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Remote Desktop to DS

DondecDondec Posts: 243
in Daz Studio Discussion

Hi

I have a Titan Nvidia card in my home PC, perfect for IRAY.    When I'm out of town I'd like to Remote Desktop from laptop to home, and render using Daz Studio there...  but can't, because DS complains it doesn't have the minimum requirements (I guess over Remote Desktop) to run.  

Is there any way to get around this?   Maybe some start-up arguments or something.  Thanks much

    - Don

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,601

    If you launch DS on your home PC and leave it running, can you then use Remote Desktop to access it?  Manipulating a scene probably won't be feasible, but things like loading a scene and starting a render might be.

  • zegamemasterzegamemaster Posts: 9

    You could try Splashtop (Personal Edition). I found it to be well optimised for graphical applications (also, it streams your computer screen instead of using its own virtual monitor driver).

    I'm using it regularly to work remotely in Photoshop and DS without any issue (it depends on my internet speed).

    There is an annual subscription fee if you want to use it over the Internet though but it's not very expensive.

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001

    Remoting in, no matter how you do it, is definitely more prone to problems.  It's more the drawbacks of the Qt version used in building Studio than anything else.  One of the possible/probable issues are severe cursor lag.  It can be so bad it can cause certain events to actually execute out of sync (like a 'show cursor' not executing before the next 'hide cursor'...which then gets lost in the stack and you'll never get the cursor back, until restarting).

    This can happen with KVM switches or any kind of remote connection.

  • ccthien83ccthien83 Posts: 383

    Don't remote desktop, use VNC or teamview instead, because remote desktop do not keep your original screen but make a "virtual screen" that take less load to network and not suitable for graphics apps.

  • Kendall SearsKendall Sears Posts: 2,995
    edited October 2016
    Daz added just a feature at my request in some of the betas.

    There is a caveat in that it is NOT for design work but for controlling DS as part of a server rack for rendering and such.

    Kendall
    Post edited by Kendall Sears on
  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited October 2016
    ccthien83 said:

    Don't remote desktop, use VNC or teamview instead, because remote desktop do not keep your original screen but make a "virtual screen" that take less load to network and not suitable for graphics apps.

    VNC is particularly bad when it comes to cursor problems.

    Kendall Sears said:

    Daz added just a feature at my request in some of the betas.

    There is a caveat in that it is NOT for design work but for controlling DS as part of a server rack for rendering and such.

    Kendall

    So it will be easier in a future release?

    Post edited by mjc1016 on
  • Kendall SearsKendall Sears Posts: 2,995
    edited October 2016
    mjc1016 said:
    ccthien83 said:

    Don't remote desktop, use VNC or teamview instead, because remote desktop do not keep your original screen but make a "virtual screen" that take less load to network and not suitable for graphics apps.

    VNC is particularly bad when it comes to cursor problems.

    Kendall Sears said:

    Daz added just a feature at my request in some of the betas.

    There is a caveat in that it is NOT for design work but for controlling DS as part of a server rack for rendering and such.

    Kendall

    So it will be easier in a future release?

    There is a startup flag that keeps DS from exiting after complaining about the OpenGL issue. This allows DS to be used via RDP and such to do some operations. What OpenGL operations actually operate is up to the program(s) being used to transmit the screen. Look in the Change Log for the actual flag... I am out of the office and on mobile ATM.

    Kendall
    Post edited by Kendall Sears on
  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,601

    Change log, DS4.9.3.41:

    Added an -allowRemote command line switch to override the immediate application exit following the OpenGL critical message when launched via remote desktop software; the OpenGL minimum version critical message is still displayed; this switch is useful for scenarios where the machine upon which the application is launched is known to meet or exceed the minimum OpenGL version requirement (i.e., 1.3), but the remote desktop software does not provide adequate support; this switch should be used with appropriate caution

  • JQPJQP Posts: 512

    Use Teamviewer.

  • RF InteractiveRF Interactive Posts: 10

    An old post but I had the same problem and it can be solved by a simple bat file on the target computer. The thing is to change the RDP session into the console session and letting DS start in that one. You will be temporarily disconnected but when you connect again DS is up and running. The bat file must be run as administrator. I have only tested it in Windows 10 - don't know if other OS versions behave differently.

    Create a bat file on the target computer with the below commands.

    Usage:

    1. RDP as usual to the target computer.
    2. Find out what your session id is with the command "query session" (or just try the bat file since it also list the sessions) and change the id if needed.
    3. Run the bat file as administrator
    4. You will be disconnected - allow for a few seconds...
    5. Before you RDP connect again. DS should now be up and running...

     

    ---

    @echo off

    REM Changing RDP session to console session and starting DAZ studio

    echo.
    echo This bat file MUST be run as ADMINISTRATOR
    echo.
    echo Remote Desktop will be disconnected . . . please allow a few seconds before you reconnect.
    echo.

    query session

    echo.
    echo Don't forget to change the session id in the script/bat file if needed.
    echo.

    pause

    REM Changing session to console
    REM Syntax is:
    REM tscon.exe [Your Session ID] /v /dest:console
    REM Replace [Your Session ID] with your actual ID that you get from the "Query Session" command
    REM Your current session will have a small arrow ">" to the left of the session name

    tscon.exe 2 /v /dest:console

    REM Change path to executable as needed

    "C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\DAZStudio.exe"

    ---

     

  • GranvilleGranville Posts: 696

    I use gotomypc for this. If I am at my beach house with a fast connection, I can even manipulate objects in Daz. When I am traveling, hotel internet is much slower. I can still edit by using the parameters panel.

  • DresdenskinDresdenskin Posts: 56
    I use Steam. Basically, on the Daz computer you manually add Notepad as a game. Then when you connect from the remote computer, Notepad opens in full screen mode. Press F1. That returns Notepad to window mode and opens a browser. You can then start Daz from Start menu or taskbar shortcut. No cursor issues. To close the connection just select Notepad on the taskbar and press ALT-F4.
  • dustout_af30596728dustout_af30596728 Posts: 0

    The -addRemote flag worked for me

    C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\DAZStudio.exe -allowRemote

    Running the above in windows run or cmd seems to do the job

  • DondecDondec Posts: 243

    RF Interactive... your .BAT file (above) works perfectly.  Most impressed.  TY!!

        Don

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