SquidNet Features

Upcoming features:

Region (tiling) render management (real-time display, format save, etc...). Already implemented for Maya. 3DSMAX and Lightwave coming soon!
MySQL Interface.
In-app plug-in modules for all supported applications.
Better system monitoring (usage, resources, graphs, etc...)
New job templates for Modo, Houdini, Rhino, 3D Nature, Indigo and Rhino.

Videos:

SquidNet Demo: Demo clip showing SquidNet's basic features (watch).
Region Rendering: Demo clip showing SquidNet's Region Rendering feature (watch).
Image and Sequence Viewer: Demo clip showing SquidNet's Image and Sequence viewer (watch).
Luxology Modo: Network Tile Rendering (watch).

Current Feature List

Free Lifetime Updates	Each license comes with free lifetime updates.
Free Feature Implementations	We'll implement your feature for free. Just send email to: feature@squidnetsoftware.com
Free Template Implementations	We'll help you build your templates for free. Just send email to: template@squidnetsoftware.com
Fast and Efficient	As little as 2% workflow efficiency over actual 3rd party application processing times.
Inactivity Manager	Disable job processing for specific hours for any day of the week.
Multi-Platform Support	Multi-platform support for Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
Dynamic Core Assignment	Automatic assignment of CPU cores based on thread parameters specified in job request.
Minimum Memory Requests	Specify the minimum amount of memory needed to process a job request.
Job Request Dependencies	Automatically start a job after a specific job has completed processing.
Script/Command Processing	Execute your user-defined scripts and command before/after jobs are processed.
Re-processable job frames.	Re-process specific frames from within job slices or requests.
Job Request Sharing	Share job requests with other users by setting network UNC path for default profile folder.
Path Translation	Job requests automatically convert paths amongst cross-platform environments.
Job history statistics	Local & network job history windows that show job processing statistics.
Virtual Core Support	Add up to 4 virtual cores to each processing node,
Customizable Interface	Plug-in architecture allows for the automatic loading of application templates.
Reliable Job Processing	Architecture framework built for stability and robustness.
Network Queue	Centralized network queue. No central point of failure.
Job Priorities	Assign job processing priorities (0-24) to each job. Higher priority jobs are always processed first.
Template Manager	Single interface for all application templates.
Job Interruptions	Automatic job interruption for higher priority jobs and auto-resumption when job gets to the top of network queue.
Real-time logging	System logs for tipnodes, jobs and job slices.
Future Start Times	Set future start time for submitted jobs.
Background Processing	System services automatically start on boot up and run as background task.
Resource Management	System services run as efficient as possible and only use system resources when they're needed. No allocation of large system memory blocks and processes at startup.
Persistent Storage	All local jobs are saved to disk and are automatically re-queued on system startup.
Standalone Processing	Jobs are processed without user intervention. System managers and users do not need to be logged in for system to operate.
Image Viewer/Preview	View output images as soon as they're created. Support for BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, MNG, TIF, TGA, PCX, PNM and RAS image formats. Image preview available when selecting entry in job queue.
Email Notification	Send email messages based on system and job processing events (job start, error, etc...)
Job Pool Management	Create network processing pools and assign specific types of jobs to each.
Group Email Notification	Create group lists for email notifications.
Network Installation Manager	Remotely install and manage network tipnode installations from a central location.
Remote Start/Stop	Remotely start and stop any tipnode on the network.
Maximum Processing Nodes	Assign the number of tipnodes that can work on a job.
Auto Slice Timeout Restart	Auto-restart of job slices that exceed a specific time period.
Priority Boost	Automatically increase priority of jobs that have been queued for long periods of time.
Thread Prioritization	Automatically lower application processing thread priority on tipnodes in which users are logged in. Automatically increases thread priority if users are logged out.
SMC View Management	Arrange SMC window views vertically, horizontally or in a cascading fashion.
Command Line Output	Shows the exact application command line that will be executed.
Job Profiles	Reload, edit and resubmit all job requests.
Full Screen	Run SMC console in full screen mode.
License Manager	License management dialog. Add and check system licenses.
Embedded Store	Purchase SquidNet-NDP Pro or Tipnode licenses directly from the SMC interface.
Job Filter	Show network jobs based on filter criteria.
Real-Time Job Viewer	View progress of all network jobs and job slices.
Real-Time Network Viewer	View activity and status of all tipnodes from a single interface.
Job Priority Reassignment	Reassign job priorities in real-time.
Job Operations	Suspending, Resuming and restarting of network jobs.
Network Initialization	Remove and initialize all network jobs.
Job Manager	Create, edit and manage network jobs.
Real-Time Statistics	Monitor network statistics (number of cores, speed, memory, etc...) for all tipnodes.
Activate/Deactivate	Enable or disable tipnode from processing network jobs.
CPU Activity Monitor	Remotely view CPU usage for any tipnode on the network.
Smart Network Monitor	System monitors network for tipnode activity. Automatically removes tipnodes displaying erratic behavior.
Full Application Support	Functionality for any application that supports a command line interface.
Lifetime Licensing	All license come with lifetime usage and never expire.
Evaluation Licensing	Support for evaluation licenses.
Simple Interface	Easy to use SMC console.