Render warning!
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i don't know if this happens to all systems but, i have been rendering over night and have been frustrated by the fact that my image hasn't seemed to clear up much from when i left it the night before! well i discovered that when the power settings on my system take effect and put my computer to sleep, the render doesn't progress!!!
needless to say i've turned off power savings and things are a lot clearer.
has anyone else had this nightmare or is it all mine?
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Are you on a notebook? Desktops don't usually come with those settings on by default.
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no, i'm on a desktop. i had turned them on thinking it would be better for my computer.
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A similar thing happened to me once.
Re-encoding a bunch of movies the night before a trip. Needless to say, I was movieless on a 22hr flight. -
If you fly LAN they have some boring ones in the personal media player installed in each seat.
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Disabling OS automatic updates is also a very good idea on render machines. Last thing you want is a "Automatic Updates Installed Succesfully. Restart Now?" message and a frozen render awaiting you in the morning.
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And automatic virus check...
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...and screen savers.
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I remember some similar "duh" thread over the Kerky forums (it started with something like Jackson mentions - but there the system automatically restarted - obviously exiting from Kerky before).
So better to have just "notified about system updates" (rather than automatic updates) - maybe even best to disconnect from the Internet when just pure rendering overnight - and of course, disable any sleep and hybernation settings.
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... and if you've got kids and work from home for God's sake lock the office door!
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Ah yes, of course. A friend of mine has a 14 month old baby who know one thing of computers; where to switch them off.
And she can even stand up and walk already.
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