C4DtoA - Licence for team render machines

[simonEPZ3S]

Hoping someone can clarify things as I have looked here on the forums and on the web and not found a clear answer.

I am currently using the trial version but hope to purchase a single user licence in the near future. I believe the trial does not support team render so i don't think i am able to test.

I have a few spare machines that I would like to use as a small render farm.

Questions are...

Do I need to purchase a licence for each of the team render machines?

Is there a limit on the amount of machines I can use?

Can I have team machines that are both Windows and OSX?

Thanks for any insight.

[Stephen.Blair]

• You can use the trial and some unlicensed copies of Arnold to test Team Render. You'll just get a watermark, that's all.
• You need an Arnold license for each machine.
• You can use any machines as you have Arnold licenses. There's no limit imposed by Arnold.
• You can have a mix of machines. I think the only difficulty would be dealing with paths if you want to keep assets on a separate file server instead of letting TeamRender copy them locally.

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/x/DAFeAg

You Will Require an Arnold License for Each Team Render Client

Every machine that renders with Arnold needs an Arnold license.

https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AILIC/Licensing+Home

Render farm licensing

Every node on a render farm needs an Arnold license. This includes TeamRender clients for CINEMA 4D.

[simonEPZ3S]

Thanks for the info and links Stephen.

I was worried that would be the case. I guess I have been a bit spoiled with Corona as it is about £200 cheaper and includes 3 render nodes.

Not sure why there is such a big price difference between the US and UK store for Arnold either. The difference is way more than an exchange rate thing.