PipelineFX Releases Qube!™5.5

Leading render manager provides support for new OS versions, new applications and adds functionality and improves ease of use

Honolulu, HI – October 26, 2009 – PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ software, the leading render farm management software for film and post production, broadcast graphics, game development, and digital media education around the world, today announced the availability of Qube! version 5.5.

Qube! version 5.5 includes updated support for Windows Vista, and adds support for Fedora 8 64-bit, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 64-bit, and SuSE 11.1 64-bit.

New in Qube! 5.5 is submit time path translation for easy translation of file paths between Linux, OSX and Windows file systems. Also new is support for Maya 2010, in-application submission with % of job completion for Adobe AfterEffects, Lightwave Screamernet support, and support for Houdini, Aqsis, Mayaman and RED. Qube 5.5 also has improved performance with direct MYSQL queries and filtering.

Installation and administration has been improved through an enhanced QubeGUI that allows license installation, central configuration of all Workers, and a new centralized Administrator menu for configuration, processes and log viewing.

A complete list of all enhancements and new features is available online at www.pipelinefx.com/support. Version 5.5 is available worldwide through the network of PipelineFX resellers. Reseller contact information is located online at www.pipelinefx.com. Current Qube! customers on support can download the new version from the ftp site today.

“We are proud to release Qube! 5.5,” said Scot Brew, Director of Technology for PipelineFX. “The enhanced application support, new platforms, and centralized functionality in the QubeGUI provides users and administrators more of what they need for their renderfarm.“

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About Qube!:

Qube! is a robust and highly scalable render management solution that can be quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class technical support. Qube! can be easily tailored to any pipeline requirements and works with all leading content creation applications including Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, NUKE™, SOFTIMAGE®|XSI®, Shake®, Adobe® AfterEffects®, Pixar’s RenderMan®, DNA Research's 3Delight, and Eyeon® Digital Fusion™. Qube! is the only production proven solution that is certified IBM ServerProven®, and runs on Windows®, Linux®, and Mac OS®X operating systems.

About PipelineFX:

PipelineFX is the leading provider of renderfarm management solutions for digital content creation. PipelineFX has more than 350 customers worldwide including BBC, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, Fisher Price, General Motors, Herman Miller, Imagemovers Digital, Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, MTV, NBC, NHK, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., Reel FX, Smoke & Mirrors, Sony Computer, Sony Pictures Imageworks, South Park Studios, Starz Entertainment, Technicolor and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has offices in San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Montréal, QC.

For more information, please contact Richard Lewis, VP of Sales of PipelineFX: richard@pipelinefx.com, Phone: 808-685-7823, 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 509, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA.