File Upload Times

I have a high-speed internet connection. I pressed the render button, how come it’s taking so long to upload files to the Iray server prior to Rendering?

When you click on the render button with Daz Studio, Daz creates a ‘render package’ of your base .duf file along with all the enhancement elements - e.g. instances, textures, shaders, and geometry's - required to create the final image or animation. Once this package is created in real-time it starts sending it to the rendering engine. With Boost for Daz, this rendering engine for Daz Studio is an Iray server in the cloud running on a virtual computer of your choice. The time it takes to upload this render package is a function of:

• The time it takes to prepare the render package

• The actual file upload time (from your local machine to the iray server in the cloud - currently in a data center in the US).

Preparing the render package is itself a function of:

• The time it takes to calculate the hashes in the .duf

• The pulling together of the information for all the assets used in the project

• The realization of the enhancement elements - i.e. shaders, instances, textures, or geometries

It is at this point that you’ll notice that a relatively small .duf file can mushroom to a really large ‘render package’ (sometimes many GB) that is then uploaded to the iray server on Boost for Daz. The file upload time is a function of your effective internet speed (provided by your ISP). In addition, your internet connection might also be subject to the following limits (check with your ISP):

• Most internet connections are ‘asymmetric’, that is - typically download speeds are much faster than upload speeds. Some ISPs provide symmetric connections which offer equal or 1:1 upload & download speeds.

• In many countries, local ISPs throttle your connections when you cross country borders. For example, an artist in France might have high speeds to all sites with France, but as soon as they try to upload or download files from outside of France, their internet connection is throttled or limited by the ISP.

Contact your local ISP to learn more about the possible limitations on your internet connection and bandwidth. They might offer valuable suggestions or even provide a solution if required.

Will it take the same amount of time every time I render a project?

No. The longest time total time to render is the first time you render a project. (That’s because of the time it takes to prepare the render package, with all the required visual elements and detail, and the time to upload.) All subsequent renders on the same file take only a fraction of that time because a temporary cache is created that is stored for you on Boost for Daz. Only changes are from the previous render are packaged and uploaded.