salvage, reprogram, recycle

Salvage, Reprogram, Recycle.

3-D imaging isn't that new. Nowadays professionals working in fields ranging from Architecture , industrial design, Video, or Animation rely on computer programs that allow one to design and render three dimensional images and animation.
One problem, any number of these professionals may run into everyday, is "writing time," or "rendering time." When using 3-D animation or digital video software, even after most of designing is finished, it can take a very long time for
a single computer to "render" the final product so that it can be viewed. A solution to this program is a process known as "Render Farming." Basically it is when you link up multiple computers and program them to work as one, combining all of their processing power, and making one "super" computer that will cut your animation rendering time in half. An exiting thing about render farming is that it is possible for you to build one your self, and it might not even cost you that much. You can re-use older "out-dated" computers to make up the muscle of your farm. The more computers you have linked up, the faster you can render your digital work.
Though most of these are used in animation, I'm curious if they could be used to render digital video. Also, i wonder if someone could hack a PS3 to use for use as a rendering computer, after all doesn't if have like 9 processors?

Here's a link to an article that goes more in depth about render farming.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1815797,00.asp