This program is designed as a replacement for the ScreamerNet controller
panel built into LightWave (4.0 and greater).
It is compatible with OS 2.04 and greater.
There are many advantages to using ScreamerII over LighWave's built-in
ScreamerNet controller. Among them are:
* Allows one to work in LightWave while a scene renders in the background on
a single CPU
* ScreamerNet CPUs can be added and removed dynamically during the rendering
without problems
* Does not wait for that annoying 'Screamer Init' time found on LighWave's
ScreamerNet panel
* The estimated time of completion is computed and displayed
* Can automatically skip frames that have previously been rendered
* Optionally starts all rendering CPUs simultaneously instead of
sequentially
* Intelligently deactivates slower CPUs early to speed up overall rendering
time
* Adjustable rate at which the command directory is scanned
* Rendering CPUs can be given names instead of just numbers
* The rendering job can be RESTARTed seamlessly after rebooting the
controller
Other features include:
* Useable from the WorkBench or the CLI
* All options are available as CLI arguments or WorkBench Tool Types
* Supports the AmigaOS catalog system. All text can be changed - even the
command line arguments and Tool Types!
* When run from the WorkBench, the content directory is determined
intelligently
* Comsumes very little CPU time
* Pressing ? a second time at the CLI prompt gives a verbose description of
each CLI argument
* Compatible with LightWave 4.0 and 5.0 using ScreamerNet 2 protocol
* Likely compatibility with such as Alpha (provided they can share network
drives with your Amiga)
Some known limitations are:
* You cannot set the first frame and last frame to be rendered in a scene.
* All scenes to be rendered must use the same content directory
* The default for the content directory cannot (yet) be read from the
Toaster:Programs/LightWave_Support/LW-Config file
* Scenes cannot (yet) be dynamically added or removed from the scene list
* There is no AREXX port (yet)
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