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   Who developed RenderMan?

   • Cook, Carpenter, and Porter collaborated as part of Lucasfilm ’s computer graphics research group, an entity that later became Pixar. Hanrahan joined Pixar after its launch. The development of the software that would eventually become RenderMan started long before.

   The Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software

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   Who are the pioneers of RenderMan?

   • The pioneers of RenderMan attended the IEEE Milestone ceremony at Pixar’s Emeryville, Calif., headquarters. From left, Patrick M. Hanrahan, Robert L. Cook, Loren Carpenter, Alvy Ray Smith, Brian Berg (Milestone proposer), Jim Morris (Pixar President), Ed Catmull, Tom Porter, Tony Apodaca, Darwyn Peachey, and Steve May.

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   Why is it called 'RenderMan'?

   • (Image courtesy of Pixar) The name ‘RenderMan’ was coined out of a conversation that founding Pixar employee Pat Hanrahan had about futuristic rendering software that was so tiny it could fit inside a pocket, a la Sony’s Walkman.

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   What is Pixar RenderMan®?

   • RenderMan® is Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning rendering technology, excelling at producing stunning imagery for VFX and feature film animation. With a new state-of-the-art framework optimized for physically-based rendering, RenderMan can deliver unmatched flexibility for any production pipeline.

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   Where is RenderMan based?

   • The team members behind RenderMan are located at Pixar’s main studio in Emeryville, California, and in Seattle and London. With Pixar (a Disney-owned company) the RenderMan team regularly collaborates with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Disney Animation and Disney Research on rendering technologies and techniques.

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   What was the first film to use RenderMan?

   • The first film to use RenderMan was Tin Toy (1988). A year later, Pixar released the first commercial version of the software. Tin Toy, the first 3D-computer animated short to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (in 1989). It was also the first film to use RenderMan. (Image courtesy of Pixar) Pixar crew members in 1989.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pixar_RenderManPixar RenderMan - Wikipedia

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   When Pixar started development, Steve Jobs described the original goal for RenderMan in 1991: "Our goal is to make Renderman and Iceman the system software of the 90s," Mr. Jobs said, likening these programs to PostScript, the software developed by Adobe Systems Inc. for high-quality typography. —

3. renderman.pixar.com › aboutAbout - Pixar's RenderMan

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   RenderMan has been Pixar's core rendering technology for over 30 years, and has been developed to meet the ever-increasing challenges of 3D animation and visual effects.

4. spectrum.ieee.org › story-behind-pixars-cgi-softwareThe Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software

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   Mar 21, 2024 · The groundbreaking tools that make it easier for computers to produce realistic images, introduced as RenderMan by Pixar in 1988, came after years of development by computer scientists Robert L. Cook, Loren Carpenter, Tom Porter, and Patrick M. Hanrahan.

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6. www.pixar.com › rendermanRENDERMAN — Pixar Animation Studios

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   RenderMan® is Pixar’s Academy Award®-winning rendering technology, excelling at producing stunning imagery for VFX and feature film animation. With a new state-of-the-art framework optimized for physically-based rendering, RenderMan can deliver unmatched flexibility for any production pipeline.

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7. www.vfxvoice.com › renderman-at-30-a-visual-historyRenderMan at 30 : A Visual History - VFX Voice Magazine

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   Nov 27, 2018 · Reyes (which stands for ‘Renders Everything You Ever Saw’) was developed in the mid-1980s by Loren Carpenter, Robert L. Cook and Ed Catmull at Lucasfilm’s Computer Graphics Research Group, an entity that would later become Pixar. Essentially, RenderMan is an implementation of the Reyes algorithm.

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8. medium.com › state-of-the-art-technology › the-magicThe Magic of RenderMan: Ed Catmull’s Journey from ... - Medium

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   Jun 23, 2024 · In 1986, Catmull co-founded Pixar Animation Studios with Alvy Ray Smith and Steve Jobs. At Pixar, REYES evolved into RenderMan, reflecting a new phase in the software’s development and a new...

9. ethw.org › Milestones:The_Development_of_RenderManMilestones:The Development of RenderMan® for Photorealistic ...

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   RenderMan® software revolutionized photorealistic rendering, significantly advancing the creation of 3D computer animation and visual effects. Starting in 1981, key inventions during its development at Lucasfilm and Pixar included shading languages, stochastic antialiasing, and simulation of motion blur, depth of field, and penumbras.