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Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#3

Post by ranting-moth »

I like this. I'd like it even more if it'd have some sort of a credit system. When I'm rendering for others I'd accumulate credits. When I need rendering I could use those credits for priority.

I seems fair but might be tricky to implement to prevent fraud/abuse?

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#4

Post by alexfromapex »

ranting-moth wrote: post #3

I like this. I'd like it even more if it'd have some sort of a credit system. When I'm rendering for others I'd accumulate credits. When I need rendering I could use those credits for priority. I seems fair but might be tricky to implement to prevent fraud/abuse?

That’s exactly what they have but for me it took way too long rendering for others and I never got a chance to render my own stuff

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#5

Post by mintplant »

ranting-moth wrote: post #3

I like this. I'd like it even more if it'd have some sort of a credit system. When I'm rendering for others I'd accumulate credits. When I need rendering I could use those credits for priority. I seems fair but might be tricky to implement to prevent fraud/abuse?

That's already how it works! Look for "points" in the FAQ.

https://www.sheepit-renderfarm.com/faq

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#6

Post by Waterluvian »

I haven’t done render farm stuff since the 3DSmax 5 era in high school. Do they let you do stuff like ask to see a frame, kind of like when someone walks up to a production line to spot check the product?

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#7

Post by charcircuit »

mintplant wrote: post #5
ranting-moth wrote: post #3

I like this. I'd like it even more if it'd have some sort of a credit system. When I'm rendering for others I'd accumulate credits. When I need rendering I could use those credits for priority. I seems fair but might be tricky to implement to prevent fraud/abuse?

That's already how it works! Look for "points" in the FAQ. https://www.sheepit-renderfarm.com/faq

Wouldn't that incentive people to just return all black images and render nothing to get free points?

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

#8

Post by dylan604 »

charcircuit wrote: post #7
mintplant wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's already how it works! Look for "points" in the FAQ. https://www.sheepit-renderfarm.com/faq

Wouldn't that incentive people to just return all black images and render nothing to get free points?

Then make it a feature so that the person receiving the renders can accept/reject them. If they are rejected, then the renderer is not credited. If the person receiving racks up too many rejects, then they cannot submit new renders. The reject process would be hairy in that you'd need to explain why. It has potential for getting nasty, but any 2-party system can.

Re: SheepIt Render Farm

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Post by junon »

dylan604 wrote: post #8
charcircuit wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't that incentive people to just return all black images and render nothing to get free points?

Then make it a feature so that the person receiving the renders can accept/reject them. If they are rejected, then the renderer is not credited. If the person receiving racks up too many rejects, then they cannot submit new renders. The reject process would be hairy in that you'd need to explain why. It has potential for getting nasty, but any 2-party system can.

Then I'll be a dick and modify the client to take the frames anyway and still send a reject. It's going to be abused.
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