danb4026

I have a single desktop machine used for both modellinng and rendering. It really is a problem when I have a high res render going but still have work to do.

I had never used Vray DR before, so I decided to give it a try on my home network by adding my laptop to the mix. So I added my laptops IP address to the Vray License server so that it could be included to the render job.

The laptop is nothing special:

Vista 64 to match desktop
AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML 40
2 GB Ram
ATI Mobility RADEON Xpress 200 Series.

I thought that simply adding an additional processor to the mix thru distributed rendering would speed the render up a bit. NOT the case.
I found all test renders to take a tad bit longer than without DR on.

Why would this be the case? Is the addition of an additional but "lesser" processor a hinderance rather than a help?

Perhaps I am just doing the whole process wrong:
1) Lauch Vry Spawner on laptop
2) Open scenen on main computer and render with DR checked.

Seems simple enough. Any help?

1 more thing.....If you were to add 2,3,4,5 etc. inexpensive desktops to the mix to be used in DR, wouldnt that be the same thing as building your own render farm? Or is it not that simple?