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Hi, I want to setup a Render Server like Linus did. Since I like FOSS I'm looking for a software which allows me to render video files remotely. Shotcut, Kdenlive or Openshut seem to not support remote/network rendering. Okay, I could RDP into the server and open the file on a NAS, but it is quite time consuming to do it every time. What would you recommend?

I use Premiere Pro and After Effects for video editing. I built a separate server to handle rendering to not bog down my editing rig. I set it up using media encoder. However, many of my projects utilize dynamic link between premiere and after effects. This gets missed when I have this machine render it. Any ideas on how to resolve this?

Hello! I am newish to the forums but not new to PC building. I know a good bit about general PC specs but when it comes to servers, I really don't know as much as I would need to in order to feel comfortable spending the amount of money I'm about to without some help designing this server. So my friend and I want to build a server system that we can use for all of our design/video production needs. This is going to be an in-home server either on a server rack or in a caselabs case. What I need: A rendering system for Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and other programs similar to that. A high-speed storage system that we can work off of and have mass storage on. I'm not quite sure how to go about this, should I have 2 different systems in a rack? How would you do it? Would it be possible to have 3 different "systems" running at a time so I can work on my stuff, he can work on his and we can render all at the same time on the same system? One thing we want for sure is for it to have dual Xeon E5-2699 V4's and at least 100GB of RAM. We need a few hundred TB of storage and I would personally like to have a raid setup on them to have a form of redundancy. I'm sure I missed some info so let me know if you need any clarifications! Thank you! *edit* grammar and such

I work with 3D rendering, and I was needing a render farm and a NAS. But as I do not have much space here, I was thinking of building a PC using the Enthoo Xl case, thus mounting two systems in one case. So, what do you guys think of this list? (ryzen - render farm, Atom - Plex/NAS) PCPartPicker part list CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($468.98 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($57.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard1: MSI B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard2: ASRock C2750D4I Mini ITX Atom C2750 Motherboard ($379.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory1: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($231.99 @ Amazon) Memory2: Kingston Technology ValueRAM 64 GB Kit of 4 (4x16 GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR3 (PC3-12800) ECC Reg CL11 DIMM DR x4 Server Memory KVR16R11D4K4/64 ($577.55 @ Amazon) Storage1: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($173.87 @ Amazon) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Storage2: Western Digital Red 4TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($120.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GAMING X 2G Video Card ($114.99 @ Newegg) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Mini XL MicroATX Desktop Case ($149.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.99 @ SuperBiiz) Other: 10Gtek for Intel 82599ES Chip Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2 ($263.99 @ Amazon) Other: 10Gtek for Intel 82599ES Chip Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-DA2 ($263.99 @ Amazon)

Hey guys, so I have to build a render server that takes adobe media encoder files (about 100Mb in file size) and render them. As mentioned before the files are really not that big about 100mb´s each but the server has to do a lot of them every minute, so my question is what sort of Hardware would you guys recommend. Of course I was thinking of utilizing hardware accelerated rendering via the GPU, so here is what I thought would be a good way to go and maybe you guys can give me your input too. Budget around 4500€ ~ Specs AMD Epyc 7401P 24x 2.00GHz So.SP3 WOF 8GB MSI GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail) 16GB Kingston Server Premier KSM24RD8/16MEI DDR4-2400 regECC DIMM CL17 Single x4 so 64 gb of Reg ECC RAM in total 1000GB Samsung 860 Pro 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s 3D MLC NAND (MZ-76P1T0B/EU) x2 PSU : I need a good recommendation Supermicro MBD-H11DSi-NT-B Bulk So let me go over the specs and why I choose these parts: CPU: For the CPU I choose a AMD Epyc CPU, 24x 2,00 Ghz, it has a good core and thread count and should provide the needed performance. But I have a question what exactly does the P in the 7401P stand for ? Also I went for a dual socket motherboard would it be possible to add another CPU as I need more performance or is that not a option with this CPU. Also can I run the server with just one CPU for the start and add another later on. GPU: RTX 2080 is a good GPU should provide more than enough power for rendering maybe even a bit overkill ? RAM: REG ECC RAM 64 gb should be a good starting point I will add more along the way. Also could someone explain the difference between ECC Ram and Reg ECC Ram. PSU: please help me with this one I need a good recommendation, does it need to be redundant ? Motherboard: Supermicro MBD-H11DSi-NT-B Bulk I went with a dual socket mb for having the option of adding an additional CPU later on for more power, the question I have would be can I use the CPU I choose in a dual socket config. So these are all the questions I have, I really appreciate any help that comes my way. Sincerely efberto