For Grid Business Symposium

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For Grid Business
Symposium Rendering Service Business Model
based on Grid Technology PSPACE, inc. 2005. 9.7
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1. Rendering Service as a Business Model
9 New Growth Engine
Global Industy
Movie/CF
3D Digital Contents Rendering
Game
Animation
High Profile Strategic Industry

• Core of Digital Contents Production
• Last Quality Decision Process
• Large Scale Investment is required

• Required by 3 of 9 New Growth Engine
• Requires BcN
• Easy to become Global Business

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2. Rendering Environment
Rendering
Large Data and High Speed Computation is required
Large number of job tasks require High Computing
Power
Use High Priced High Performance Computer
Network Technology Clustering Technology CG API
Job Management System
Transfer to Highly Competitive PC Cluster
Based Renderfarm
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3. Rendering Market Expansion
Rendering IS MONEY!!!!
Initial High Investment
Periodic System Upgrade
Need to Manage Large Systems
Lack of Renderfarm Management Tools for Efficient
Use
Rendering Outsourcing
Renderfarm Rent
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4. Target Market Trend
Game
Handmade Cell Animation
Computer Generated Digital Contents
Digital Source
Animation
Post Product
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5. Market Size (Korea)
Local Market Trend

• Many Productions are producing Digital Films
• Many Digital Animations are in Production
• Digital film market is growing by large corporate
  accounts
• Many small-mid size productions are merging to
  larger productions
• Technical Gap between local productions and Top
  notch productions are narrowing

Market Size
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Unit M
From - ETRI 50 Technical Market Research Report
(2002)
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6. Market Size (World Wide)
Global Market Trend

• Digital Animation market is already stabilized
• Continued investment by large productions
• Digital animation and contents expands to new
  territories
• Active new technical development and tries

Market Size
Unit 10B
From - ETRI 50 Technical Market Research Report
(2002)
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7. Rendering Service
Animation Clients
Input Data (Raw Data)
Movie Clients
Secured Internet
Global Customers using RenMan/Grid
Output Data (Rendered)
Commercial Clients
(Render Farm Network)
Game Clients
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8. Rendering Service Customers
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RenMan Concept
Rendering process requires many number of CPU,
Memory, and Storage Sub Systems. RenMan lets
multiple users simultaneously to use RenderFarm,
group of servers for Rendering specific tasks,
and group of workstations when the resources are
available.
Transfer Output data automatically
RenMan X
RenMan On-line
My Workstation
Transfer data automatically
Renderfarm at the Outside
Workstations In Company Workroom
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RenMan/g Concept
While RenMan manages locally networks servers and
workstations, RenMan/g Manages multiple RenMan
managed Systems as a single image system. A user
may submit tasks to the RenMan/g, and RenMan/g
select most appropriate RenMan Systems to execute
the tasks.
RenMan/g On-line
Transfer Output data automatically
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RenMan Functional Architecture
Auto Up loading Module
General FTP Client Module
Job Submit Module
Auto Down loading Module
Preview Module
General FTP Module
Maya Job Queue
Max Job Queue
Other Job Queue
Accounting Module
Scene Analyzer Module
Scene Data Analyzer
FTA Client
Monitoring Module
Scheduler
Secure Module
Rendering Server Fail-Over
FTA (File Transfer Agent)
CONSOLE
Image Fail-over
Heart bit
On-Line Access Monitoring Module
Job Runner Module
Monitoring Module
Smart Queue System
Secure Module
Heart bit Module
Job Control Module
Main Database
Secure Module
SERVER
Node Module
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RenMan Queuing System Conceptual Diagram
Queuing
RenMan Command
Resource and Job Monitoring
Kernel
Jobs
Resource Monitor
Batch Server
Tasks
Rendering Jobs
Machine Oriented Mini Server
Scheduler
Grid Scheduler
Scheduling
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RenMan ??
Data Mirror Function
Scene Analyze Function
Image Fail Over Function
Multi Application Support
Auto Up Loading Function
Renderer Fail Over Function
Frame Kill / Re-queue
Auto Down Loading Function
Node Fail Over Function
Slice Render (Maya)
Preview Function
Heart Beat Function
Job Kill / Re-queue
Secure FTP
Smart Queue System
Secure Accounting
SERVER FUNCTION
JOB FUNCTION
SERVICE FUNCTION
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Login
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Main Job Management and
Monitoring
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
Job Information
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
Frame Information
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Scene Analyzer
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
Scene Information
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
Map Information
5
Monitoring
Effect Information
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
Transfer Information
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Job Submission
1
Log-In
Scene Output Information
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
Basic Rendering Information
New Maya Job
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5
Monitoring
Slice Render
6
Job Menu
Advanced Rendering Option
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Monitoring
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Job Menu
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Frame Menu
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot File Transfer Menu
1
Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
4
5
Monitoring
6
Job Menu
Frame Menu
7
8
FTP Menu
9
Baby Console
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RenMan Screen Image Shot Job Monitor Summary
Screen
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Log-In
2
Main Job Window
3
Maya Auto Up Loading
New Maya Job
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5
Monitoring
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Job Menu
Auto Down Loading Status
Frame Menu
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8
FTP Menu
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Baby Console