New AWS service lets you easily set up fully managed cloud render farm in minutes

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced AWS Deadline Cloud, a fully managed service that makes it easy to set up and scale a cloud-based render farm in minutes.

The fully managed service simplifies render management for customers creating computer graphics, visual effects (VFX), or innovating their pipelines to incorporate artificial intelligence-generated (AI-generated) visuals.

Deadline Cloud makes it easier to build a render farm without the need to manage backend infrastructure, with a simplified setup that reduces deployment from months to minutes. It includes built-in integrations including Autodesk Arnold, Autodesk Maya, and SideFX Houdini and comprehensive customization options, helping customers reduce the time required to build integrations with their preferred software and tailor their render pipeline to their own needs.

The service, accessible through the AWS Management Console, allows creative teams to accelerate production timelines by running more projects in parallel, without worrying about capacity limits.

"We are at a tipping point in the industry where demand for rendering quality VFX and the amount of content created using generative AI are outpacing customers' on-premises render farm capacity. AWS Deadline Cloud meets any customer's rendering requirements by providing a scalable render farm without having to manage the underlying infrastructure. Creative teams can embrace the velocity of content pipelines and respond quickly to opportunities to accept more projects, while meeting tight deadlines and delivering high-quality content," said Antony Passemard, general manager of Creative Tools at AWS.

The AWS Deadline Cloud service is generally available in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Frankfurt), and Europe (Ireland).