Performance and stability improvements will allow Deadline to handle thousands of render jobs with ease

Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus, is seeking visual effects companies to participate in the Beta Testing program for Deadline 4.1. The latest update for the company’s easy-to-use administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms will feature a number of new updates and performance enhancements that beta testers can experience first-hand.
The release of Deadline 4.1, out mid-to-late July, will include performance and stability improvements that will allow Deadline to handle thousands of render jobs with ease. The software update will also offer increased usability and flexibility for the Pool/Group Management feature and the Power Management feature, which helps reduce a facility’s energy footprint by shutting down idle machines and starting them back up again when they are needed. Deadline 4.1 will also include new software support for After Effects CS5, Lightwave 10, RealFlow5 and Softimage 2011, with the potential for new support added prior to the final release.

To learn more and to join the Deadline 4.1 Beta Program, contact: deadline-beta@primefocusworld.com