What is Pictor?
Pictor is a high-performance decentralized GPU rendering network on the blockchain, designed to revolutionize 3D content creation. By providing unlimited decentralized GPU computing power, Pictor empowers artists to scale their rendering tasks on demand using high-performance GPUs located worldwide.
Pictor creates a dynamic marketplace where 3D Creators (GPU Requesters) and Workers (GPU Providers) connect. This marketplace leverages idle GPU compute power, allowing artists to complete rendering tasks at significantly reduced costs and increased speeds compared to traditional centralized GPU cloud services.
The Pictor Network supports a wide range of rendering tasks, from basic 3D rendering to complex projects in the metaverse and gaming industries. It operates on a blockchain-based peer-to-peer network, ensuring swift, efficient, and error-free processing while maintaining secure property rights for 3D creators.
In simpler terms, Pictor Network is a community where users share their computing power, enabling any artist to render 3D images and videos at Hollywood-grade quality. Think of it as the Airbnb or Uber of 3D rendering, making high-end rendering accessible to everyone.
Our Vision
Until now, the gap between a major Hollywood film using CGI and an independent artist or a small studio has been the millions of dollars spent on servers needed to render complex sequences. Pictor aims to change this by democratizing GPU rendering, making it affordable and accessible to everyone, and transforming storytelling into a reality for all creators.
With Pictor, studios and creators have easy access to unlimited GPU resources. This allows them to focus on the creative aspects of production without being burdened by restrictive operational expenses. As a result, more creators, especially smaller studios and independent artists, can thrive in the creative industries, bringing diverse voices and perspectives to the forefront. Varied representation in the creative industry ensures a wider range of stories and a more accurate reflection of society.
Pictor Network believes in decentralizing and democratizing computing power. We aim to make it independent and truly accessible to everyone, ensuring that every creative voice, no matter how small, is heard.
This is the vision of Pictor Network, democratizing GPU cloud rendering and empowering all creators to bring their stories to life.
Background
The idea for Pictor Network originated from our experience with 3S Cloud Render Farm, our centralized cloud-based rendering service established in 2020. Over the past 4 years, 3S Cloud has collaborated with over 100,000 clients worldwide and successfully handled millions of rendering jobs.
3S Cloud Render Farm was designed to allow users to offload their rendering tasks to a network of computers, leveraging the combined power of multiple machines to accelerate the rendering process. The name “3S” stands for SPEED, STABILITY, and SATISFACTION, reflecting the core values that guided the service.
- SPEED: 3S Cloud enabled users to render their projects with just a few clicks, eliminating the need for expensive infrastructure investments.
- STABILITY: A dedicated team of technical experts worked continuously to maintain and develop services that ensured smooth and reliable rendering experiences.
- SATISFACTION: The 3S Cloud support team provided 24/7 assistance, always striving to deliver the best possible customer service.
However, during our 4 years of providing cloud rendering services, we have also recognized the limitations of centralized render farms. Challenges such as the emergence of new technologies, the hardware race, rising costs, and concerns over security and copyright have become apparent.
Seeing the potential and benefits of Web3, the idea for a decentralized render farm like Pictor Network was born.
The Problem
The creation of 3D content is increasingly hampered by the limitations of the current computational infrastructure. Centralized GPU clouds, essential for tasks like GPU rendering, cloud streaming, and AI training, are struggling to keep up with the exponential growth in demand. This competition for resources results in availability constraints and high costs, making it difficult for many artists to afford the necessary computing power.
As our visual world evolves at a rapid pace, the challenge of producing cutting-edge graphics becomes more daunting. The future of advanced rendering demands higher resolutions and greater interactivity, especially with the rise of Metaverse and AR/VR/XR content. These types of content require significantly more rendering power than today’s HD or 4K images, exacerbating the existing shortages in computing resources. Consequently, artists face expensive and time-consuming rendering processes, which hinder the widespread adoption and production of 3D content.
Adding to this issue is the fact that millions of GPUs worldwide sit idle when not in use or become obsolete after upgrades to new GPU models. This underutilization represents a significant loss in potential productivity of existing local GPU infrastructure, creating a mismatch between the available rendering power and the growing demand.
In summary, the current centralized GPU infrastructure is insufficient to meet the needs of modern content creation, resulting in high costs and limited access for many creators. At the same time, untapped GPU resources around the world remain idle, highlighting a critical inefficiency in the utilization of existing technology.
