RenderEst

If you work in animation, you could use a software application like RenderEst, designed to estimate the rendering time of an animation by taking the account the duration of a frame as well as total frames.

It's a simple calculator that can be of great help when you are trying to quickly put together the synopsis of an animation project, including costs and time.

Requiring no installation aside from .NET Framework, RenderEst can be saved to your collection of portable software and launched whenever you need to make calculations in a hurry. This also means that it can be stored on a USB flash drive to be able to run it on any PC without setup.

The interface is represented by a small window with a simple look, where all options are shown in plain sight. It shows the current time.

You can get started by specifying the duration of a single frame, in hours, minutes and seconds. Afterward, you can enter the total frames to view the total duration, which is calculated in real time (as you make the modifications).

In addition to the total duration, RenderEst reveals the time and date when the rendering will be ready. This particularly comes in handy when handling numerous frames of large dimensions.

If you're not interested in this or if you want to freeze the current estimated date and time, you can disable it by checking the "Hold" button. The maximum values that can be entered are 100 hours for the duration, along with 100,000 frames.

Taking everything into account, RenderEst may not have rich features but it comes in handy for quickly calculating the total rendering time of an animation.