Here’s a post for the tech professionals. Updated versions of Pixar’s award winning rendering software, RenderMan, have now been released.
RenderMan Studio 2.0 is a more customizable version of its predecessor with more features and is available for $3500. Studio 2.0 also comes with an update to Slim, Pixar’s lighting software. If you own this product, you can update it now for $400. RenderMan for Maya 3.0 allows users of the animation software to render their movies with full compatibility to Maya 2009, available for $995. This version can be updated starting for $295. The software has aided in the rendering of hundreds of films, including the Pixar library.
Each product is available at Pixar’s RenderMan online store.
Note: You may remeber, RenderMan celebrated it’s 20th anniversary not too long ago, it’s great to see it still being the industry leader after all this time.
(via VFXWorld)
Last modified: May 10, 2009
US$3500?! Erm… let me just get out my chequebook. =P