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Have finalised the textures and lighting for the factory. Rendering time fluctuates between 3 - 5 minutes per frame (depending on complexity of the scene) at 720 X 576, medium anti-aliasing, depth of field and motion blur turned on. If EVERY frame takes 5 minutes to render, it would roughly take 22 days to render the 3 minutes worth of animated scenes. That sits comfortably in the time frame that I have put aside in the production schedule with 8 more days to spare.