4 then.
so we have gone from unlimited network rendering and 10 dr licenses in vray 2.0 to ONE network rendering and ONE dr license in vray 3.0 ?!
hardly an upgrade, and enough to make me think very hard if it will be worth me doing so.. and i only have 5 machines!!!
i also cant see how -apart from some exceedingly specific cases, its “reducing the costs”
wow, never thought id be complaining on the vray forum…
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Marlin: I’m feeling… happy, and that’s a big deal… for me.
Dory: I want to touch it…
[she does; the light bobs quickly away]
Dory: Oh!
Marlin: Hey, come back. Come on back here. I’m gonna get you.
Dory: Come here.
Marlin: I’m gonna swim with you…
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Marlin: I’m gonna be your best friend…
[a big scary fish looms into view]
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to be fair i should have read more carefully before posting.. its not quite 250 euros a node *when upgrading*
if you upgrade and pay more (700 euros instead of 300) you get 11 render nodes.
still a looong way from 10 free dr, and unlimited network rendering.
I would really love to get more details and explanations regarding new node licensing… I at the moment I’m scared. - I know it had to happen but ehh 
Cut some slack to small freelancers!
Is the universal node the only one we can have? No way of having old vrya licensing with 10dbr + render nodes?
How does it works with maya?
Thanks, bye.
Right, so to upgrade my relatively small setup I will have to pay EUR500. I presume these Universal Render Nodes include DR functionality as well as regular Network Rendering?
“I know it had to happen but ehh”
why did it have to happen? obviously not privy to the internal workings of Chaos, but they seemed to be doing rather well with the current licensing system…?