Jobs

What is a Job?

A job in Brender Cloud is a rendering project. It comprises several components, including:

Job Status: The current state of the job (e.g., running, completed, failed).
Job Type: The type of render (animation, still image, custom Python, etc.).
Submitted by: The user who initiated the job.
Server Configuration: Details such as the number of servers and allocated resources.
Frame Information: Data on rendered frames and frames awaiting rendering.
Final Output Files: Downloadable render files.
Logs: Execution logs that provide insights into Blender’s performance on the servers.

The following table explains the available job types in Brender Cloud:

Job Type	Description
`ANIMATION`	Used for rendering animations. This job type processes a specified range of frames and supports only image output formats (video output is not supported).
`STILL`	Used for rendering a single frame.
`CUSTOM_SCRIPT`	Used for rendering with a custom Python script using the Blender Python API (`bpy`). Ideal for cases that require flexibility and customization of the rendering process. It supports pip libraries. See Available Libraries for more details.

Jobs can be filtered in the Jobs panel based on their status. Below is a table explaining each possible job status:

Status	Description
`MONTHLY_QUOTA_EXCEEDED`	The render cannot be executed due to the studio’s monthly hour limits. You must wait until the next month or request a quota increase (only available to root users or managers). See Limits for more details.
`FAILED`	The job has failed.
`RUNNING`	The job is currently executing.
`QUEUED`	The job is queued—submitted and in the process of starting.
`PENDING_ANALYSIS`	The job is waiting for the analysis to complete (only applicable for animations).
`SUCCEED`	The job has completed successfully.
`AWAITING_APPROVAL`	The job is paused, typically because autorun is disabled. Manual approval is required to resume the job.
`ERRORS_PENDING_REVIEW`	The job is paused due to an error during analysis. Manual approval is required to resume the job.
`TERMINATED`	The job was terminated by the user before completion.

All data associated with a job is retained for 2 weeks.

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Important: Make sure to download your render results before the job data is deleted. Once removed, the renders cannot be recovered!

Action	Description
Terminate	You can terminate a job at any time. You will be charged for the render time up until termination.
Delete	A job can be deleted only after it has finished or been terminated. Deleting a job will remove all associated resources from our database.

Below is an example of a completed job with its key attributes and render settings.