by BlenderGilads·Rendering
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Earns a place in the superhive library as a standalone batch renderer built by a working animator to replace hand-written command-line render scripts.
B-Renderon is a standalone program with a graphical interface for rendering multiple blend files from the command line, without seeing the command line unless you want to. Builds are available for Windows and Ubuntu, both 64-bit, and it works with the official Blender.org version, portable builds, or the Steam version rather than Microsoft Store installations.
You can batch render blends, scenes, view layers, and cameras, toggle specific collections on or off per job, and assign different Blender versions to individual jobs in the queue. Jobs can render with different devices in parallel where supported, and Cycles rendering devices can be chosen per file. Named queues let you switch between sets of jobs, each backed by a persistent log noting start and end times, average render time per frame, total queue processing time, scene name, and rendered frame count.
Additional controls include extra command-line arguments, external rendering scripts per job, pause and resume from the next unsaved frame, automatic render start and end times, PC shutdown after completion, a built-in or external image viewer, and output path patterns with tokens that work on any Blender version.
B-Renderon [Standalone Render Manager] is best for blender artists on Windows or Ubuntu who batch render many blend files, scenes, or cameras and leave jobs running overnight.
B-Renderon [Standalone Render Manager] is completely free to download and use.
B-Renderon is currently incompatible with Blender installations from the Microsoft Store. To use it, install the official Blender.org version, a portable build, or the Steam version instead. Builds are available for Windows and Ubuntu, both 64-bit. If you work on another platform or Linux distribution and want to use B-Renderon, the developer asks that you get in touch by private message first. Check the developer's page for the current list of supported setups.
B-Renderon has builds for Windows and Ubuntu, both 64-bit. If you're on a different platform or Linux distribution, the developer asks that you check with them via private message first. It also needs a compatible Blender install: the official Blender.org version, a portable build, or the Steam version, since installations from the Microsoft Store are not supported. See the developer's page for details on supported systems.
B-Renderon is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before downloading. Once installed, it runs as a standalone program with a graphical interface for rendering multiple blend files, so you can drag and drop blends, start rendering, and manage the queue without dealing with the command line directly. It can batch render blends, scenes, view layers, and cameras across the jobs in a queue.
B-Renderon can render different jobs with different devices in parallel where supported, which can help on systems with multiple GPUs by running separate instances that render different frames at the same time. You can also choose the rendering devices for Cycles on a per-file basis. Each job in the queue can be configured independently, including its assigned Blender version and any extra command-line arguments.
B-Renderon renders multiple blend files from the command line without requiring you to write or even see command-line scripts, unless you want to. It wraps the process in a graphical interface where you drag and drop blends, build queues, and start rendering. For finer control, you can add extra command-line arguments to a job to change the render engine, resolution, or execute a Python command, and assign external rendering scripts per job.
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