Category: Highlights post
GPU and VRAM for Animation Rendering: The Complete 2026 Troubleshooting and Buyer’s Guide
I have bought, returned, regretted, and rented more graphics cards than I would like to put a number on. Over those years the questions animators ask [...]
Faster Hardware Did Not Make My Renders Faster. The Bottleneck Was Not the GPU
If you upgraded your GPU and your renders barely got faster, the GPU was probably never your limit. A render only goes as fast as its slowest resourc [...]
How I Cut a 40-Hour Render Down to 4 Hours
Cutting a 40-hour render to 4 hours did not come from one magic setting. It came from stacking several changes in the right order. Scene optimization [...]
My 30-Second Animation Took 3 Days to Render. Here Is How I Cut It to Hours
A 30-second animation is a much bigger render job than it sounds, and that catches almost everyone off guard at least once. At 30 frames per second, [...]
A Single Frame Takes 25 Minutes. Is That Normal for My Scene?
There is no single normal number for per-frame render time, because it is driven almost entirely by what is in the frame. A flat motion graphics [...]
Best Render Farm for Animation Students: Free Trials & Student Discounts 2026
Which render farm has free trials & student discounts? Let's see! [...]
Best Render Farm for 3ds Max Animation: V-Ray & Corona Sequence Rendering on Cloud
The best render farm for 3ds Max animation is GarageFarm for V-Ray CPU and Corona sequences, and iRender for V-Ray GPU rendering. [...]
iRender Credit Back Program – Render More, Pay Less
As you’ve known, iRender is an IaaS render farm and recently, they’ve released a special program - iRender Credit back. Today I want to introduce thi [...]
Best Render Farm for Cinema 4D Animation: I Tested 5 Farms with a Motion Graphics Project
The best render farm for Cinema 4D animation is iRender, based on my Render Farm Battle testing the same 250-frame MoGraph project on 5 farms. [...]
IaaS vs SaaS render farm: Which type works best for animation project?
Compare IaaS vs SaaS render farms for animation projects. Learn which model offers better speed, control, and flexibility for your rendering workflow. [...]