Running Multiple Instances of the Render Service

If you have a multiprocessor computer or a computer with a processor that supports Hyper-Threading technology, you can run multiple instances of the render service on a computer.

  1. In the Vegas installation folder (typically C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas 7.0\), create a copy of the NetRenderService.config file.

  2. Rename the copy NetRenderServiceX.config. In this example, we'll name the file NetRenderService2.config.

  3. Open the new .config file in a text editor such as Notepad.

  4. Edit the port setting in the config file to use a new value. Each instance of the service must run on a different port. In the following example, we changed the default setting of 53704 to 53705.

  1. Save and close the .config file.

  2. From the Start menu, choose Run. Type CMD in the Open box and click OK. A DOS window is displayed.

  3. At the command prompt, type cd "c:\program files\Sony\Vegas 7.0\" (you may have to modify this path if you installed Vegas to a different folder).

  4. At the command prompt, type VegSrv70.exe -nosave -config [name of config file] to start the service using the configuration file you created in steps 1 through 5.

  5. Repeat step 8 for each instance of the render service. In the following example, we type VegSrv70.exe -nosave -config NetRenderService.config and VegSrv70.exe -nosave -config NetRenderService2.config to start two instances of the service.

  6. Add both instances to the host computer:

a. Start the Vegas Network Render Service application (VegSrv70.exe) on the computer you will use to initiate network rendering.

If you do not start the service before starting a rendering job, it will start automatically, but it will not be visible. Right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Show from the menu to display the window.

b. Select the Renderers tab. This tab allows you to edit the list of computers running the render service.

A computer will be displayed on the Renderers tab only if you have logged on to Windows and the Vegas Network Render Service is running. If the computer is not in an area you can monitor easily, you can use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to lock the computer after logging on and starting the service.

c. From the View drop-down list, choose Advanced.

d. Click the Host box of a blank row in the table, and then type the IP address or name of the computer you want to use as a renderer and the port the service is running.

In the following example, the service is running on ports 53704 and 53705 on a computer with IP address 10.0.7.113.




To find your computer name, right-click My Computer and choose Properties from the shortcut menu to display the System Properties dialog. Click the Computer Name tab, and your computer name is displayed in the Full computer name entry.

d. Press Enter to connect to the renderer. If the connection is made, the Status column will display Ready.

  1. You're now ready to use both instances of the service for distributed rendering.