Our Solution
1. Matching Supply and Demand in Rendering Power
Pictor efficiently bridges the gap between 3D creators (GPU Requesters) and Workers (GPU Providers) by connecting them in a decentralized network. Anyone with idle GPUs can join and contribute to Pictor, transforming their unused computing power into a valuable resource. Meanwhile, 3D artists and studios can access the network to render their projects quickly and affordably.
Pictor acts global rendering hub, ensuring that all computing resources are fully utilized and not wasted, effectively matching supply with demand.
2. Transparent and Competitive Market and Pricing
Using blockchain technology, Pictor Network creates an open and competitive marketplace. Workers (GPU Providers) can set their own computing prices and bid for rendering jobs. Therefore, prices are determined by real-time supply and demand within the cloud computing market. Unlike centralized GPU clouds that dictate prices, Pictor Network offers a fair and competitive pricing structure, benefiting both sides.
3. Scalability: Unlimited GPU Power
Pictor Network leverages unlimited idle GPU resources globally, thereby significantly increasing the available GPU computational power. This decentralized network avoids the bottlenecks and queues commonly experienced with centralized GPU clouds, especially during peak periods. By dynamically scheduling workloads across a shared global pool of GPU resources, Pictor ensures 3D creators with seamless and unlimited scalability.
4. Diverse Pipeline and Software Support
The 3D rendering market is highly fragmented, with different artists and studios using various workflows and software. Pictor Network aims to support all pipelines and software, accommodating all 3D software, render engines, and plugins, regardless of version. This flexibility allows creators to continue using their preferred tools without having to adapt to new systems or compromise their creative vision.
5. Democratization and Environmental Sustainability
Pictor Network connects idle and underutilized GPUs worldwide, unlocking the full potential of decentralized GPU rendering for 3D content creation. By reducing the demand for new GPU production, we help mitigate the carbon footprint and electronic waste associated with the production of new GPUs.
Pictor Network aims to build a more democratic world by distributing computing power to everyone while ensuring long-term environmental sustainability.
In summary, Pictor Network not only addresses the current limitations of centralized GPU clouds but also sets a new standard for rendering power, transparency, scalability, flexibility, and environmental sustainability in the digital content creation industry.
A Strong Foundation
Pictor Network didn’t start alone; we began with a powerful alliance of render farms, including 3S Cloud Render Farm, iRender Farm, Super Renders Farm, and Chip Render Farm. Our alliance boasts:
- Over 3000 GPUs meeting Data Center Tier III standards, featuring the latest and most powerful rendering cards like the RTX 4090 and RTX 3090.
- More than 25 years of combined experience in the render farm industry and 3D rendering, having processed millions of jobs.
- A customer base exceeding 300,000 clients.
iRender Farm
iRender Farm is a powerful GPU-acceleration render farm designed for single and multi-GPU rendering tasks. Designers, 3D artists, and architects can leverage the power of single GPU and multi-GPU machines to significantly reduce render times.
Based on the IaaS model, iRender allows users to easily access remote servers, take full control, and render projects as if they were using their own PCs. This approach provides more control, flexibility, and satisfaction.
Super Renders Farm
Super Renders Farm delivers premium SaaS-based rendering solutions, specializing in 3D animation and high-resolution image rendering.
Their services include both CPU and GPU rendering, powered by dual Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 CPUs and NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics cards. This robust infrastructure guarantees high-quality results and stable, real-time performance. Clients experience dramatically reduced rendering times – up to 1000 times faster – leading to substantial time and cost savings. Furthermore, their 24/7 customer support ensures continuous, seamless service with prompt issue resolution.
Chip Render Farm
Chip Render Farm is an affordable GPU-accelerated cloud render farm that offers both CPU and GPU cloud rendering solutions. With a mission to democratize cloud rendering, Chip Render makes high-performance rendering services accessible to all artists, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional, time-consuming rendering processes.
Built on an IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) model, Chip Render Farm allows users to connect directly to its servers and work as if they were using their own computers. This approach provides complete control over projects and workflows, making it particularly well-suited for large-scale projects or unique 3D production pipelines.
Our alliance brings together the strengths and expertise of these three render farms, positioning Pictor Network as a leader in the decentralized rendering space.