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[Tom Morrow]

Pixar's RenderMan software turns 20

Pixar's RenderMan is a lasting effect Rendering software celebrates its 20th anniversary The Hollywood Reporter RenderMan is celebrating its 20th birthday. Pixar Animation's rendering software first was published two decades ago, and since then it has helped usher in the era of computer graphics in filmmaking. The core technology that led to RenderMan was created by Pixar co-founder and president Ed Catmull, co-founder and chief scientist Loren Carpenter and vp software engineering Rob Cook. "At that time, CG was nowhere in the special effects business," said Catmull, who will be the featured speaker today at Siggraph, the computer graphics confab, where the newest version of RenderMan will be unveiled. "Special effects were done practically or with models." Many have worked to advance the application during the past 20 years. RenderMan has contributed to all of Pixar's CG feature titles as well as to countless additional animated and VFX-driven films, including " The Abyss, Jurassic Park, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Pirates of the Caribbean films. In March 2001, Catmull, Carpenter and Cook received an Academy Award of Merit — an Oscar statuette — for the advancements in motion picture rendering exemplified in RenderMan. It was the first Oscar awarded for a software package. by Carolyn Giardina complete article

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[PumpkinKing8788]

Man, I really wish I had a copy of Renderman. I'm tired of using 3DsMax.

[cap10hook72]

Happy 20th!

Happy Birthday, Pixar!

Thanks for setting the pace in computer animation. It's great stuff, keep 'em coming!