<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CrowdRender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crowdrender make software for Blender that helps speed up rendering in cycles by using multiple computers. This is commonly known as network rendering]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:08:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.crowd-render.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[V0.7.0 - our render farm software's next feature update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some big upgrades to our render farm software  As you can see from the image below, we've been busy in the month of November, getting...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/v0-7-0-our-render-farm-software-s-next-feature-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67315162b11237c1c1855045</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Releases]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:48:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_de5daa4e80394c4ea7f3b560a769aaf2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_798,h_502,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowdrender Render Farm Software Update V0.6.7]]></title><description><![CDATA[ This article covers the V0.6.7 patch update to our render farm software for Blender.]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/crowdrender-render-farm-software-update-v0-6-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671ae31551817f0606e855c2</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Releases]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:27:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_f95d5c009792400690dbb78352aa90ba~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_172,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headless Server on Mac]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is showing one way to run CR Headless Server on Mac. First we need to find the relevant path to your Blender installation. The bold...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/headless-server-on-mac</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66504046787fe677aefe93fa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 03:57:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d671c_55bcba6ae8db451a9829364f3b4a20e0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_527,h_466,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>waxwork08snoozes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blender Render Farm Addon Updated ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With thanks to all our users, and especially those who support us, we're stoked to let you know that we've got another update for our...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/blender-render-farm-addon-updated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6634324034198999cf8bbb27</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 01:14:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_edd1a4c8eff74534a2386089468a14c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_765,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blender 4.0 is here | we updated our 3d rendering addon to support it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blender 4.0 and our 3d rendering addon - quick overview Our 3d rendering addon is designed to speed up rendering for Blender's cycles and...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/blender-4-0-is-here-we-updated-our-3d-rendering-addon-to-support-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6552e14a17531fef7c0c5288</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 01:17:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_6c017619c54340bea90b99e1a9d62f34~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_545,h_399,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October update for our 3d Rendering | Distributed Rendering plugin for Blender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the October update for our little 3d rendering | distributed rendering addon project for Blender!! First, oh sh&#38;*t it’s...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/october-update-for-our-3d-rendering-distributed-rendering-plugin-for-blender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655161165d5c861d73b4202e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:12:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_9b680044d56141539b49019fbc263dc8~mv2.gif/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Release - V0.6.4 | 3d Rendering addon for blender]]></title><description><![CDATA[How does CrowdRender help with 3d Rendering in Blender? This might be your first time coming across our project, if not, skip ahead....]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/new-release-v0-6-4-3d-rendering-blender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652f386b091f32b0792ad8eb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 02:09:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_000ade08880546acb04eb3accf101ab6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the September (ok I was a day late, again!) newsletter! Here’s the wrap up of what we did in September 2023 Imminent V0.6.4...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/september-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651904b01b259bec61d49f5b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 05:52:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_efd0faa2135948e8a6949e8931e81e1d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're going to replace our forum, blog and main site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, so, you may or may not have noticed our forum is a bit creaky and sometimes feels lonely. Some of that is on us, it takes a lot of...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/we-re-going-to-replace-our-forum-blog-and-main-site</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64f16a77d175e4e46862ea8a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_d032c0e82098442488dc679d947d66b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_818,h_353,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's coming for the remainder of 2023?]]></title><description><![CDATA[V0.7.0, our next feature release Our next release is coming before the end of the year. It is taking a while, here's why, what's coming...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/what-s-coming-for-the-remainder-of-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c71c136e2105c6f5a93ed7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 03:03:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_6d755c2872944186821072cd48261fad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_843,h_348,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Blender Faster with Crowdrender V0.4.1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch this short video to see whats new! Prefer to read? Then scroll down to see the highlights of the new version :) Whats new? Firstly...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/making-blender-faster-with-crowdrender-v0-4-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612c36ee9773470017c4cc0d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:27:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_0b4fe092366b4eedbe961bbed79d69ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pi Farm on ARM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't mind the dust! This is a small project I started a little while back to see if I could make a personal render farm that was...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/pi-farm-on-arm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d801b6a4a92a0016247c43</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:44:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/815803_ed1328d670d44c74a08f71a154207404~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>carl.douglas.cox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[V0.3.0 Unlocked!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well gosh and dang!! We made another milestone.... First please watch this  Sooo yeah, very, very cool, and thanks heaps to everyone...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/v0-3-0-unlocked</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60d425f072acbf001528ec29</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:01:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/XePYiRG4SCY" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[eGPUs and my MacBook Pro  tato]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, for a while now, I've been thinking of upgrading, I bought a MacBook Pro way back in 2016. I use it for almost everything and though...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/egpus-and-my-macbook-pro-tato</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6093570ffe50e00015044e30</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:23:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_0dc1f2405f06422f9c3e40c36c2a93f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[V0.3.2 is out! Support for Blender 2.93, 3.0, Apple M1 and Cycles-X]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, new version is out and as a result, V0.2.10 has been made freely available. V0.2.10 supports Blender 2.83 through to 2.92 and is...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/v0-3-2-is-out-support-for-blender-2-93-3-0-apple-m1-and-cycles-x</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b9ac1bce351b0015ec80ff</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:04:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_d4aa04a460bf47329b0f00aecade69e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[V0.3.1 is out! Support for Blender 2.93, 3.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, new version is out and as a result, V0.2.9 has been made freely available. V0.2.9 supports Blender 2.91, so we're slowly creeping...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/v0-3-1-is-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a2f81d8c98c200153af39a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 23:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_132e22175ffd40b0acf24f0478910ade~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Docs update for V0.3.0!]]></title><description><![CDATA[You heard it right folks :) we've finally updated the docs for V0.3.0 and I guess this also means we're officially launching this version...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/docs-update-for-v0-3-0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606edb2b5cea90001585a9a0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:41:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_d089da82e6524117b0bc445bcafd96e6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_955,h_704,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were at World Blender Meetup Day :D]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a hoot, here's what we presented on :) Procedural Clouds... again! Yeah, it was fun the first time, we did do a video tutorial on...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/we-were-at-world-blender-meetup-day-d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6055d9cb5eb352001546109f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_4ca949cef36f4660aa672696a87ae114~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rendering &#38; Ram, How does Frequency, number of channels and capacity affect ray tracing in Blender?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A while back I made a video about testing a simple upgrade, making my 8GB DDR3 PC a 16GB DDR3 PC to test what the performance...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/rendering-ram-how-does-frequency-number-of-channels-and-capacity-affect-ray-tracing-in-blender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6029d84ee6fa650059eb47b6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:01:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2aa60f_ab96d0097e2745be9b8e72abdcdc3c70~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_852,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combining Eevee and cycles with Crowdrender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eevee has speed and some impressive features, such as the recent SSGI inclusion allowing some form of global illumination. Cycles is a...]]></description><link>https://www.crowd-render.com/single-post/combining-eevee-and-cycles-with-crowdrender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6036e3bb275089002deef60c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/1hak3JOxARw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>James Crowther</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>