NAME

rndr - render a rib file

SYNOPSIS

rndr [ -f <range> ] [ options ... ] [ -P:n | -t:n ] [ name.rib ... ]
rndr -r <port>
rndr -k <port>
rndr [ options... ] [ name.rib ... ] -s <srv1:port1,srv2:port2...>

DESCRIPTION

Rndr Renders a file with Pixie.

The main documentation is maintained in html form and should be included with your distribution in the html or doc directories.

Note: If the filename given is '-' or no filename is given, then rndr will read from standard input. This is not valid for network renders, where the file needs to be shipped to the server rndr instances for them to read.

OPTIONS

-f <range>: Render only selected frames. Range can be of the form N for a single frame, N1:N2 for N1 through to N2, or N1:N2:N3 for N1 to N3 skipping, but only every N2 frames.
-q: Quiet mode. Errors and warnings are not displayed.
-d: Framebuffer display. Overrides the display drivers and uses framebuffer.
-t: Display statistics. At the end of each frame, statistics are output.
-p: Display progress. Displays an updating progress line on the terminal.
-P:n: Specify the number of subprocesses for a multiprocessor render. May not be used with -r or -s.
-t:n: Specify the number of threads for a multithreaded render. May not be used with -r or -s.
-c <client port>: Specify a client (for subprocesses, used internally by rndr).

ENVIRONMENT

PIXIEHOME: The directory $(PIXIEHOME)/shaders is used to locate the display drivers, shaders, and procedurals for a render. PIXIEHOME is contain the directories 'shaders' and 'displays', but may contain:

$(PIXIEHOME)/shaders: Location for shaders
$(PIXIEHOME)/displays: Location for display drivers
$(PIXIEHOME)/procedurals: Location for procedural generators
$(PIXIEHOME)/textures: Location for textures

SHADERS: Also searched for shaders
TEXTURES: Also searched for textures
PROCEDURALS: Also searched for procedurals
DISPLAYS: Also searched for display drivers
DISPLAY: Which X11 display to open for the framebuffer

BUGS