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Pixar's RenderMan
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Pixar's RenderMan is the dominant rendering technology used throughout the feature film industry. For many years the only publication available to CG artists who wished to learn how to use Renderman was "The RenderMan Companion" by Steve Upstill. Even after 19 years it is still a great source of information. However, the "Companion" focused on the use of the 'C' programming language to write RenderMan "programs" and as such it served the needs of programmers rather than CG artists. Perhaps as a consequence of it being seen as just another kind of programming, RenderMan acquired a slew of misconceptions about its role as a creative medium for CG artists.
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DOI:10.1145/1508044
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