Winnipeg-based Frantic Films has released Deadline to the public for an open beta. The new queuing system curently works with the following software: Max 5/6, Maya 5 (6 shortly), Gelato (soon), Entropy/PRman/AIR, Digital Fusion and any rendering application that has scripting or command line access. Suggestions for including support for other software are welcomed by FF's development team.

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