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The project released its first general-release distributed rendering client along with a live job, on November 12, 2001. It is releasing live jobs occasionally as of January, 2002, to test and further develop the system. If you are interested in being a render-farmer, keep in mind that the project is still in development, and that running the client isn't as easy as downloading it and starting it up. You will need to first download and install the free POV-Ray raytracing graphics application. Then follow these helpful hints from IMP users:

• you will need to be connected to the Internet before running IMP FARMER
• when you install the IMP software, it is best to use the default address C:\IMP for your project files. Except for the POV-Ray program, which is also best installed in its default location, all of the IMP files will go into this folder. If you use other, longer directory names or other drives or partitions, the IMP software may not work correctly.
• if you need to use other names, use the old MS-DOS 8.3 format for the names (i.e. 1 to 8 letters followed by a "." followed by 1 to 3 letters). Longer names, spaces, etc., won't work.
• extract the files within IMPFARMER.KIX.ZIP file into C:\IMP. Run UNPACK. Afterwards C:\IMP should contain the following files and folders:
  CURL.EXE, UNZIP.EXE, KIX32.EXE, FARMER.ICO, IMP FARMER (shortcut), IMP.KIX, DELETE.ME, RENDER (folder), OUTPUT (folder)
• if the RENDER and OUTPUT folders are missing, create them. If they are there, open each folder and delete the file called DELETE.ME. (You can also delete DELETE.ME from C:\IMP but it is ok to leave it.)
• edit the file IMP.KIX, replacing the dummy email address USER@@DOMAIN.COM with your own email address (be sure to include the double @@). If you don't change this address, all of your work will be credited to the dummy account instead of to you. It's ok to use the dummy email address if you don't want to use your own address.
• if you have used the default folder C:\IMP you will not have to change anything else in IMP.KIX.
• finally, copy the IMPFARMER shortcut to your desktop. If you used the default folder name, you won't have to change the internal pointers.
• Important Note: Each time a new project starts, delete all of the files and folders in the RENDER folder before you start the new project.

Note that if there is no work available, when you run the client you will get a message saying so and the client will "sleep" for 1-hour intervals until work is available.

Job #15 began on June 27, 2002 and ended on June 30, 2002. It rendered 9900 frames. Jobs #16 and #17 had problems and did not complete successfully.

See the project's news server or join its IRC Channel to chat in realtime (Network: irc.newnet.net, channel: #IMP).