Cloud Rendering a Feasibility Case Study

In this paper we make a feasibility study of a cloud renderer. We record our attempts at implementing one with off-the-self components. Apart from the resilience scheme, we report that with existing technologies, it is feasible to create one that is standards compliant, perform ant and extensible. We point out some research avenues for further extension and improvements.

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