Unique Features
Explore what sets Pictor us apart.
Diverse Services for Creativity
Pictor provides a comprehensive range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of 3D creators worldwide.
3D Rendering: Pictor offers high-performance rendering across various 3D software and render engines. We support projects of all types, including films, animations, video games, metaverse environments, and other visually demanding applications. Our scalable decentralized infrastructure ensures efficient handling of projects, regardless of complexity or size.
AI Upscaling: Utilizing advanced AI technology, Pictor allows creators to enhance the quality of images and videos. This service is especially valuable for those looking to elevate the visual fidelity of their projects to 4K, 8K, or 16K standards.
By integrating these services into a single platform, we simplify creative workflows, enabling creators to focus more on their vision and less on technical challenges.
Large Data Transfer
Large Data Transfers are important in cloud rendering, whether using decentralized or centralized systems, due to the large file sizes involved in 3D rendering for animations, motion graphics, VFX, product design, architectural visualizations, and other high-resolution media. Fast and efficient data transfer ensures smooth workflows between Creators and third-party services like Pictor, reducing delays in uploading 3D projects, processing them, and downloading final results. Without high-speed data transfer, the rendering process can experience bottlenecks, leading to increased time and cost for projects. Additionally, ensuring data security and integrity during transfer is essential to protect creative content and prevent data loss.
Pictor has developed a unique file transfer protocol with six key features to tackle this challenge.
File Fragmentation
Pictor breaks large files into smaller pieces based on the Creator’s network speed while ensuring that the bandwidth is always fully utilized during data transfers.
Dynamic Segmentation: Pictor divides the Creator’s file into smaller parts (segments) based on the current network speed. For a slower network, the 1 GB file might be divided into small segments of 100 KB each. As the network conditions improve, larger segments like 200 KB or 500 KB will be used.
Full Bandwidth Utilization: Regardless of the network condition, Pictor dynamically adjusts the segment sizes to use the available bandwidth fully. This ensures no bandwidth is wasted, maximizing transfer speeds.
File Compression
When a folder has many files, like 1,000 files adding up to 1 GB, transferring them one by one can take a long time. Pictor compresses these files into a single file before breaking it up for transfer. This makes the upload process faster and more efficient.
Pause/Resume Upload
If your internet connection drops while uploading, Pictor lets you continue where you left off instead of starting over. For example, if 80% of a file is uploaded, and the connection is lost, you can resume the remaining 20% when the connection is restored.
You can also pause uploads and resume them at any time, thanks to the numbering system that tracks the status of uploaded segments.
Selective Upload
Modifications are necessary during the course of project work. If you only make changes to some files in a folder, Pictor will upload only the updated files, not the entire folder. This ensures that unchanged files are not redundantly uploaded, saving both time and bandwidth.
Optimal File Routes
Pictor tests multiple network paths to find the fastest route for file transfer. It sends small test files (1 KB) through different routes and chooses the quickest one to transfer the project data. This feature ensures that the files are transferred as efficiently as possible.
Peer-to-Peer Transfer
Pictor uses Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transfer, allowing different computers (Workers) in the network to share files directly with each other. This avoids using a central server, speeding up transfers, and making better use of the network resources available.
In summary, Pictor Network’s advanced data transfer solution offers a seamless, efficient, and secure approach to handling large files. These combined six features make Pictor an ideal network for managing large-scale data transfers in cloud rendering and other resource-intensive tasks.
First and Only On-Chain Support for AMD GPUs
Pictor is the first and only decentralized GPU rendering platform to integrate on-chain support for AMD GPUs. This is a significant milestone in the rendering ecosystem, as it opens up access to a large segment of the GPU market that has often been overlooked in decentralized networks.
AMD GPUs have been gaining traction in rendering tasks due to their cost efficiency and high performance. Despite their potential, they remain largely unsupported by existing traditional centralized render farms and decentralized GPU networks, which overwhelmingly prioritize NVIDIA GPUs. This lack of integration leaves a significant gap in harnessing AMD’s potential.
By supporting AMD GPUs, Pictor offers GPU owners more options to join the network, regardless of their hardware brand. This inclusivity promotes a more diverse and scalable network, capable of handling a wide range of rendering workloads. For AMD GPU owners, this represents a significant opportunity to monetize their hardware. Whether they are gamers, professionals, or businesses, they can now participate in decentralized rendering.
3D Rendering Aggregator
Pictor’s Aggregator solves the problem of fragmentation in the global render farm landscape. We bring together decentralized GPUs and centralized/decentralized render farms into one single platform, reducing inefficiencies from isolated operations. Creators can use a single simple Pictor interface to compare and choose rendering options based on cost, GPU availability, and software compatibility. This streamlines their workflows and saves time.
The Aggregator balances workloads across the ecosystem, making the best use of computing resources during both peak and off-peak periods. Render farms with idle GPUs can share their resources efficiently, while those with high demand can offload workloads. This reduces delays and keeps operations running smoothly. As a result, creators pay less for rendering and render farms make better use of their resources, leading to a more sustainable global rendering network.
By connecting these fragmented render farms, Pictor's Aggregator creates a flexible and reliable system. It helps creators focus on making high-quality 3D content without having to navigate different platforms. At the same time, rendering service providers enjoy greater operational efficiency and better resource management.
Privacy and Security
Pictor implements advanced security technologies to protect users' data through multiple protective layers:
SOC2/Tier 3 standards All workers must first join our virtual network. Only those who meet our established standards (SOC2 for regular workers and Tier 3 preference for data centers) are authorized to join the Pictor network.
Two-factor Authentication (2FA) Pictor integrates 2FA for Cloud and Application logins, adding verification steps to enhance account security.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) SSL certificates are used across Pictor’s web applications, APIs, and backend systems.
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) All files are transferred to Pictor’s workers via SFTP.
Server-Side and Client-Side Encryption Server-side and Client-side encryption is integrated into REST APIs to encrypt data being transferred.
AES and RSA Encryption Advanced AES and RSA encryption algorithms are implemented across all components, securing user data in applications and backend services.
End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) End-to-end encryption is utilized within the Worker application and backend Worker manager.
Dynamic Market Pricing
Pictor is transforming the GPU rental market with a fair and decentralized pricing and bidding system. Unlike traditional platforms, where pricing is set by the service provider, Pictor empowers Workers (GPU providers) to determine their own earnings.
Workers can set their own worker prices based on factors like hardware capabilities, maintenance costs, and desired profits. This approach fosters a clear and competitive marketplace. This system operates through real-time bidding, where rendering jobs are matched with the most competitive offers. Prices adjust dynamically based on supply and demand, ensuring a fair and transparent market.
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