Pixar, RenderMan Pro Server 14 발표
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픽사 애니메이션 스튜디오에서 아카데미상을 수상한 자사의 RenderMan Pro Server 의 최신버전을 발표했습니다.랜더맨 20주년 기념버전이기도 한 랜더맨 프로서버 14는 가속 레이트레이싱, 대량의 폴리곤 데이터의 보다 빠른 프로세싱과, 최적화된 헤어 퍼포먼스, 빨라진 AOV와 개선된 쓰레딩 확장성을 포함하고 있습니다.새로운 코어는 가속 인터렉티브 셰이딩,라이팅을 위한 재랜더링 모드를 포함하는 커스텀 툴의 개발을 용이하게 해 주며새로운 SDK를 통한 손쉬운 링킹과 단순한 통합을 위한 파이톤 바인딩, 사용자정의 구조의 랜더맨 셰이딩 랭귀지(RSL 2.0) 와 브릭 맵을 읽기위한 API, 그리고 포인트 클라우드를 위한 새로운 포맷이 포함되어 있습니다.RenderMan Pro Server 14는 또한 64비트 윈두우 비스타 데스크탑과 64비트 윈도우 HPC 서버 2008과 완전히 호환을 이룹니다.2008년 가을중에 선적이 될 예정입니다.  EMERYVILLE, CA - (August 11th, 2008) Pixar Animation Studios today announced full details of the latest version of its Academy Award winning RenderMan Pro Server software to mark the occasion of RenderMan's 20th anniversary. RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 introduces significant performance enhancements including accelerated ray-tracing, faster processing of large polygon datasets, optimized hair performance, faster AOV's, and enhanced threading scalability. New core features that facilitate the development of custom tools include a re-rendering mode for accelerated interactive shading and lighting, a new SDK for easy linking, a Python binding for simplified integration, user-defined structures in the RenderMan shading language, (RSL 2.0) an API for reading brick maps, and a new format for point clouds. RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 also offers full compatibility with 64-bit Windows Vista desktop and 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008, increasing the choice of available render-farm pipeline configurations. RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 will ship in the fall of 2008. The product of 20 years of continuous research, development, and production usage, RenderMan with its singular focus on high performance photo-realistic imagery has played a pivotal role in the ongoing revolution in cinematic special effects and animation. Pixar's family of RenderMan products is currently the most comprehensive, dependable, and production tested rendering solution available. "What began as an interesting artistic exercise is now an indispensable tool," said George Lucas. "It's notable that twenty years after putting its first pixels on the screen, RenderMan remains the benchmark for all rendering technology." "The fact that RenderMan's REYES architecture can now take full advantage of the performance offered by 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows HPC Server 2008, means that extremely large datasets, impossibly large for 32-bit systems can be rendered. This makes it possible to create images with incredible complexity and raises the bar once again for cinematic imagery and visual effects." said Turner Whitted, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. "RenderMan's widespread use among facilities whose reputation depends on creating consistently excellent imagery is telling." said John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic. "RenderMan's extreme flexibility, quality, robustness and scalability, has made it the gold standard for film production." AvailabilityRenderMan Pro Server 14.0 is compatible with Mac OS X, Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista 64 bit, and Windows HPC Server 2008. Upgrade pricing from RenderMan Pro Server 13.5 will be available. In addition, Pixar's maintenance program benefits customers with access to ongoing support and upgrades for an annual fee. For more information visit www.pixar.com or contact rendermansales@pixar.com. About PixarPixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, and most recently, WALL-E. The Northern California studio has won 21 Academy Awards and its nine films have grossed more than $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from DisneyoPixar is UP (May 29, 2009).

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R11이 나오니 렌더맨도 눈에 들어오는군요..

참고로 시네맨은 렌더맨 12이상을 지원합니다.