PipelineFX

PipelineFX is a software company known for developing Qube!, a render farm management system used by visual effects, animation, and broadcast studios to manage distributed rendering tasks. Qube! coordinates submission, scheduling, monitoring, and distribution of render jobs across local render farms, clusters, and cloud resources, enabling studios to optimize throughput and resource utilization.

Key features include job queuing with dependencies and priorities, per-frame control, status tracking, and robust reporting. The platform integrates with major digital content creation applications such as Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Nuke, Blender, and others, and supports a range of render engines including Arnold, V-Ray, RenderMan, Redshift, and more. It provides a web-based interface, a cross-platform desktop client, and an API for automation and pipeline integration. Qube! supports scalable, on-premises deployments as well as hybrid and cloud rendering options, with mechanisms for licensing management, node monitoring, and fault tolerance.

Background and market: PipelineFX was established to deliver render management solutions for the film, television, and game development sectors. Qube! has been adopted by studios of varying sizes to streamline render workflows, reduce idle time, and improve visibility into rendering operations. The company offers professional services, training, and technical support to assist with deployment and optimization.

See also: render farm, render management, VFX pipeline.