[gadzooks]

We have 4 full license and we need to convert three of them to just render nodes. Is it possible? And if so, will we loose money in doing so? Or can we just make up the difference in other render nodes? Thanks

[rusteberg]

huh????

isn't that like buying four happy meals with an empty cup so you can make a killer soda tornado from the fountain machine along with a kick ass batman toy accompanying each meal (two of which are like the coolest toys that no one EVER gets because you always keep getting that crappy penguin toy every time), and then asking the lady behind the register to give you the three fish sandwiches sitting under the heat lamp and one of those clear plastic cups with tap water from the back that they give the homeless dude when he wanders in every now and then in lieu of the three kick ass happy meals with nuggets that you just paid for?

[KurtS]

yes, thats what it is like.

[Josephus Holt]

Tom...you are REALLY creative

I've not needed to do coop renders yet, but wouldn't the three full licenses work just as well as three render nodes? (I suppose that's what Tom is saying in MacD language)?

My guess is you're concerned about the upcoming cost of upgrading 4 FULL licenses, as opposed to what we would expect, a lesser cost to upgrade one full license and 3 render nodes.

[gadzooks]

Im the only one here using maxwell. So i only need one full license. Having 3 other full lic is a waste of a program and money when it comes to upgrading.
Thanks Gadzooks

isn't that like buying four happy meals with an empty cup so you can make a killer soda tornado from the fountain machine along with a kick ass batman toy accompanying each meal (two of which are like the coolest toys that no one EVER gets because you always keep getting that crappy penguin toy every time), and then asking the lady behind the register to give you the three fish sandwiches sitting under the heat lamp and one of those clear plastic cups with tap water from the back that they give the homeless dude when he wanders in every now and then in lieu of the three kick ass happy meals with nuggets that you just paid for?
huh????

isn't that like buying four happy meals with an empty cup so you can make a killer soda tornado from the fountain machine along with a kick ass batman toy accompanying each meal (two of which are like the coolest toys that no one EVER gets because you always keep getting that crappy penguin toy every time), and then asking the lady behind the register to give you the three fish sandwiches sitting under the heat lamp and one of those clear plastic cups with tap water from the back that they give the homeless dude when he wanders in every now and then in lieu of the three kick ass happy meals with nuggets that you just paid for?

W.T.F.?
Gadzooks

[Bubbaloo]

No conversion necessary. They work as node licenses too.

[Josephus Holt]

No conversion necessary. They work as node licenses too.

Bub...I think his concern is about $$$$ to upgrade 4 full licenses versus 1 full license with 3 nodes....a lot of us have that concern...we'll just have to sit tight and see how NL handles that. I have 2 full licenses (good for 8 computers!) but so far have not needed more than just the one license on one machine.

[ivox3]

you always keep getting that crappy penguin toy every time

I designed that crappy penguin toy ....

[dmeyer]

No conversion necessary. They work as node licenses too.

Bub...I think his concern is about $$$$ to upgrade 4 full licenses versus 1 full license with 3 nodes....a lot of us have that concern...we'll just have to sit tight and see how NL handles that. I have 2 full licenses (good for 8 computers!) but so far have not needed more than just the one license on one machine.

Wait, how are 2 full licenses good for 8 comps?

[KurtS]

I've got 4 full licences, good for 16 pc's?? don't think so!

[gadzooks]

Bub...I think his concern is about $$$$ to upgrade 4 full licenses versus 1 full license with 3 nodes....a lot of us have that concern...we'll just have to sit tight and see how NL handles that. I have 2 full licenses (good for 8 computers!) but so far have not needed more than just the one license on one machine.

Josephus you are correct sir.

[kami]

hmm. it would be a fair solution to pay the same price for downgrading a license to a node and at the same time upgrading it for 2.0, as you would pay for a 1.0 node update to 2.0. complicated
so basically, your license downgrade shouldn't cost anything and you would pay the node upgrade price...

[Josephus Holt]

hmm. it would be a fair solution to pay the same price for downgrading a license to a node and at the same time upgrading it for 2.0, as you would pay for a 1.0 node update to 2.0. complicated
so basically, your license downgrade shouldn't cost anything and you would pay the node upgrade price...

That would be the way to go....although with the announced speed improvements of v2 and the much-faster machines available now at "affordable" prices, I don't see where I would need more than one license, one machine, maybe two machines at most...who knows?

ait, how are 2 full licenses good for 8 comps?

I don't know if all licenses are that way, but mine are...each full license good for 4 computers...it was confirmed by Nicole from NL.

EDIT: I just noticed when I opened Studio (which I don't use..I just use the plugins) that it shows 8 licenses (8 machines)