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Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:13 am
by goohoobler1
Since the pandemic hit I have been trying to use Fusion Studio remotely using Google Chrome Remote Desktop.
Mostly it is ok, but I have noticed that after awhile (leaving Fusion operating, then changing browser tabs away from the remote desktop then going back again) various buttons, keys and menu items stop responding and the console starts to fill up with
"[string "???"]:1: attempt to index global 'target' (a nil value)"
For example the frame forward shortcut "]" will stop responding consistently.
Trying to cycle through the colour channels using the R G B keys will fail.
Trying to scroll on the timeline will fail.
Even Menu commands like "File/Save" can be activated but will fail to actually do anything ( and the dreaded "[string "???"]:1: attempt to index global 'target' (a nil value)" appears in the console.
Is this a known problem? Anyone else have similar experiences?
Is there an easy solution or is it a very specific bug?
When I reported it as an official bug I was told: "We do not support or test our software using remote methods such as this, so we wouldn't be able to troubleshoot it."
It doesn't seem to affect other programs I am using remotely including Davinci Resolve.
I realize that Google Chrome Remote Desktop may not be the best solution, but it is free and every other DCC software I use on it seems unaffected.

Using version 18.0.1 Fusion Studio but has been an issue with older v17 builds too.

Windows 11 (Intel 6core/64GB/Nvidia1070) on local machine/ Windows 10 (AMD32core/128GB/Nvidia3900) on remote machine. Latest drivers on both machines.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:31 am
by Jacob Danell
Maybe not a real solution for you but you could try RustDesk. Open source, free. It's what I'm currently running.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:45 pm
by roger.magnusson
If the remote machine has Windows 10 Pro you already have a great remote desktop solution for free. Microsoft Remote Desktop.

Nvidia released software for OpenGL remote desktop in the beginning of the pandemic, to allow GPU apps through remote desktop which normally doesn't work. https://www.khronos.org/news/permalink/nvidia-provides-opengl-accelerated-remote-desktop-for-geforce-5e88fc2035e342.98417181

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:41 am
by tpolson
Anydesk works pretty well. Free for personal use.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:47 pm
by Theodor Groeneboom
Jacob Danell wrote:Maybe not a real solution for you but you could try RustDesk. Open source, free. It's what I'm currently running.


How does it compare to things like NoMachine and Teradici ?

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:26 am
by Sander de Regt
Teradici isn't free as far as I can tell, so there's one difference right there.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:52 pm
by goohoobler1
Thank you for your alternate remote solutions, however I was looking to see if anyone else had encountered the above mentioned issues (or any others) when working remotely with Fusion Studio since the problems were not occurring with any other DCC programs (including Davinci).
Are people using Fusion extensively across remote sessions?
How about as part of a cloud based virtual machines?

Jacob - Rustdesk was a good find, thank you, however the publicly served version is much slower/laggier than the google chrome remote desktop. Are you using it with a private server? How about with multiple machines logging on to the same internet connection through a single firewall?

The one current issue that free solutions do not currently address, as far as I can see, is Wacom use. Only the expensive Teradici(or whatever HP is renaming it to) and the buggy (in my experience) non free version of Parsec seem to have pressure sensitive support.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:20 am
by Bryan Ray
In fact, it's quite expensive, has weird licensing issues, and is difficult to manage. Plus its performance leaves quite a lot to be desired. Muse switched to Parsec shortly before I left, and it was far better than Teradici in virtually every respect.

https://parsec.app/

The free version is one screen only, but for less than $10 / month, you can use the Individual product to run up to three monitors. I used it on two, one of which was at 4k with 4:4:4 color at 60 fps, and it worked amazingly well. Obviously you need the Internet bandwidth at both ends to handle that.

The biggest downside I noticed is that there's a limited clipboard buffer between the two systems. You can copy-paste small numbers of tools across the link, but if you try to send a Tracker or something with a lot of data in it, it'll be truncated.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:22 am
by Bryan Ray
Hmm... scratch 'quite expensive.' Looks like the cost for Teradici has come way down since I first looked at it. It's quite competitive now. But it's still not a great user experience.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:58 pm
by bentheanimator
We use Microsoft Remote Desktop and have had stable use of Fusion. Here's a link to an add-on from Nvidia for enabling OpenGL through RDP. It sped up our interface for 3DS Max quite a lot and I think Fusion as well but it didn't really feel slow before. I use a MBP2018 with and Intuos 3L at home to RDP into a Windows 10 Pro box. The Wacom drivers are super old and crusty but still work. Running Fusion Studio 18.01b5. I have Windows Ink turned off for Fusion.

https://www.khronos.org/news/permalink/nvidia-provides-opengl-accelerated-remote-desktop-for-geforce-5e88fc2035e342.98417181

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:35 pm
by Travis Schmiesing
Do you have an IT department? If so, I would have them set you up with a proper Remote Desktop solution. By proper I mean a company whose core competency is Remote Desktop, or using the native Remote Desktop app itself.

Re: Problems with Remote Desktop use

PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:44 am
by Judith
Hi! I see that you have already received many answers and advice, and I would like to add my own. I've been using Google Chrome Remote Desktop for a while, but it's not very convenient to transfer files.
I also used Team Viewer, but the free version has certain limits, when exceeded, the server considered my use as commercial and the connection was simply interrupted.
Now I use Microsoft remote desktop, it's free and convenient to transfer files find more details here https://www.helpwire.app/blog/remote-de ... fer-files/